'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' coming July 4 to Max

Rebecca Hall stars in "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," a new film coming to Max in July. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Rebecca Hall stars in "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," a new film coming to Max in July. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

June 27 (UPI) -- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is coming to Max next week.

Max announced in a press release Thursday that the film will start streaming on its service July 4.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is a live-action monster film starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns and Fala Chen.

The movie is a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and the fifth film in Legendary and Warner Bros.' Monsterverse, a fictional universe featuring Godzilla, King Kong and other Toho Co. characters.

The New Empire "follows Kong's journey to find his family through an undiscovered layer of Hollow Earth -- and what he uncovers inadvertently brings forth the most dangerous threat to mankind yet... one that can only be countered (and possibly countered) by the combined forces of Kong and Godzilla, now evolved like never before," an official synopsis reads.

Brian Tyree Henry attends the Oscars nominees luncheon in 2023. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Brian Tyree Henry attends the Oscars nominees luncheon in 2023. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

The film originally opened in theaters in March and topped the North American box office two weekends in a row.

Dan Stevens attends the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in April. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
Dan Stevens attends the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in April. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
Rebecca Hall attends the Cannes Film Festival premiere of "The Innocent" in 2022. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI
Rebecca Hall attends the Cannes Film Festival premiere of "The Innocent" in 2022. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI

Max will also release a version of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire featuring American Sign Language interpretation performed by Otis Jones of Deaf West Theatre. The ASL version will also start streaming July 4.

Brian Tyree Henry attends the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of "Causeway" in 2022. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Brian Tyree Henry attends the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of "Causeway" in 2022. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI