O’Shea Jackson Jr. joins Legendary’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters According to Variety, Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures‘ sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters is adding Straight Outta Compton star O’Shea Jackson Jr. to the cast, while adding that Ken Watanabe’s Monarch scientist character Dr. Ishiro Serizawa is likely to be the only original cast member to return. RELATED: Franchise Recap: The King Kong Movies Guide Jackson will join Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, with Kyle Chandler (Super 8) and Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) playing her parents. Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat, Krampus) is directing the sequel to Gareth Edwards’ 2014 Godzilla, and co-wrote the script with Zach Shields (Krampus). No official plot details have been revealed, though Legendary previously announced the addition of several more famous Toho kaiju, including Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah. The previous Godzilla brought in $529 million at the global box office and starred Aaron Johnson, Ken Watanabe.