In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars

There was no question who the stars were on “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire." It wasn’t Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens or any of the humans. As actors have known since the early days of cinema, the star is the one with their character’s name in the title, even if in this case they never actually, technically, came to set.

“They are the stars of the movie,” Hall told The Associated Press. “We’re the scale.”

Or, as Stevens put it: “We’re just the side show.”

The film, in theaters everywhere March 29, is a sequel to “ Godzilla vs. Kong,” the 2021 showdown between the 393-foot Godzilla and 337-foot Kong. It’s also continuation of Legendary’s Monsterverse that goes back to 2014's “Godzilla” and 2017's “Kong: the path seemed clear. He heard the screams and cheers in the theater when the giants battled Mechagodzilla together: For the sequel, he knew they needed to team up.