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Nick Turello

Cast · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong

Nick Turello is known for his work on Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Aquaman (2018) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017).

Ann Foley

Costume Design · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong, The Last of Us

Ann Foley is an accomplished costume designer whose work can be seen in cinematic feature films as well as episodic series. Her most recent credits include She Hulk for Disney+ (premiering August 2022), the Warner Bros./Legendary Entertainment summer 2021 blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong, Universal Pictures’ Skyscraper starring Dwayne Johnson, and the Netflix sci-fi game-changer Altered Carbon. Foley’s unique visual style, especially in cutting-edge action, made her a superhero mainstay. As the costume designer for the first 4 seasons of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen. Her innovative and character-specific designs landed her on the “Top Costumes of the Year” list from Clothes on Film as well as a place in FIDM’s prestigious 8th & 9th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibitions. Information above via their homepage.

Kyle Chandler

Cast · Known for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Lanterns, The Wolf of Wall Street

Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in the NBC series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. Making his screen acting debut in the 1988 television film Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story, Chandler's first regular television role was in the ABC drama Homefront (1991–1993). This was followed by the lead role of Gary Hobson in the series Early Edition (1996–2000). His well-received guest appearance on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2006–2007) earned Chandler his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Chandler's film work has included notable supporting roles in King Kong (2005), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Super 8 (2011), Argo, Zero Dark Thirty (both 2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Carol (2015), Manchester by the Sea (2016), Game Night and First Man (both 2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Chandler has also starred in the Netflix thriller series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Brian Tyree Henry

Cast · Known for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Transformers One, Godzilla vs. Kong

Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role as rapper Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Henry had a guest role in This Is Us in 2017 and had his film breakthrough in 2018 with roles in Steve McQueen's heist film Widows and Barry Jenkins' romantic drama If Beale Street Could Talk. He has since appeared in Child's Play (2019), Joker (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Bullet Train (2022), and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He portrayed Phastos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a grieving man in the drama film Causeway (2022). He also voiced Jefferson Davis in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Megatron in Transformers One (2024). Henry has also appeared on stage, making his debut performance in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet (2007) and acting in various plays at the Public Theatre before appearing in the original Broadway cast of The Book of Mormon (2011). In 2014, he appeared in the off-Broadway musical The Fortress of Solitude. For his performance in the 2018 Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play Lobby Hero, he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Tyree Henry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Owen Paterson

Production Design · Known for Captain America: Civil War, Godzilla vs. Kong, The Matrix

Owen Paterson is an Australian production designer who was chiefly responsible for the design and look of The Matrix series of movies. He grew up in Western Australia and now resides in Sydney. Following The Matrix, his collaboration with Lana and Lilly Wachowski continued with the films V for Vendetta and Speed Racer. Prior to working on The Matrix, Paterson had worked on Australian films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with director Stephan Elliott (for which he won an AFI Award) and returned to work with Elliott on Welcome to Woop Woop. Paterson worked on the 2014 version of Godzilla with director Gareth Edwards. He returned to the franchise on Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021. In 2015, Paterson was the production designer for Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War and worked for eleven months on the film in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Berlin. After that film's premiere, he called for the Australian government to institute a formal system of film production incentives to attract more big-budget international productions to film in Australia. Paterson was interviewed in 2008 about his work on creating digital worlds for The Matrix and Speed Racer as part of a short film project that was part of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image's long-running Virtual Worlds exhibition. In 2014, he was one of five film designers interviewed for the documentary series Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction, which aired on BBC Two. Description above from the Wikipedia article Owen Paterson (production designer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ben Seresin

Cinematographer · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, World War Z

Benjamin Paul Seresin, BSC, ASC (born 3 November 1962) is a New Zealand cinematographer best known for his work on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Unstoppable (2010), World War Z (2013), and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). For his work on Unstoppable, he was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Cinematography in 2010. Seresin is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 2010, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2011.

Kaylee Hottle

Cast · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Kaylee Hottle (March 17, 2008 – July 21, 2026) was an American actress. She came from an all-Deaf family, spanning four generations of Deaf relatives on her father's side. She made her debut in the 2021 MonsterVerse film, Godzilla vs. Kong, which she reprised in Godzilla × Kong (2024) and Supernova (2027).

Michael Dougherty

Writer · Director · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, X-Men: Apocalypse

Michael Patrick Dougherty (born October 28, 1974) is an American writer, director, animator, and producer known for his work in a variety of genre films, both big and small. Beginning his career as an animator and illustrator, Dougherty’s animated work was featured on MTV, Nickelodeon, and a line of "twisted" greeting cards published by NobleWorks. He then co-wrote the blockbuster films X2 and Superman Returns before making his directorial debut with the horror comedy Trick ‘r Treat (2009). Dougherty then directed and co-wrote the holiday horror comedy Krampus (2015). Dougherty co-wrote and directed the blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and co-wrote the story for its sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Collectively, Dougherty's work has grossed over two billion dollars at the box office. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Dougherty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tom Hammock

Production Design · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Resident Evil

Tom Hammock is a production designer. Hammock was raised in Northern California, where his father researched venoms, insects, and other unusual creatures. This pursuit shaped many of the family's wilderness-focused vacations. His early life was marked by travel, including extended living abroad in Australia and England. After settling down for a time—a development greatly pleased his mother—Hammock pursued a degree in landscape architecture at UC Berkeley. His interest in visual storytelling led him to the American Film Institute, where he studied production design. Hammock has since built an extensive career designing films, with credits including You're Next, The Guest, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Blair Witch, and The Devil's Candy. In addition to film work, he occasionally teaches and reviews design at institutions such as the Directing Workshop for Women, AFI, and UC Berkeley. Now based in Hollywood, Hammock balances production design with writing graphic novels. His debut graphic novel, An Aurora Grimeon Story: Will O' the Wisp, illustrated by Megan Hutchison, marked his entry into publishing. Notable design credits include Blindspotting (which opened Sundance 2018), the Amazon Studios series Them, Godzilla vs Kong for director Adam Wingard, and X and Pearl for Ti West and A24.

Alexander Skarsgård

Cast · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong, Wicker, True Blood

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish military, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US film comedy Zoolander. In 2008, he played Marine Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill. Skarsgård's breakthrough came when he portrayed vampire Eric Northman in the television series True Blood (2008–2014). After appearing in films such as Melancholia (2011), Battleship (2012) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016), Skarsgård starred in the drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019) as an abusive husband, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. From 2019 to 2022, he appeared in the films Long Shot (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Passing (2021), and The Northman (2022) as well as playing Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand (2020–2021).

Mary Parent

Producer · Known for Digger, Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Mary Parent (born 1968) is an American film producer and former studio executive. A native of Santa Barbara, California, Parent studied business at the University of Southern California before launching a modestly successful women's fashion company. Her interest in film led her to take an entry-level job at a talent agency, and she eventually entered the entertainment industry in the early 1990s. Parent began her executive career at New Line Cinema, where she rose to vice president and helped shepherd projects such as Set It Off and Pleasantville. She later joined Universal Pictures as senior vice president of production, where she oversaw films including 8 Mile (2002), helping launch successful collaborations with filmmakers like Judd Apatow. In 2005, she co-founded the production company Stuber/Parent at Universal. In 2008, Parent was named chairman and co-CEO of MGM, but left shortly after due to the studio’s financial struggles. She subsequently founded Disruption Entertainment, signing a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures and producing films such as Pacific Rim (2013), Noah (2014), and The Revenant (2015), the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. That year, she placed 28th on The Wall Street Journal's "50 Women to Watch 2008" list. Since 2016, Parent has served as vice chairman of worldwide production at Legendary Entertainment. She has overseen major projects including Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune (2021), which she had advocated for since 2013. Known for her ability to balance creative and financial priorities, Parent has been praised by collaborators for her dedication to storytelling and support of directors' visions. In 2022, Parent was announced as that year's recipient of the Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Parent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tom Holkenborg

Composer · Known for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing electronica, big beat music, and film scores. His remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" became a worldwide hit in 2002. In film scores, he has worked with Hans Zimmer and his company, Remote Control Productions, on Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as composing the scores for Zack Snyder's Justice League, Divergent, Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Tomb Raider, Alita: Battle Angel, Terminator: Dark Fate, Sonic the Hedgeog (and its sequels), Scoob!, Godzilla vs. Kong, Army of the Dead, Three Thousand Years of Longing, and Rebel Moon Part 1 as well as its second part. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Holkenborg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rebecca Hall

Cast · Known for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Godzilla vs. Kong, Iron Man 3

Rebecca Maria Hall (born May 3, 1982) is an English actress and filmmaker. She made her first onscreen appearance at age 10 in the 1992 television adaptation of The Camomile Lawn, directed by her father, Sir Peter Hall. Her professional stage debut came in her father's 2002 production of Mrs. Warren's Profession, which earned her the Ian Charleson Award. In 2006, following her film debut in Starter for 10, Hall got her breakthrough role in Christopher Nolan's thriller film The Prestige. In 2008, she starred as Vicky in Woody Allen's romantic comedy-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Hall then appeared in a wide array of films, including Ron Howard's historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), Ben Affleck's crime drama The Town (2010), the horror thriller The Awakening (2011), the superhero film Iron Man 3 (2013), the science fiction film Transcendence (2014), the psychological thriller The Gift (2015), the live-action/CGI fantasy adventure film The BFG (2016), the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017) and the monster film Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). In 2016, Hall was praised by critics for her portrayal of news reporter Christine Chubbuck in the biographical drama Christine. She made her directorial debut with Passing (2021), receiving critical acclaim. Hall has also made several notable appearances on British television. She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2009 Channel 4 miniseries Red Riding: 1974. In 2013, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her performance in BBC Two's Parade's End. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rebecca Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jacob Turner

Born on The Gold Coast, Australia, Jacob Turner is a talented Australian Actor, Television Presenter/Host, Stunt Performer and Military Veteran, appearing in such Films/Series' as: "Blacksite", "King Kong vs Godzilla", "Nautilus" and "Boy Swallows Universe" and many more.

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi (星由里子 Hoshi Yuriko) was a Japanese actress. As one of Toho's young stars in the 1960's, she played reporters in the Godzilla films Godzilla vs. Mothra and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, as well as Yuichi Tanuma's girlfriend in the Young Guy series. Hoshi passed away from lung cancer on May 16, 2018, at the age of 74.

Naoya Matsumoto

Naoya Matsumoto (松本 直也 Matsumoto Naoya) is a Japanese actor and stuntman affiliated with Red Entertainment Deliver. Having been involved with tokusatsu for over a decade, he has served as a suit actor primarily for Toei's Super Sentai and Kamen Rider franchises, both of which he entered in 2009 through Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and Kamen Rider W, respectively. He has been cast in the role of Godzilla for multiple live-action short films, including six by Kazuhiro Nakagawa and the April Fool's video Godzilla vs. the Tigers.

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo; January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla until Godzilla vs. Gigan. Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including Rodan, Mothra and The War of the Gargantuas and also appeared in minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Stray Dog.

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer · Known for High and Low

Born in Osaka Prefecture, Tomoyuki Tanaka was head man at Toho Studios and one of its most prolific producers. Throughout his career he would produce the films of notable filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Mikio Naruse. However, he is probably best remembered as the creator of Godzilla. After graduating from the Economic Department at Kansai University, Tanaka joined Toho in 1940. In 1954 Tanaka would spearhead the original Godzilla film with director Ishiro Honda. After Godzilla's monumental success, Tanaka was instructed to "make another one". Tanaka would produce every Toho monster film up until Godzilla vs Destoroyah. Tanaka was also a heavy supporter of Toshiro Mifune, producing his films with Kurosawa as well as Mifune's own production company and sole directorial effort in Legacy of the 500,000. Tanaka would champion Godzilla's return in 1984 and be heavily involved in the series until his death in 1997. In his near 60 year career Tanaka would go on to produce over 200 films.

Sam Liu

Director · Known for Get Jiro

Sam Liu is an American animation director and storyboard artist. He is best know for his directing on animated superhero films at both Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Titles include All-Star Superman, Superman/Batman:Public Enemies, Hulk Vs, Planet Hulk, Thor: Son of Asgard and co-directing with Lauren Montgomery on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Batman:Year One. After studying at Art Center College of Design as an Illustration major , Sam went into comic books drawing for Image Comics. He then moved to animation, directing on Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles and Godzilla: The Series for Sony Animation. He later went to Sony Computer Entertainment of America to design characters for PlayStation then came back to animation, winning an Emmy  for his work on The Batman (TV series) in 2006. Sam has since worked on many animated movies for Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and is currently directing on the upcoming Green Lantern animated series with Bruce Timm.

Toshi Toda

Toshi Toda (born April 27, 1943, in New York, New York) is a Japanese-American actor who has been active since 1980, making his screen debut as a Professor in It's My Turn (1980, with Jill Clayburgh). He has accumulated over 70 film and television credits, frequently portraying Japanese businessmen, officials, and other authority figures, and has also done voice work on 47 Ronin (2013), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), and War (2007). On Broadway he appeared in Anything Goes. His most notable film credits include Colonel Adachi in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, directed by Clint Eastwood, with Ken Watanabe), a Japanese Tanker Captain in Godzilla (1998), Yuan in Just Married (2003, with Ashton Kutcher and Justin Theroux), a Dentist in Pearl Harbor (2001, directed by Michael Bay), a Japanese Businessman in Crank (2006, with Jason Statham), a Watsuhita Executive in Click (2006, with Adam Sandler), a Grocery Store Man in Menace II Society (1993), and a role in The Wolverine (2013, with Hugh Jackman). On television he is best known as Sugiyama Josui in Shōgun (2024, 5 episodes, FX), with additional credits in Seinfeld (1996), Mad About You (1992), ER (2000), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005), Entourage (2006), Arrested Development (2005), Scrubs (2007), FlashForward (2009), The Event (2011, as Japanese Prime Minister), Chuck (2010), Black Lightning (2018), Perry Mason (2020), and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022).

David Mamet

Writer · Known for The Untouchables

David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays, Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and premiered off-Broadway in 2017. Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and his biggest commercial success, Heist (2001). His screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Hoffa (1992), Wag the Dog (1997), and Hannibal (2001). Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play Oleanna (1992). He created and produced the CBS series The Unit (2006–2009). Mamet's books include: On Directing Film (1991), a commentary and dialogue about film-making; The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business; The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture (2011), a commentary on cultural and political issues; Three War Stories (2013), a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war; and Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood (2023), an autobiographical account of his experiences in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Darren Dolynski

Darren Dolynski is known for Godzilla (2014), Tron: Legacy (2010) and The Age of Adaline (2015).

Vince Foster

Cast · Known for The Resident

Vince Foster is known for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), The Resident (2018) and The Walking Dead (2010).

Dave Coennen

Dave Coennen is known for Godzilla (1998), Waterworld (1995) and Inspector Gadget (1999).