In 2014, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures released "Godzilla", a reboot of the "Godzilla" franchise directed by Gareth Edwards. Legendary originally intended to produce a trilogy with Edwards attached to direct all films. Shortly afterwards, Legendary announced a shared cinematic universe between Godzilla and King Kong, titled "MonsterVerse". ' was released in March 2017, a reboot of the "King Kong" franchise and second film in Legendary's MonsterVerse. The third film in the MonsterVerse, ' was released on May 31, 2019. Michael Dougherty directed the film and featured Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah. The fourth film in the MonsterVerse, "Godzilla vs. Kong", is scheduled to be released on March 26, 2021 after being delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is directed by Adam Wingard.