Alexander Skarsgard Joins The Fight Against Monsters In 'Godzilla vs. Kong'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            I seem to be in the latter when discussing the monster-based cinematic universe set up at Legendary. I wasn’t a huge fan of Kong: Skull Island and though I enjoyed 2014’s Godzilla, it was nothing to write home about. There must be enough fans though that these movies are continuing to happen with Godzilla: King of the Monsters hitting theaters on May 31^st. The studio is hoping it’ll all pay off with Godzilla vs. Kong in 2020 and they’re stacking the cast.

            According to The Playlist, Alexander Skarsgard has joined the cast of Godzilla vs. Kong. He’ll be joining the previously announced Millie Bobbie Brown, Brian Tyree Henry and Julian Dennison. The movie will obviously culminate the battle between King Kong and Godzilla. There’s no word yet on who Skarsgard will play in the film which is set to be directed by Adam Wingard, who wrote The Guest and directed the live-action version of Death Note.

            Skarsgard recently won an Emmy for his work on Big Little Lies for HBO though he’s also known for playing Eric Northman in the network’s hit, True Blood. He can be seen in the recent Netflix feature, Hold the Dark and will also star in AMC’s limited series, The Little Drummer Girl.

            I’m a big fan of Skarsgard and think him finally getting a shot at a tentpole is awesome news. Though I’m not a huge fan of the first two films of this franchise, I have hope as I loved the trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Godzilla vs. Kong hits theaters on May 20^th, 2020.