A former special forces soldier turned primatologist, Davis Okoye has to figure out how to save his best friend George, an albino gorilla who has been exposed to a gene-editing pathogen, which has also transformed two other animals and are threatening to destroy Chicago.

After the video game inspired (and hilarious and fun) Jumanji: Welcome the Jungle, the first Rock movie of 2018 is an adaptation of the 1986 arcade classic Rampage as three creatures, including The Rock’s gorilla buddy George, are infected by a genetic editing pathogen and converge on Chicago, destroying everything in their path.

The Rock’s first new movie of 2018 is an adaptation of the Midway arcade classic Rampage, where giant mutated monsters cause havoc across the world.

A new generation of Jaegers pilots battle Kaiju and other threats in the upcoming sequel to Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim: Uprising.

No other movie dares to take on King Kong this weekend as Kong: Skull Island is the only (well-recieved) new wide release.

Godzilla returns home as Toho releases their first Godzilla movie in 12 years this summer, Godzilla Resurgence.

Paying tribute to Kaiju movies, the Beastie Boys headed to Japan for one of their hit singles off the Hello Nasty album, Intergalactic.

While Gareth Edwards has moved on to the King of the Monsters, his original creature feature, Monsters, will continue later this year with Misfits’ creator Tom Green behind the camera and some heavy inspiration from Heart of Darkness in Monsters: Dark Continent.