The New Empire Cast & Character Guide

Summary

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire follows the previous movie’s high-stakes conflict with a talented cast, including new additions like Dan Stevens.
• The sequel is available on Apple TV+ and Amazon, with returning actors like Rebecca Hall, Kaylee Hottle, and Brian Tyree Henry.
• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire features new characters and a central protagonist, Trapper, played by Dan Stevens, a titan veterinarian.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the long-awaited follow-up to 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, and the sequel’s cast includes some new additions alongside returning actors. Godzilla vs. Kong saw its titular creatures battle against each other in a high-stakes conflict that put the fate of the planet at risk. Like the rest of the movies in the Monsterverse franchise, it was also a blockbuster action spectacle due in part to the great work of an excellent cast. Many of these stars returned for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, allowing the sequel to duplicate such success.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
is available to buy or rent on Apple TV+ and Amazon.

Given the interconnected nature of the cinematic universe, cast members like Rebecca Hall, Kaylee Hottle, and Brian Tyree Henry have reprised their roles in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. However, director Adam Wingard has brought in some new faces, like Dan Stevens, to help explore other avenues of the exciting story. With returning players and newcomers combined, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has a hugely talented cast list, contributing to the heightened anticipation for this next installment in the ever-exciting Monsterverse timeline.

Rebecca Hall As Dr. Ilene Andrews

Date Of Birth: May 3, 1982

Actor: London-born actor Rebecca Hall returns to her role in Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire. she is best known for her performance in the film’s predecessor, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and for her breakthrough role in the 2006 film The Prestige. She also starred in the 2008 comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a role which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. From there, Hall has appeared in a spattering of movie and TV roles, like Frost/Nixon (2008), Iron Man 3 (2013), Horace and Pete (2016), and Parade’s End (2012).

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Character: Hall again plays Ilene Andrews in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. She is an expert linguist studying Kong on Skull Island and assisting the government in his capture and control. She is also the adoptive mother of Kaylee Hottle’s Jia, who continues to play a pivotal role as a means of connecting with Kong.

Kaylee Hottle As Jia

Date Of Birth: May 1, 2007

Actor: Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Kaylee Hottle is best known for playing Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), a role she repeats in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Aside from her performances in the Monsterverse, Hottle was also seen in the TV series Magnum P.I. (2021) and a series of commercials. The young actor was born into a Deaf family and is fluent in American Sign Language, which allowed her to appear in the spot titled 10 Deaf Children, 1 Powerful Message.

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Character: The adopted daughter of Ilene Andrews, Hottle’s character Jia has an innate connection with Kong that helped to secure his cooperation with the government. Despite their inability to communicate, Jia and Kong have a shared understanding of each other, making her an integral part of the ongoing Monsterverse plot. This naturally makes Hottle’s Jia a highly important character in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Godzilla vs. Kong
stars Millie Bobby Brown and Alexander Skarsgård did not return for
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
.

Brian Tyree Henry As Bernie Hayes

Date Of Birth: March 31, 1982

Actor: Brian Tyree Henry, born in North Carolina, plays Bernie Hayes in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a role which he originated in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Aside from this, Henry is best known for his roles as Paper Boi on the FX comedy-drama TV series Atlanta and Lemon in Bullet Train (2022). Henry lends his voice to Miles Morales’s police officer father, Jefferson Davis, in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its sequels, and also played James Aucoin in the 2022 movie Causeway, for which he earned an Emmy nomination.

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Character: Henry’s character in the Monsterverse, Bernie Hayes, is a conspiracy theorist who discovered what Monarch was secretly doing behind the scenes. Though a little silly, Bernie’s bravery and intelligence were crucial to the development of The New Empire‘s 2021 predecessor, making his return a significant draw for the 2024 sequel.

Dan Stevens As Trapper

Date Of Birth: October 10, 1982

Actor: One of the new arrivals in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is Wales-born actor Dan Stevens, who is best known for playing Matthew Crawley in the period drama TV series Downton Abbey (2010 – 2012). He also played in the thriller The Guest (2014) before taking on the role of the Beast (Prince Adam) in the 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. From there, Stevens went on to star as David Haller in the FX TV series Legion from 2017 to 2019 before his more recent role in the 2023 Netflix horror movie Apostle.

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is Stevens’s second collaboration with Wingard, who also directed 2014’s The Guest.

Character: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is Stevens’s second collaboration with Wingard, who also directed 2014’s The Guest. This likely had something to do with the actors’ casting as the Monsterverse sequel’s Trapper, the new central protagonist. The character has been described as a titan veterinarian, so he’s precisely the person to call when Godzilla and Kong start going at it.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Supporting Cast & Characters

Alex Ferns as Mikael – Scottish actor Alex Ferns is best known for his roles in EastEnders (1985), Joyeux Noel (2005), and The Batman (2022). Ferns will play Mikael in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Fala Chen as the Iwi Queen – China-born actor Fala Chen is best known for her roles in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Irma Vep (2022), and The Undoing (2020). She plays the queen of the Iwi in the Godzilla vs. Kong sequel.

Allan Henry as Kong/Skar King – Although his is unrecognizable in the movie, Allan Henry plays a crucial role in Godzilla x Kong, playing the two lead apes via motion capture. His other credits include Cocaine Bear and The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies.

Ron Smyck as Harris – Australia-born Smyck has previously featured in the Chris Hemsworth thriller Spiderhead, as well as playing supporting roles in TV shows Wolf Like Me and Strife.

Rachel House as Hampton – New Zealand actor and director Rachel House is best known for her roles in Whale Rider (2002), Boy (2010), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and The Portable Door (2023). She plays a character called Hampton in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.