Screen Rant

  • Godzilla and Kong have only fought once, but a rematch was almost rearranged in the 1990s. 1 / 7

  • Toho had plans for a Godzilla vs. King Kong rematch in 1990. 2 / 7

  • But Turner Entertainment, who owned the rights to King Kong, asked for a sum of money that Toho wasn't willing to pay. 3 / 7

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  • So Toho turned the idea for the film into Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong. 4 / 7

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  • Mechani-Kong was a robot version of Kong from the classic Toho movie, King Kong Escapes. 5 / 7

  • But Turner claimed that Mechani-Kong was too close to Kong, so they insisted on being paid for that too. 6 / 7

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  • As a result, the film was scrapped completely. 29 years later, and now the rematch is finally happening. 7 / 7

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