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Fans of 2014's "Godzilla" film, a reboot of Toho's "Godzilla" franchise, might be thrilled about the upcoming Godzilla-Kong cinematic universe designed to bring the two legendary monsters together, but they may be bummed by today's news. Deadline reports that director Gareth Edwards has exited the project today with the split being described as "amicable." Edwards reportedly wants to focus on smaller projects rather than pursue more studio tentpoles, especially considering his upcoming film is "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the first stand-alone "Star Wars Anthology" film of the new franchise. Read More: Gareth Edwards Talks Tone Of 'Rogue One'; Kathleen Kennedy Wasn't Sold On ‘Star Wars’ Anthology Films At First Edwards got his start in the film industry with the 2005 BBC docu-drama "End Day," about fictional scientist Dr. Howell (Glenn Conroy) as he travels from his London hotel room to his New York laboratory and...

Today’s film is the 2008 short Factory Farmed. The film stars Allen Leech and Jacob Court, and is written and directed by Gareth Edwards. Edwards began his career in visual effects before transitioning to writing and directing with the 2005 TV movie End Day. He made his theatrical big screen debut in 2012 with Monsters, and his newest directorial feature, titled Godzilla, opened in wide release in American theatres this weekend.

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It’s unofficial “The World’s End Day,” and that’s very much a good thing. Earlier today we got a look at some new images from director Edgar Wright’s new film along with some quotes from star/co-writer Simon Pegg about the pic. The World’s End closes out the “Blood & Ice Cream” trilogy that Wright, Pegg, and co-star Nick Frost started with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and this time around the story concerns five friends who attempt to make it through an epic pub crawl. Yet another new image has now been released online alongside some fascinating comments from Wright about the film’s theme (nostalgia and “looking backwards”), its relationship to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, skewering American manchild comedies, and Pegg’s goth look for his character. Hit the jump to read on. The World’s End will be released in the U.