'Godzilla vs. Kong' Leaked Footage Reveals Ape King's Growth Spurt

Appearing in a sizzle reel of upcoming Warner Bros. titles, the quick look at Godzilla vs. Kong showcases the ape and Godzilla tussling on what appears to be the deck of an aircraft carrier. Composed of only two quick shots (before leaping straight into the new Scooby-Doo movie, Scoob!), the first look at Godzilla vs. Kong in action confirms that Kong has grown substantially since the events of Kong: Skull Island—set in 1963, previous to Godzilla's contemporary attacks depicted in the 2014 Godzilla and its sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

While Warner Bros. hasn't officially released any footage from the upcoming monster mash, leaked cellphone video from CCXP in São Paulo give an accurate, albeit blurry, first look at Godzilla vs. Kong.

All that's shown from the upcoming monster movie is King Kong winding up to punch the titanic lizard. But while the leaked Godzilla vs. Kong footage may provide only a paltry glimpse at the movie itself, it does a fair job of capturing Kong's size relative to the King of the Monsters.

According to one chart, in Godzilla's latest appearance, he is approximately 393 feet tall—the tallest the kaiju has ever been in its 65-year history. Kong has always been comparatively shorter, standing just 50 feet tall in the 1933 original. In Kong: Skull Island, Kong is a towering 104 feet, though he would still be dwarfed by Godzilla. In their previous match-up, 1962's King Kong vs. Godzilla, Kong is 147 feet to Godzilla's 164 feet. This first footage from Godzilla vs. Kong suggests the great ape will be his tallest ever, but likely still shy of Godzilla's massive proportions.

In a May interview with Bloody Disgusting, Godzilla: King of the Monsters director Michael Dougherty explained how Kong's size has changed so much since the events of Skull Island, while emphasizing the giant ape is still the presumptive underdog in the coming David vs. Goliath tussle.

"If you really take the time to look at Kong as a character, it's like, OK, in Skull Island he was an adolescent, so he was still growing," Dougherty said. "So who knows how big he is since the 1970s when they first met him?"

Speaking with IGN in 2017, Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard (Death Note, The Guest), suggested the movie will have more of an explanation for Kong's size than just a pubescent growth spurt.

"That'll be a challenge we have to deal with," Wingard said. "We're very aware of that issue."

While the leaked footage gives us our first look at King Kong and Godzilla combat in Godzilla vs. Kong, there are many months until we'll be able to crown a victor, since the movie has been pushed back from its original Spring 2020 release window. Godzilla vs. Kong will now hit theaters on November 20, 2020.