The New Empire is seeking a new director. Adam Wingard helmed the last two MonsterVerse movies in 2024’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, but he’s not returning to the next installment.

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

The New Empire has surpassed $560 million at the global box office, putting it on track to become the MonsterVerse's highest-grossing installment. As reported by Collider, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,

The New Empire hit theaters in March and featured the two large monsters teaming up against an even larger monster.

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.

The New Empire sequel is on the hunt for a new director. Here's who we'd like to see play in the MonsterVerse sandbox next.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is now available to watch at home after stomping to more than $550 million worldwide. The new MonsterVerse movie sees Godzilla and King Kong reluctantly team up to face a new threat that is unearthed in Kong's home in Hollow Earth.

A lthough 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,

The New Empire director Adam Wingard will not be returning for the next MonsterVerse movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wingard, who also helmed Godzilla vs. Kong, won't be returning thanks to issues surrounding the timing of the sequel – and,