Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is an upcoming American monster film directed by Michael Dougherty and written by Dougherty, Zach Shields, and Max Borenstein. It is a sequel to 2014's Godzilla and will be the 33rd film in the Godzilla franchise, the third film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and the third Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. Despite the film's title, it is unrelated to the 1956 film of the same name. The film is scheduled to begin filming in June 2017 and scheduled to be released on March 22, 2019.

Gareth Edwards (director of 2014's Godzilla) stated that he wanted Godzilla to work as a standalone film with a definitive ending, and he opposed suggestions that the ending should leave the film open for a sequel. He said that he had no problem coming back to do a sequel if the film did well, but his main concern was delivering a satisfying experience with the current film: "I want a story that begins and ends, and you leave on a high note. That's all we cared about when we were making this; just this film. If this film is good, the others can come, but let's just pay attention to this and not get sidetracked by other things."

After a successful opening of over $196 million worldwide for 2014's Godzilla, Legendary green-light the Godzilla sequel with plans to produce a trilogy with Edwards attached to direct. At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con in July 2014, Legendary confirmed that they have acquired the rights to Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah from Toho. A short teaser movie clip showing concept art of all three with the ending tagline "Let them fight" was shown. Other details of their appearances in either of the two sequels were not announced.