Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse is expanding again, and this time it has recruited cinematic icon Sam Neill—forever immortalized as Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park series—for the tentatively titled Godzilla x Kong 3, due in theaters March 26, 2027. Story details remain locked away, but the studio has teased that director Grant Sputore’s sequel will follow “several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic, world‑ending threat.” Fans are already debating what that menace might be; former franchise filmmaker Adam Wingard once said he would love to bring Destoroyah into the MonsterVerse because of the creature’s emotional weight in 1995’s Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, so speculation is running wild that Sputore and screenwriter David Callaham could pick up that baton.
Neill joins an ensemble that already features Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Matthew Modine, Alycia Debnam‑Carey, and returning cast member Dan Stevens, who reprises Trapper, the Titan veterinarian introduced in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Dever headlines the human story, with O’Connell playing her brother, while Neill’s undisclosed role is expected to add seasoned gravitas to the franchise’s escalating stakes. For the New Zealand actor, whose recent work ranges from Marvel’s comedic cameo “Actor Odin” in Thor: Ragnarok to prestige TV fare such as Apples Never Fall and The Twelve, joining the MonsterVerse marks a natural evolution from battling genetically resurrected dinosaurs to confronting skyscraper‑sized kaiju.
Sputore, best known for the sleek sci‑fi thriller I Am Mother, will helm the production from Callaham’s script; the writer’s genre résumé includes Gareth Edwards’ 2014 Godzilla, Marvel’s Shang‑Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Sony’s Spider‑Man: Across the Spider‑Verse. Together they inherit a franchise that has delivered ever‑larger spectacles and consistent box‑office muscle, most recently with The New Empire. While Legendary is keeping quiet about new Titans or specific set pieces, the promise of a “world‑ending threat” implies an adversary capable of forcing Godzilla and Kong into an uneasy alliance once more, a formula that has repeatedly struck a chord with global audiences.
Production is expected to begin later this year, and additional casting news should surface soon as Legendary finalizes the roster of scientists, soldiers, and bystanders destined to navigate the mayhem. With Neill’s arrival, Sputore’s eye for high‑concept tension, and Callaham’s experience in monster mythmaking, Godzilla x Kong 3 is positioning itself as the next must‑see chapter in a universe where humanity’s fate is measured in megatons and roar‑inducing showdowns.