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Im obviously a child of the 80s, so my influences are really reflective of that time period.
I grew up on all the Saturday morning cartoons like ThunderCats, He-Man, Masters Of The Universe.
So, on an aesthetic level, those things really have seeped in.
Over the course of my career, Ive allowed those things in more and more.
This film is really the grand culmination of that.
In The New Empire, Godzilla gets supercharged and takes on a purple-hued new look.
So, was that gadget inspired by the toy aisle?
Its a pretty cool new accessory…
I knew I wanted to evolve Godzilla in this movie, says Wingard.
But Kong has been so closely associated with humans throughout all the movies, really.
So, I like the idea of evolving him in conjunction with the humans technology.
So, that became an inspiration to me.
But the toys are an inspiration.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens in theaters worldwide on March 29.
Hear more from Wingard on the upcoming episode of theInside Total Film podcastthat drops later this week.
