Godzilla vs Kong: What happened to the end credits scene and where can I watch it?
You’ve already seen it without realising
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Your support makes all the difference.Post-credits scenes have become the norm with Hollywood blockbusters – but not with Godzilla vs Kong.
Those who have already sat through the end credits of the new film, which bypassed a theatrical release and is now available to stream at home, might have been confused to discover it didn’t have one.
Previous instalments in the franchise, including Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, set up future outings with these post-credits stings.
Interestingly, Godzilla vs Kong was always going to have one; director Adam Wingard even shot it with the intention of placing it after the credits.
So, what actually happened to the scene in question?
According to Wingard, the scene was placed in the finished film instead.
“We actually did shoot a post-credits scene but we ended up using it in the movie, because we shot it while we were making the film and we realised we needed a scene at the end of the movie,” he told Collider.
“We had this footage, and we were like ‘wait a minute, if we actually just change this thing about this footage we originally shot for a post-credit thing, we can actually use it in the movie.’ And it’s really effective.
“We kind of just sacrificed our post-credits scene.”
So, it turns out you’ve already seen the post-credits scene without realising it!
Godzilla vs Kong is available to stream at home now. Cinemas will be reopening in the UK and Scotland from 17 May – find all the details here.
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