Since the announcement of its production, Godzilla 2 had not been given a definite title along with "Pacific Rim 2." However, Legendary recently announced the final titles of both films, the official directors, and the main character actors. Here are the full details and what the fans can expect from the two incoming action films of 2018.

Legendary recently announced through a press release that Pacific Rim 2 and Godzilla 2 has finally been named. The former will be entitled "Pacific Rim: Uprising" while Godzilla 2 will be named "Godzilla: King of the Monsters."

The title lodged for Godzilla 2 had been referred to as a good name for the second installment. It was deemed to be the best nod for the Americanized version of the Japanese Godzilla way back 1956. In fact, the naming of the expected blockbuster film was likened to Legendary's "King Kong" movie and even purported to the possibility that "Godzilla: King of Monsters" could replace the former's epic reign as the best among the monsters of action films, reported Slash Film.

Production Updates

In other news, IGN reported that director Michael Dougherty will be the official overseer of the movie along with Herbert W. Gains as the executive producer in collaboration with EVP of Physical Production. Furthermore, Valerie Fleuger Veras would serve as the SVP of Post-Production along with Sara Flamm.

Other than "Godzilla 2" movie, Gains would also be catering to the same role for "Pacific Rim 2" and "Detective Pikachu" movie which would be directed by Rob Letterman.

Official Release Dates

"Pacific Rim: Uprising" will debut on theaters this coming Feb. 23, 2018, which would star John Boyega as the son of Stacker Pentecost, the commander who Idris Alba played in the first installment. Additionally, the Godzilla 2 movie, "Godzilla: King of Monsters" would debut on March 22, 2019.