UPDATE: Frances McDormand’s reps have reached out to us to let us know that the actress is not involved with Godzilla vs. Kong in any capacity. Original story follows…
According to That Hashtag Show, Oscar winner Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) has signed on to start in Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse crossover Godzilla vs. Kong.
McDormand will join a cast that includes Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Kyle Chandler (Bloodline) and Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), as well as Ziyi Zhang (The Cloverfield Paradox), who will reprise her role from next year’s sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Adam Wingard (The Guest) is directing Godzilla vs. Kong, which is slated to begin filming in October ahead of a May 29th 2020 release. Before then, the third instalment of the MonsterVerse series – Godzilla: King of the Monsters – will stomp into theaters on May 31st 2019.