Godzilla x Kong is Going Supernova, What Could It Mean?

Almost a full year after it was teased, we recently learned the third Godzilla x Kong movie is subtitled Supernova, and it’s coming March 2027. As fans wonder what’ll bring the two Titans together once more, some think the title could be mean the MonsterVerse is introducing interstellar threats. After all, both Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire took the characters underground to the Hollow Earth, so the next place left to go, in theory, would be up into the stars.

One of the first candidates that comes to mind is SpaceGodzilla. Like the name implies, it’s an evil clone of the King of the Monsters who first appeared in 1994’s Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla. Created by Godzilla’s genetic material merging with a crystalline organism in space, then absorbed by a black hole and subsequently spat out by a white hole, the cosmic-themed variant attacked Godzilla and Little Godzilla using its power to create and control crystals.

The monster was subsequently defeated by Godzilla’s red heat ray attack, and since then, it’s mostly appeared in non-movie media more than the films themselves. On screen, it last showed up as a toy in 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, but its most recent overall appearance was in the 2021 gacha game Godzilla Battle Line and anniversary toys for the franchise’s 40th birthday. Suffice to say, it’s not an A-tier baddie, but the potential Godzilla x Kong connection comes from the name of its special attack, Corona Beam—or Void Invader, the retitled name bestowed upon it from a 2020 Magic: The Gathering expansion. The Beam has been likened to the cosmic explosion, and the Supernova logo seems to support this theory.

Alternatively, there’s Gigan, first introduced in 1972’s Godzilla vs. Gigan. This monster is an alien converted into a cyborg by the Nebulans, aliens looking to use it to decimate Earth and prepare the planet for their eventual subjugation. Godzilla and Anguirus defeated Gigan, who came back in 1973’s Godzilla vs. Megalon as a support monster to that film’s titular villain, then in 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, where he was awakened by the alien Xiliens and upgraded to help destroy the Earth. It lost in both returning appearances, and in Final Wars’ case, it decapitated itself with its own weapon before a flaming Mothra finished it off for good. Unlike SpaceGodzilla, it’s had a more consistent multimedia appearance: along with being playable in GigaBash, it’s shown up in the Godzilla vs. Megalon web video from 2023 and the short anime series Chibi Godzilla Raids Again.

If Supernova’s actually introducing another Godzilla-related enemy, it’d continue a trend first established with MechaGodzilla in vs. Kong. Despite the King’s mechanical nemesis being that film’s final baddie, both it and New Empire have largely focused on Kong to flesh out his corner of the world, and Godzilla’s been more of a special guest star stomping around during the first and last acts. Now that Kong has an ape tribe, a surrogate son, and a new weapon to his name, he’s well established enough to cede ground over to Godzilla, whose last substantial mythology and character development was back in 2019’s King of the Monsters. If these two are a package deal now, the MonsterVerse writers will have to give them both material to work with, and any fans watching would tell you it’s only fair Godzilla get the spotlight now.

Whichever evil monster ends up being the primary baddie, we’ll be there for Godzilla x Kong: Supernova on March 26, 2027, and we’ll have more news on it as information comes out.

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