Max Borenstein on ’Godzilla vs. Kong’ and His Cancelled ’Game of Thrones’ Spinoff Series

With director Adam Wingard’s Godzilla vs. Kong now playing around the world and streaming for free on HBO Max, I recently spoke with Max Borenstein about co-writing the screenplay. What you might not know about Borenstein’s involvement in the Monsterverse is he’s the only one with a screenwriting credit on Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which means he can discuss what they have been planning since before the first film hit theaters. During the wide-ranging conversation, Borenstein discussed how a Godzilla vs. Kong movie had been planned since the beginning, what he wishes people knew about these movies, what it meant creating a popular internet meme with “let them fight,” how much of Hollow Earth they figured out, the history of Kong’s axe, and more. In addition, Borenstein discussed his cancelled Game of Thrones spinoff series and how far they got into the writing process. As most of you know, Godzilla vs. Kong sees the two monsters taking each other on in their