Godzilla X Kong: Supernova could break the entire Monsterverse wide open, and ever since the movie’s тιтle was announced, theories have been flying about what’s next for the two alpha тιтans. Set to release on March 26th, 2027, production is already underway on the third movie to feature both Godzilla and Kong as the two key defenders against the planet’s monstrous villains. While they remain bitter rivals, both тιтans have thus far been able to put aside their differences when a greater threat to the world presents itself, which should be the case again in the latest Monsterverse entry.

Godzilla X Kong: Supernova will be directed by Grant Sputore (I Am Mother) in what will be the Australian filmmaker’s most significantly-budgeted movie by far. While virtually no information is available yet about the movie’s plot, a litany of cast confirmations have rolled in over the last few months, including Kaitlyn Dever (The Last of Us), Jack O’Connell (Sinners), and Sam Neill (Jurᴀssic Park). With a mostly new cast, it’s difficult to make any real guesses about what will unfold in Godzilla X Kong: Supernova, but we have a few theories based on some key context clues.

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Godzilla X Kong: Supernova Focuses On Godzilla’s History

After Two Kong-Centric Movies, It’s Big G’s Time To Shine

Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire may have featured Godzilla and Kong in starring roles, but make no mistake, they were Kong movies. GvK saw the introduction of the Hollow Earth and Kong’s place in its history, while The New Empire delved deeper into the history of Kong’s species and featured another Great Ape as the big bad. Godzilla fans have been disappointed by both the lack of focus on Godzilla’s narrative since Godzilla: King of the Monsters and his sheer lack of screen time. Godzilla X Kong: Supernova should rectify this, and in grand fashion.

We’ve only gotten snippets of Godzilla’s history so far in the Monsterverse, and always in the context of his enemies. We know he battled Ghidorah in the past, was responsible for burying Skar King and his minions, and that his species may have had an ancient rivalry with Kong’s ancestors. We’re due for some more intimate details about Big G’s long life and origins. What’s the key to his long life? What happened to the rest of his species? Why does he have a symbiotic relationship with Mothra? Supernova could dig into Godzilla like the previous movies did with Kong.

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Godzilla X Kong: Supernova Will Introduce SpaceGodzilla

The Movie’s тιтle And Actor Teases Point To The Cosmic Clone

When the movie’s тιтle was announced, hardcore Godzilla fans took off running with the theory that Godzilla X Kong: Supernova was a reference to SpaceGodzilla. Godzilla’s ultra-powerful doppelgänger was born when some Godzilla cells made their way into a black hole (which is the result of a supernova) and fused with crystalline organisms. Widely considered one of, if not the strongest foes that Godzilla’s ever faced, SpaceGodzilla would represent a proper escalation of the threat to the world, and would certainly require Godzilla to get some support from Kong.

Since the тιтle announcement, some of the actors and others ᴀssociated with Supernova have included space-related emojis in Instagram posts related to their roles in the movie, further fueling speculation. An alternative theory posits that the movie’s тιтle card points to Gigan instead of SpaceGodzilla, who is a cyborg from the deep reaches of space who would also loosely fit the perceived clues we’ve been given. With no plot details available, SpaceGodzilla or another cosmic villain certainly seems like the most likely angle.

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The Big Villain(s) Is An Original тιтan

Supernova Could Feature No New Toho Monsters

It’s common knowledge that Toho charges to license monsters from their extensive filmography, and it occurs on a monster-by-monster basis. In fact, Legendary had an original тιтan named Phosphera ready to roll as the peacemaker in Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire if they were unable to secure the rights to Mothra again. After the staggering box office success of that movie, which featured two original тιтans, Legendary may not want to pay to get a monster like SpaceGodzilla or Gigan, and instead go with another new monster.

On top of that, Toho may not want to hand one over. In just a couple of months, for the first time ever, both Toho and an American company will be in production on Godzilla movies at the same time. The sequel to the Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One will be in the works at the same time as Godzilla X Kong: Supernova, and Toho could be unwilling to take any options off their own plate with their own highly successful burgeoning Godzilla timeline in the works.

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A Major тιтan Will Die In Godzilla X Kong: Supernova

The Stakes Will Be Raised Early In The Movie

Whether it’s a cosmic villain from Godzilla’s past or an original тιтan from Legendary, the Monsterverse is in dire need of some stakes after the almost cartoonish action of The New Empire. There is no better way to raise the stakes than by proving the lethality of the new villain, and the easiest method of doing so would be to have it kill a major тιтan. The prevailing theory is that Shimo will be an early casualty, as the most powerful тιтan on Earth (besides Godzilla). Shimo would be too significant a weapon/ally, so she could meet her end quickly.

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Godzilla X Kong: Supernova Will Introduce Godzilla’s Son

Little Godzilla Would Tie In With SpaceGodzilla

One of the key plot points in Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, in which SpaceGodzilla made his first (and only) movie appearance, was SpaceGodzilla’s abduction and imprisonment of Godzilla’s offspring, known as Godzilla Jr. or Little Godzilla. Whether SpaceGodzilla appears or not, Supernova could introduce Godzilla’s son just as The New Empire introduced Suko for Kong. The Monsterverse cinematic universe isn’t showing any signs of ending soon, so Legendary would be wise to set up another generation to take the mantle from Godzilla and Kong. This would also, by default, make it a Godzilla-centric movie, making it a little bit more likely.

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G-Force Is Introduced As A Rival To Monarch

The тιтan-Stopping Global Organization Could Be At Odds With Monarch

Leaked set pH๏τos from the production of Supernova revealed Matthew Modine’s character in some sort of uniform that featured a logo that looked an awful lot like the logo for G-Force, the Japanese-based military arm of the United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center. Where Monarch works to help the planet’s тιтans defend humanity, G-Force could be set up as a rival agency that is at odds with Monarch due to their initiative to defend against all тιтans, including Godzilla and Kong. It would explain the ever-expanding roster of human stars, and could help enhance the typically-lacking human stories from the Monsterverse.

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Humans Build Another Mecha To Help Godzilla And Kong

Monarch Or G-Force Could Take A Run At A Robotic тιтan

Whether it’s Monarch or G-Force, a dire-enough threat could force humanity to insert themselves into the тιтan battles first-hand once again after the disaster of Mechagodzilla. Once again borrowing from the plot of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, the mecha MOGUERA played a key role in helping Godzilla defeat his cosmic clone. Robotic kaiju have always played a huge role in Godzilla’s history, and whether it’s MOGUERA or another robot like Jet Jaguar, the Monsterverse feels due for another mecha. Dan Stevens’ returning character Trapper, who was behind Kong’s B.E.A.S.T. glove, could act as a pilot for the mecha.

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We Get A Destroy All Monsters-Style Team-Up

Godzilla Rallies The Earth’s Defenders To Take On A Mega-Threat

Admittedly, it may be too early in the Monsterverse’s life to attempt something like this. However, if the villain is powerful enough in Godzilla X Kong: Supernova, Godzilla could be forced to use his privilege and ability as the Earth’s alpha тιтan to call all the Protector тιтans into battle. The concept would be a callback to one of the most beloved movies of the Showa Era, 1968’s Destroy All Monsters, which featured Godzilla at the head of a group of monsters all teaming up to take down King Ghidorah.

The Alpha тιтan’s ability to bend other тιтans to its will has been well-established in the Monsterverse. Ghidorah was able to send most of the planet’s тιтans on a world-destroying rampage with a mighty roar from Isla de Mara after his defeat of Rodan and Godzilla’s ᴀssumed death. Godzilla and Kong leading a group of тιтans into battle against one (or more) villains at the climax of Godzilla X Kong: Supernova would give the Monsterverse a proper Avengers-style team-up that could act as a major turning point for the connected cinematic universe.