This article contains mildGodzilla x Kong: The New Empirespoilers.

And when that happened, the roof blew off the place.

People were just so into it, man, they were so excited, cheering, and stuff.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

But for the time being, people needed more Godzilla andKong.

And he knew the next movie was going to be about the team up.

They have an epic beatdown atop the Pyramids of Giza.

The sequence is in all the trailers and is whatGodzilla x Kongis building toward.

After all,John Carpenterdid essentially the same scene inThey Livenearly 40 years ago.

The scene Wingard refers to occurs about midway through what is arguably Carpenters most underrated classic.

So it is when Kong attempts to reason with Godzilla in the shadow of the Great Sphinx.

Hes keeping everything in line, and Kongs gotta go.

And in this case, hes going into Hollow Earth.

Hes fine in Hollow Earth.

But if Kong comes to the surface, Were gonna have problems.

Im in Alabama right now, and I played the movie for friends and family here, Wingard reveals.

I totally see what youre talking about.

Now, if only that big old lizard would put on the damn glasses.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is in theaters now.