Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire stomps into theaters at the tail end of March ready to explore new territory. The New Empire's shtick grows old though and Godzilla gets lost in the shuffle.
Moviegoers don't have much homework to do beforehand even though this is the 38th Godzilla film offering in the franchise. The reptilian colossus has evolved since his 1954 debut, as has his senior co-star King Kong who started in 1933.
Technology has also grown to mammoth proportions over the years and The New Empire is a feast for the eyes. It does a good job of drawing the audience into an imaginary realm located underneath their feet called Hollow Earth where pterodactyls fly and dinosaurs roam
This interior Jurassic Park “has more secrets than we can possibly imagine,” says Dr. Ilene Andrews played by Rebecca Hall. The English actress returns from Godzilla vs. Kong with a short bob haircut and blonde highlights. She gives a TED Talk and eventually assembles a rag-tag team of experts to save humanity. One of them is her adopted daughter from the fictional and telepathic Iwi tribe Jia whom Kaylee Hottle portrays.