Godzilla: King of Monsters will be Dougherty’s first crack at directing a big-budget event film after helming the above-named smaller horror movies.
How that movie does at the box office, could affect future plans for any and all future Kong and/or Godzilla films.
Dougherty first worked with Legendary on the horror film Trick r’ Treat, then hooked up with the company again for his well-regarded Christmas-themed horror flick Krampus.
Dougherty has experience in the blockbuster realm as well, having worked on the screenplays for X-Men 2 and X-Men: Apocalypse.