This is the 36th Godzilla film and the 12th in the King Kong saga. They’ve fought before, but it was 59 years ago.In 1992, Godzilla and NBA star Charles Barkley faced off in a Nike ad.King Kong is 88 years old. His first appearance was during the Great Depression in 1933.

Patrick Stewart presented Godzilla with an MTV Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.The 2005 King Kong remake won three Academy Awards, for Visual Effects, Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.Godzilla was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004 to commemorate his 50th birthday; King Kong is still waiting to be so honored.Jean Harlow refused the role of Ann Darrow, which Fay Wray went on to play in the original 1933 King Kong.George Takei got his start in show business dubbing Japanese monster movies into English, including 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again.

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