GODZILLA X KONG: NEW EMPIRE director Adam Wingard will not be returning to the franchise for a third installment. “The parting of ways is described as amicable and stemming from timing issues,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “The door remains open for a future return.”

Wingard directed and co-wrote Legendary's latest MonsterVerse installment that has earned $564 million worldwide since its March 29 opening.

After Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire crushed it in theaters, grossing over $560 million, a sequel seems imminent. However, despite having ideas for a sequel, experienced MonsterVerse director Adam Wingard no longer seems prime to direct it.

Although 2023 was a big year for the MonsterVerse thanks to spreading into the TV realm with the shows Skull Island and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which can be respectively streamed with a Netflix subscription and Apple TV+ subscription,

Adam Wingard won't be returning to the MonsterVerse due to scheduling, but the door is open for at a later date.

Adam Wingard, the director behind Legendary's latest MonsterVerse blockbuster, 'Godzilla x Kong,' will not be returning for the sequel.

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