Blast from the Past: A "King Kong vs. Godzilla" remake was in the works?

Hello everybody this is Fernando for Godzilla Movie News.

I thought I would introduce another new segment for my website. This segment will deal with Godzilla related news over the past few years.

That's why it's called "Blast from the Past", because while the news is not recent it would still be interesting to highlight some items discussed within its release.

For this inaugural edition I'd like to discuss a "King Kong vs. Godzilla" remake that apparently made the rounds a few years back (2009 to be exact).

It all came from an anonymous graphic designer (pictured aside) who had stated that either Toho Studios or Universal had paid his company to come up with a 5 minute CGI sequence depicting the two monsters battling it out. It was to be done in a 3D format, and would not use any actors or man-in-suits or motion capture, just pure CGI.

He mentioned that his company was paid big bucks for this, and that all the studios asked for was this 5 minute scene.

In total it took his company around 1 month to complete everything, but that after the video was produced that was all he heard from either studio.

For reference the graphic designer had to maintain his anonymity because he had signed a confidentiality agreement. So he couldn't confirm who the order was truly from or reveal any of the video.

Interesting no?

Since this is dated 2009 I have to wonder several things:

It could be that Universal was truly trying to secure the Godzilla license from Toho Studios, and one way to showcase how their movie would work would be to have a sequence created (using their own King Kong license) as a reference point.

Or it could be that Toho and Universal studios were really trying to create a "King Kong vs. Godzilla" ride of sorts (ala King Kong 3D at Universal Studios), but that the team-up never occurred for undisclosed reasons.

Or it could be that this "graphics designer" is all made up by some hoaxer looking to run a false story.

In either case it makes for an interesting talking point, as we all know by now that eventually Legendary Pictures/WB won the Godzilla licensing rights.

Here is the original article for reference.

Dailyskew.com: Exclusive King Kong vs. Godzilla Remake