The Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire cast is led by Rebecca Hall as Ilene Andrews, Brian Tyree Henry as Bernie Hayes, Dan Stevens as Trapper and Kaylee Hottle as Jia. Alex Ferns plays Mikael, Fala Chen plays the Iwi Queen and Rachel House plays Hampton, the director of Monarch. The film is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), directed by Adam Wingard, and it opened in US theaters on March 29, 2024. Hall, Henry and Hottle all return from Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Legendary announced four new cast members alongside them: Dan Stevens, Fala Chen, Alex Ferns and Rachel House. Stevens reunites with Wingard, who directed him in the 2014 thriller The Guest. Hottle, who is Deaf, shares many of her scenes with Kong, and Stevens told ABC7 that a Deaf actress leading a blockbuster of this size was an extraordinary phenomenon.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Hall | Ilene Andrews |
| 2 | Brian Tyree Henry | Bernie Hayes |
| 3 | Dan Stevens | Trapper |
| 4 | Kaylee Hottle | Jia |
| 5 | Alex Ferns | Mikael |
| 6 | Fala Chen | Iwi Queen |
| 7 | Rachel House | Hampton |
| 8 | Ron Smyck | Harris |
| 9 | Chantelle Jamieson | Jayne |
| 10 | Greg Hatton | Lewis |
| 11 | Kevin Copeland | Submarine Commander |
| 12 | Tess Dobre | Submarine Officer |
| 13 | Tim Carroll | Wilcox |
| 14 | Anthony Brandon Wong | Talk Show Anchor |
| 15 | Sophia Emberson-Bain | Laurier |
| 16 | Chika Ikogwe | Ms. Cadogan |
| 17 | Vincent B. Gorce | Monarch Specialist |
| 18 | Zhou Yeye | Iwi Warrior |
| 19 | Jamaliah Othman | Iwi Sage |
| 20 | Nick Lawler | Iwi Scholar |
| 21 | Jordy Campbell | Student (uncredited) |
| 22 | Cassie Riley | Beach Goer (uncredited) |
| 23 | Robert Clavero | Monarch Soldier / Technician (uncredited) |
| 24 | Patrick Moroney | Lecture Attendee (uncredited) |
Billing order from the film's credits (TMDB). Actors with a Cinvibe page and characters with a character page are linked.
Rebecca Hall plays Ilene Andrews, the Monarch scientist and adoptive mother of Jia, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Hall returns from Godzilla vs. Kong, and Legendary named her among the returning cast in its August 26, 2022 announcement. She told the Associated Press that the human actors serve as the scale for the Titans, because Kong and Godzilla were added in visual effects.
Brian Tyree Henry plays Bernie Hayes, the conspiracy podcaster and Titan obsessive, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Bernie joins the investigation into a strange signal from Hollow Earth. Henry returns from Godzilla vs. Kong, as Legendary confirmed in its 2022 casting release. He told the Associated Press that the team wanted more playful material this time, and that he trusted director Adam Wingard, whom he described as a kid at heart.
Dan Stevens plays Trapper, the Titan veterinarian, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. He is new to the Monsterverse and reunites with director Adam Wingard after the 2014 thriller The Guest. Stevens told the Associated Press that Wingard's pitch included Trapper piloting a spaceship through electrical creatures, and that he gave the character a touch of Ace Ventura.
Kaylee Hottle plays Jia, the last known member of the Iwi tribe, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Hottle, a Deaf actress from a Deaf family spanning four generations, returns from Godzilla vs. Kong. She told the Associated Press she was 10 on the first film and 15 on this one. Fox 5 DC reported on July 21, 2026 that she had died aged 18 in a car crash in Frederick County, Maryland.
Alex Ferns plays Mikael, a pilot, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Ferns was one of four new names in Legendary's August 2022 casting announcement, alongside Dan Stevens, Fala Chen and Rachel House. Netflix's guide to the film points to his earlier work in Andor, and his casting was announced while the film was being shot in Queensland, Australia.
Fala Chen plays the Iwi Queen, the leader of the Iwi tribe and its hidden community, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Chen was named in Legendary's August 2022 announcement, and Yahoo News Malaysia reported that she shared the role on Instagram, joking that she was not playing Godzilla or Kong. Her first Hollywood blockbuster was Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Rachel House plays Hampton, the director of Monarch, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Monarch is the organization behind the Hollow Earth outpost that picks up a strange signal. House was a newcomer in Legendary's August 26, 2022 announcement, which also confirmed Adam Wingard as director and a script by Terry Rossio, Jeremy Slater and Simon Barrett.
Ron Smyck plays Harris, a Monarch employee, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and is billed eighth on TMDB. Netflix's guide to the film lists his earlier work in Spiderhead. Harris belongs to the Monarch world that drives the human plot, where an outpost in Hollow Earth detects a signal that also affects Jia.
Chantelle Jamieson plays Jayne, a Monarch employee, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and is credited ninth on TMDB. Netflix's cast guide groups her with Ron Smyck as Harris on the Monarch staff. The film was shot from July to November 2022 at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast, Queensland, with the hinterland rainforest standing in for Hollow Earth.
Greg Hatton plays Lewis in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and is billed tenth on TMDB. Lewis is part of the human side of the story, which follows a Monarch investigation once an outpost in Hollow Earth picks up a strange signal. Hatton joined a supporting ensemble assembled for a shoot that began on July 29, 2022 on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Kevin Copeland plays the Submarine Commander in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a role credited by rank rather than by name and billed eleventh on TMDB. He shares the submarine credits with Tess Dobre as the Submarine Officer. Producer Eric McLeod said the Gold Coast was chosen for the same reasons as Legendary's two earlier Queensland films: the range of locations, a solid crew base and world class studios. The production was based at Village Roadshow Studios.
Tess Dobre plays the Submarine Officer in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, billed twelfth on TMDB and credited, like Kevin Copeland, by role rather than by name. Her part sits among the supporting human roles of Monarch staff, a submarine crew and Iwi characters. The film opened in Australia on March 28, 2024, a day before its US and UK release.
Legendary announced the Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire cast on August 26, 2022, while the film was being shot in Queensland, Australia. The release named Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Kaylee Hottle as returning cast, with Dan Stevens, Fala Chen, Alex Ferns and Rachel House joining them, and it confirmed Adam Wingard as director from a script by Terry Rossio, Jeremy Slater and Simon Barrett. At that point the sequel had no title and a planned worldwide date of March 15, 2024 (the US release later landed on March 29, 2024).
Why did Stevens fit? He had starred in Wingard's 2014 thriller The Guest, and he told the Associated Press that the director's pitch for Trapper won him over straight away. The shoot ran from July to November 2022, based at Village Roadshow Studios, with the hinterland rainforest of Queensland standing in for Hollow Earth and the Gold Coast doubling as a Rio beach. For the plot, crew and release record, see our full guide to godzilla x kong the new empire.
Three actors return from Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), directed by Adam Wingard: Rebecca Hall as Ilene Andrews, Brian Tyree Henry as Bernie Hayes and Kaylee Hottle as Jia. All three play the same characters, and the story picks up some years after the Mechagodzilla fight, with Ilene now raising Jia. Hall told the Associated Press that Hottle had grown far more experienced between the two films (she was 10 on the first and 15 on the second).
The newcomers are Dan Stevens, Fala Chen, Alex Ferns and Rachel House, plus a supporting ensemble of Monarch staff, submarine crew and Iwi characters. The TMDB credits for this sequel list no other characters carried over from earlier films, so the human story rests on the returning trio and Trapper. If you want to see how this film fits the wider series, our guide to monsterverse movies lays out every entry.
| Director | Adam Wingard |
|---|---|
| Writers | Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Jeremy Slater |
| Producers | Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod |
| Music | Tom Holkenborg |
| Cinematography | Ben Seresin |
Dan Stevens plays Trapper, the Titan veterinarian, in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. He is new to the Monsterverse and was one of the newcomers Legendary named in August 2022. Stevens previously starred in director Adam Wingard's 2014 thriller The Guest, and he told the Associated Press that he gave Trapper a touch of Ace Ventura.
Kaylee Hottle was 15 when she filmed Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, according to her interview with the Associated Press. She was 10 when she made Godzilla vs. Kong, her first feature film. The New Empire shoot ran from July to November 2022 on the Gold Coast, Queensland, and Hottle returned as Jia.
The villain in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the Skar King, a giant ape who leads an army of apes. TheWrap reports that he controls the Titan Shimo with a crystal. Once the heroes smash the crystal, the freed Shimo freezes the Skar King and Kong shatters him. No actor is listed for the Skar King among the 24 TMDB credits used on this page.
No, only three actors from Godzilla vs. Kong return for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Kaylee Hottle. Legendary confirmed the trio in its August 26, 2022 announcement, which also introduced Dan Stevens, Fala Chen, Alex Ferns and Rachel House as new cast members.
No, Millie Bobby Brown is not in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and her name does not appear in the film's TMDB credits. The human story follows Ilene Andrews, Bernie Hayes, Trapper and Jia as they trace a signal from Hollow Earth. Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Kaylee Hottle are the only returning actors.
Fala Chen plays the Iwi Queen in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the leader of the Iwi tribe and its hidden community. Her first Hollywood blockbuster was Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and the Iwi characters around her include Zhou Yeye as the Iwi Warrior and Jamaliah Othman as the Iwi Sage.
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