Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell have joined the cast of Apple TV+’s MonsterVerse series based on Godzilla and the Titans, the company announced today. A glimpse at the animals that occupy Earth following Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ dramatic conclusion is promised in this new series from Legendary. Famous for classics like Escape from New York and The Thing, Kurt Russell has been a Hollywood star for more than 40 years. Kurt Russel has recently appeared in films including Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and F9.
Adding Kurt Russell to Godzilla and the Titans is just another sign that the new series is going all out to make it a worthy addition to the Monsterverse. Wyatt Russell recently appeared in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, where he played John Walker, an aspirational Captain America, and he was well received. Overlord and Under the Banner of Heaven are just two of Wyatt Russell’s many blockbuster films and television programmes. The portions of both Russels have not been revealed by Apple TV+.
Following the destruction of San Francisco at the end of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the series will focus on a family trying to make sense of a monster-infested world. The series may exploit the father-son dynamic between Kurt and Wyatt to create a more realistic portrayal of a family. ‘Hawkeye’s’ Matt Fraction and ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’s Chris Black’s Godzilla and Titans’ series is co-created and overseen by Black. Matthew Shakman, who was nominated for an Emmy for his work on Marvel Studios’ WandaVision, will direct the first 2 episodes of the series. Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Kiersey Clemons, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski are also featured in the Godzilla and the Titans series.
Here’s the official summary of the series:
The unnamed series will follow a family’s struggle to unearth its buried mysteries and a legacy that ties them to the secret organisation known as Monarch following the thundering fight between Godzilla and the Titans that decimated San Francisco.