Los Angeles, Jun 7 (PTI) Filmmaker Grant Sputore, , will tackle the next entry in the hit MonsterVerse franchise of Hollywood studio Legendary.

Sputore, best known for the 2019 sci-fi hit "I Am Mother", starring Hilary Swank, will direct the project from a script by "Shang Chi" scribe Dave Callaham, according to entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter.

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Sputore's hiring comes after the exit of Adam Wingard, who helmed the previous two installments of the franchise -- "Godzilla vs Kong" (2021) and "Godzilla x Kong: New Empire" (2024) -- that turned out to be humongous hits at the global box office.

Legendary's Monsterverse franchise started with 2014's "Godzilla", which was followed by "Kong: Skull Island" in 2017 and "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" in 2019.

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"Godzilla x Kong: New Empire" saw Godzilla and Kong uniting to stop a tyrannical leader and his frost-breathing monster from invading the Earth's surface.

The movie, which earned over USD 560 million worldwide, featured an ensemble cast of Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns and Fala Chen. PTI

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