{"id":40187,"date":"2022-07-21T16:39:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40187"},"modified":"2022-07-21T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:39:57","slug":"kurt-russell-and-wyatt-russell-board-apple-original-live-action-untitled-monster-series-based-on-legendarys-monsterverse-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/21\/kurt-russell-and-wyatt-russell-board-apple-original-live-action-untitled-monster-series-based-on-legendarys-monsterverse-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell Board Apple Original Live-Action Untitled Monster Series, Based on Legendary&#8217;s Monsterverse Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19957\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Apple TV+ today revealed that Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell (&#8220;<em>Falcon and the Winter Soldier<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Under the Banner of Heaven<\/em>&#8220;) have joined the cast of its upcoming Apple Original live-action monster series, a Legendary Television production based on Legendary&#8217;s Monsterverse franchise. They will star alongside an expanding ensemble cast that includes previously announced stars Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Kiersey Clemons, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski.<\/p>\n<p>Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the untitled series will explore one family&#8217;s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.<\/p><div id=\"morty-6385351\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Emmy Award-nominated director Matthew Shakman (&#8220;<em>WandaVision<\/em>,&#8221; upcoming &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; film, &#8220;<em>The Great<\/em>&#8220;) will direct the first two episodes and serve as executive producer on the untitled series, which is produced for Apple TV+ by Legendary Television and executive produced by co-creators Chris Black (&#8220;<em>Star Trek: Enterprise<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Outcast<\/em>&#8220;), who serves as showrunner, and Matt Fraction (&#8220;<em>Hawkeye<\/em>&#8220;). The series is also executive produced by Safehouse Pictures&#8217; Tory Tunnell (&#8220;<em>Underground<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>King Arthur<\/em>&#8220;) and Joby Harold (&#8220;<em>Obi Wan Kenobe<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Transformers: Rise of the Beasts<\/em>&#8220;). Executive producing for Toho Co. Ltd. are Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita. Toho is the owner of Godzilla and other classic characters and has licensed the rights to Legendary for this series as a natural byproduct of their long-term relationship on the film franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary&#8217;s Monsterverse is an expansive story universe of multi-layered experiences centering around humanity&#8217;s battle to survive in a world that is under siege by a catastrophic new reality &#8211; the monsters of our myths and legends are real. Beginning in 2014 with &#8220;<em>Godzilla<\/em>&#8221; and continuing with 2017&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Kong: Skull Island<\/em>,&#8221; 2019&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Godzilla: King of the Monsters<\/em>,&#8221; and 2021&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em>,&#8221; Monsterverse films have accumulated close to two billion dollars globally at the box office and is ever expanding with the latest iteration being a new anime series, &#8220;<em>Skull Island<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries, and series have earned 246 wins and 1,115 award nominations, including this year&#8217;s Oscar Best Picture winner &#8220;CODA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL, and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $4.99 per month with a seven-day free trial.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2488636921\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Kurt Russel Bio:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kurt-Russell.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-40188\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kurt-Russell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kurt-Russell.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kurt-Russell-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a>Kurt Russell has delivered memorable comedic and dramatic film performances since 1961, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and started his acting career at the age of 10. Russell worked with director John Carpenter on <em>Escape From New York<\/em> and <em>Escape From L.A<\/em>., in the role of Snake Plisskin. He also worked with Carpenter on the acclaimed telefilm <em>Elvis<\/em>, for which Russell received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and the features <em>The Thing<\/em> and <em>Big Trouble in Little China<\/em>. Russell&#8217;s most recent feature-film credits include Quentin Tarantino&#8217;s <em>The Hateful Eight<\/em>, <em>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em>, Pete Berg&#8217;s <em>Deepwater Horizon<\/em> , <em>Fast and Furious<\/em> 8 and 9, <em>Guardian&#8217;s of the Galaxy<\/em> 2, and <em>Christmas Chronicles<\/em> 1 &amp;2. 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