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When Godzilla vs. Kong debuts in theaters and on HBO Max on March 31, it marks the fourth film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, along with the third appearance of this American iteration of the swole lizard, and the second for this hairy ape from Skull Island. In terms of franchise team-ups, it’s a couple films shy of an MCU phase, but director Adam Wingard said he set out to create a “legitimate sequel,” and avoid the problems of Toho’s 1962 film, King Kong vs. Godzilla—as well as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Though Wingard is known for R-rated horror films…