King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962 was merely okay, and charitably good enough. Now we get a real cinematic crossover brawl that makes good on what we really want? Ad. Ad – content continues below.

Before they crossed paths in the MonsterVerse through Godzilla vs. Kong, the two giants first met and fought all the way back in 1962 in King Kong vs. Godzilla. By today's standards, King Kong vs ...

Claim: The Japanese and American versions of the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla had different endings: Godzilla won in the Japanese version, while King Kong emerged victorious in the American ...

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Logo text. King Kong is being held in captivity in Japan, where he escapes and then must fight Godzilla. This is the first time a King Kong movie was seen in color.

In 1962, the Japanese film studio Toho released “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” an ambitious monster movie that pitted two of the most popular creatures in cinema history against each other in ...

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Image Credit: Courtesy of Everett Collection The first film in the series to be shot in color, this third entry basically embodies the phrase “so bad it’s good.” ...

B etween Godzilla and King Kong's 1962 and 2021 meetings, there was a series of three known attempts to bring the two back ...

On 16th May 2014, Toho’s greatest monster will return to the big screen in an American reboot. With just 27 weeks to go, we here at THN are counting down the GODZILLA back catalogue. Director ...

Following Toho’s hit, King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Toho partnered with the then-current owners of Kong, Rankin/Bass, and director Ishirō Honda to develop a film loosely based on Rankin/Bass ...

The original 'King Kong vs. Godzilla,' first released in August 1962, is rumored to feature different endings in the U.S. and Japan — but that was never true.