Godzilla Punches Back At Kong In New GvK Trailer

A new trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong includes never-before-seen footage, including a shot of Godzilla punching Kong back for the hit the big ape is seen landing in earlier trailers. The latest installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse is finally releasing on March 31, and like all of Warner Bros.’ 2021 pictures, it will debut both in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.

The first trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong finally gave more details about the plot of the movie, revealing that Kong is somewhat allied with humanity as they hope he’ll fight a rampaging Godzilla. The King of the Monsters is clearly positioned as the villain in the trailer, with Kong the hero. However, it’s still expected that an ever greater foe has yet to be revealed, in which case, Godzilla and Kong will likely need to team up and take them down. Still, before then Godzilla and Kong will fight just as the film’s title promises, and in the new footage seen in this latest trailer, it’s not as one-sided as it first appeared.

This new Godzilla vs. Kong trailer is the one released for the Japanese market, and while it’s largely similar to the one WB debuted earlier this year, there are some snippets of new footage. Most notably, the trailer shows another shot from the scene of Godzilla and Kong fighting atop the aircraft carriers. In this shot, Godzilla lands a punch right back at Kong, sending him flying off the ship.

With the first trailer building a narrative that favors Kong, it’s good to see Godzilla isn’t going down without a fight. While this trailer isn’t wildly different from the first one, even using the same music, it’s a notable difference that it includes Godzilla returning Kong’s punch. Perhaps the scene was included because this trailer is intended for Japanese audiences who may not appreciate seeing the American-created Kong kicking Gojira’s butt.

Regardless of who eventually comes out on top, the fights between these two Titans are bound to be epic. Along with this clash atop the aircraft carriers, the Godzilla vs. Kong trailers also tease a battle in a neon city and a trip inside the Hollow Earth. There, Kong can be seen fighting a couple of the other monsters who will appear – Nozuki and Warbat. And that’s not all because hidden within the trailer appears to the movie’s true villain, MechaGodzilla, again hinting that once Godzilla and Kong are through beating up on each other, they’ll be turning their combined strength against a far worse enemy.

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