How Buddy Cops and the Shaw Brothers Influenced Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Godzilla and Kong in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.Image: Warner Bros.In 2021, it was Godzilla versus Kong. But Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sees the foes team up—reluctantly—to take on a new threat. The dynamic between them might be unfamiliar based on what we’ve seen in the Monsterverse so far, but movie fans may recognize its origins in... ‘80s buddy-cop movies?Reservation Dogs | First FandomsSpeaking to Empire Magazine, director Adam Wingard (who also made Godzilla vs. Kong) revealed his love of buddy-cop movies!-->!-->…