Godzilla had his first showdown with King Kong in 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla, a crossover film the studio had worked out with RKO, the then-owners of the King Kong character. The movie, which arrived at a time when Godzilla’s pop culture status was still building, allowed King Kong to take center stage.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla became the third appearance for both monsters, who had previously starred in two 1950s monster movies. After securing the rights from RKO to produce a King Kong movie, Japanese studio Toho decided to have their very own Godzilla be the titular character’s opponent in the film, and so King Kong vs. Godzilla was born. The