‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Director on Staging Epic Monster Battles, Rebooting ‘Face/Off’

Adam Wingard left it all on the field.Despite the challenges of setting up an epic fight between two of the most famous monsters in movie history, the “Godzilla vs. Kong” director insists that there isn’t some four-hour long, Snyder Cut version just waiting to be released. So sorry kaiju fans, the film that will premiere in theaters and on HBO Max on March 31 is the director’s cut. That’s because Wingard is a big believer in keeping his movies clocking in at an efficient two hours instead of larding them up with exposition.“Godzilla vs. Kong” represented a major step forward for Wingard, who previously helmed low-budget horror films and thrillers such as “Blair Witch” and “The Guest.” But it was also a chance for him to tap into his inner-child, giving him the opportunity to stage a fight to the death between two primordial beasts, a...