Vera Farmiga Is A “DJ For The Monsters” In ‘Godzilla 2’
Vera Farmigahas offered some strange insight into her character inGodzilla 2, akaGodzilla: King of the Monsters. According to Farmiga, her character can both communicate withandpossibly control the big, city-leveling monsters in the film. A movie where Vera Farmiga talks to big monsters? This is now a must-see.
I thought Gareth Edwards’s 2014 take onGodzillawas visually stunning, but narratively weak. I know aGodzillamovie doesn’t exactly need to have a brilliant plot, but I still had a hard time caring about the film’s storyline. TheGodzillasequel,Godzilla: King of the Monsters, might have the solution to my problem. During a recent interview, Vera Farmiga – who appears in the film as Dr. Emma Russell –revealedsome interesting details about her character. To hear Farmiga tell it, Dr. Russell can both communicate with and also possibly control the many monsters that appear in the film:
“She has figured out a way to communicate with the creatures and potentially control them using their bioacoustics on a sonar level. So she is like a DJ for the monsters.”
“DJ for the monsters?” Alright, I’m in. I don’t need to know anything else about this movie. Sign me up. In fact, they should just retitle this movieGodzilla: DJ for the Monsters.
Farmiga’s character is a paleobiologist, andStranger ThingsbreakoutMillie Bobby Brownplays her daughter.Kyle Chandlerplays Farmiga’s husband. I will say that the concept of a human controlling a Kaiju-sized monster isn’t exactly new. The same idea was used in the dark comedyColossal, in which Anne Hathaway plays an alcoholic who discovers she has complete control over a giant monster that suddenly materializes in South Korea. I’m sureKing of the Monsters' take on this idea will be much different, though.
It’s not clear from Farmiga’s interview if her character is using her monster-talkin' powers for good or evil. I think it would be far more interesting if Farmiga was playing a villain, manipulating Godzilla and friends for her own nefarious needs. But I have a feeling that won’t be the case.
King of theMonsters comes from directorMichael Dougherty, the filmmaker behindTrick ‘r TreatandKrampus. It’s another entry in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, which includes the 2014Godzillaand the 2017Kong: Skull Island.King o f the Monsterswill then give way toGodzilla vs. Kong, due out in 2020.
In addition to Farmiga, Brown and Chandler,King of the Monstersalso starsKen Watanabe,Sally Hawkins,Bradley Whitford,Thomas Middleditch,Charles Dance,O’Shea Jackson Jr.,Aisha Hinds,Zhang ZiyiandAnthony Ramos. The movie roars into theaters onMay 31, 2019.
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species – thought to be mere myths – rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
