It has been a while since I reported on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and I have missed quite a bit. Back in July, production on the show's second season began with behind-the-scenes images. In the finale of the first season, our main cast barely escaped Axis Mundi as Godzilla coincidentally saves them from the Ion Dragon. They arrive back on the surface only to be met with former Monarch researcher Tim (played by Joe Tippett) working with APEX on Skull Island when Kong arrives pounding his chest.
In one image, we see Joe Tippett and Kiersey Clemons just chilling out with a message saying, "We're back." In another photo, we see Anna Sawai with Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, and Takehiro Hira. At the time of the photos, they were filming in Queensland, Australia. Lastly, we see Joe Tippett with Mari Yamamoto posing with a crashed vehicle that looks to belong to APEX. If you take a closer look at the photo you can see a red outline behind Joe Tippett that looks similar to the APEX logo. Since the show ended with our characters joining forces with APEX on Skull Island, we can assume that this crash could have been caused by either Kong or another monster. I wander what might have caused this to happen.
Furthermore, we did have Chris Black in an interview with Christopher Rosen from the YouTube channel GoldDerby back in May. He mainly states that the second season will be "bigger" and "better." He also confirms Kong will return with a bigger role. I can't imagine him having a huge role. Perhaps similar to Godzilla in season 1 where he appears due to being baited into a trap or to help our protagonist fight another monster in the finale.
Now, we have a new cast member taking on the Monsterverse: Amber Midthunder. According to Variety, she will be playing as Isabel, who is described as "an intelligent and powerful business woman." This description is very vague as it could be any role. She could be somebody from Monarch that makes a deal with APEX to gain access to technology that benefits Monarch. Or may work for an entirely different entity. We may not know exactly her role here is until we see a trailer or an episode from season 2.
Amber Midthunder is most known for her role as Naru in the Predator prequel movie PREY. She is also known for the Netflix live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Ice Road, Rez Ball, and two upcoming features Opus and Novocaine.
I will be honest, I have never watched PREY since I don't have Hulu. From what I hear, however, she is a very good actress and people seem very excited for her addition to Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. All I really want is better character development since the previous season had some great characters where others suffered. So I just hope the second season makes up for it and for Amber Midthunder to pull off a good performance.
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