King Kong is one of the best-known figures in cinema history.
 He and the series of films featuring him are frequently referenced in popular culture around the world.
 King Kong has achieved the stature of a pop-culture icon and modern myth.
 King Kong has inspired advertisements, cartoons, comic books, films, magazine covers, plays, poetry, political cartoons, short stories, television programmes, and other media.
 The forms of references to King Kong range from straight copies to parodies and humorous references.
The MonsterVerse is an American media franchise and shared fictional universe that is centered on a series of monster films featuring Godzilla and King Kong, distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Legendary Entertainment in partnership with Toho (for the "Godzilla" films).
 The first installment was "Godzilla" (2014), a reboot of the "Godzilla" franchise, which was followed by "" (2017), a reboot of the "King Kong" franchise.
 The next film to be released will be "" (2019), followed by "Godzilla vs. Kong" (2020).
 The series has grossed over $1 billion worldwide so far.
Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ ファイナルウォーズ , Gojira: Fainaru Wōzu ) is a 2004 Japanese kaiju film featuring Godzilla, produced and distributed by Toho.
 It is the 29th film in the "Godzilla" franchise, the 28th Godzilla film produced by Toho, and the sixth and final film in the Millennium series.
 The film is directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, written by Wataru Mimura and Isao Kiriyama, and stars Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Maki Mizuno, Kazuki Kitamura, Kane Kosugi, Masakatsu Funaki, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Shigeru Izumiya, Masato Ibu, Jun Kunimura and Akira Takarada.
 It is also the last Godzilla film to be produced by any studio until "Godzilla" (2014) and the last Godzilla film to be produced by Toho until "Shin Godzilla" (2016).
This is an alphabetical list of films featuring giant monsters, known in Japan as kaiju.
 One of the first films involving giant monsters was the 1933 classic "King Kong", as developments in cinema and animation enabled the creation of realistic giant creatures.
 The film influenced many giant-monster films in its wake, including many produced in Japan, starting with the adaptation "King Kong Appears in Edo" in 1938, which is now presumed to be a lost film.
 The visual effects in "King Kong", created by Willis O'Brien, inspired future monster film effects artists such as Ray Harryhausen and Dennis Muren.
 Early giant-monster films often had themes of adventure and exploration of unknown regions, and incorporated fights with giant monsters as a climactic element.
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム , Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu ) is a 1999 Japanese science fiction kaiju film featuring Godzilla, produced and distributed by Toho.
 The film is directed by Takao Okawara, written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and Wataru Mimura, and stars Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki and Shiro Sano.
 It is the 24th film in the "Godzilla" franchise, the 23rd "Godzilla" film produced by Toho, the first film in the Millennium series, and Toho's second reboot of the "Godzilla" franchise.
 The film was released on December 11, 1999.
 Sony Pictures Entertainment's TriStar division released the film in the United States and Canada in August 2000 as "Godzilla 2000".
 The film, along with the other films in the Millennium series, ignores continuity established by any previous films and also follows the original 1954 film.
Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film that is a reboot of the "King Kong" franchise and serves as the second film in Legendary's franchise MonsterVerse.
 The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly.
 "Kong" follows a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers who travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific and encounter terrifying creatures and the mighty Kong.
 The film is directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly, from a story by John Gatins.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS , Gojira Mosura Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu , released in Japan as Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS) is a 2003 Japanese science fiction tokusatsu kaiju film featuring Godzilla, produced and distributed by Toho.
 It is the 28th film in the "Godzilla" franchise, the 27th "Godzilla" film produced by Toho, and the fifth film in the Millennium series.
 The film directed by Masaaki Tezuka and serves as a direct sequel to "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla".
 Like its predecessor, the film is in continuity with past films such as "Mothra" and "Godzilla".
King Kong is a giant movie monster, resembling a giant ape, that has appeared in various media since 1933.
 The character first appeared in the 1933 film "King Kong" from RKO Pictures, which received universal acclaim upon its initial release and re-releases.
 A sequel quickly followed that same year with "The Son of Kong", featuring Little Kong.
 In the 1960s, Toho produced "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962), pitting a much larger Kong against Toho's own Godzilla, and "King Kong Escapes" (1967), based on "The King Kong Show" (1966–1969) from Rankin/Bass Productions.
 In 1976, Dino De Laurentiis produced a modern remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin.
 A sequel, "King Kong Lives", followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong.
 Another remake of the original, this time set in 1933, was released in 2005 from filmmaker Peter Jackson.
Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster (三大怪獣　地球最大の決戦 , San Daikaijū: Chikyū Saidai no Kessen ) is a 1964 Japanese science fiction kaiju film featuring Godzilla, produced by and distributed by Toho.
 The film is directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya and stars Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Koizumi, and Akiko Wakabayashi, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Masanori Shinohara as Rodan, and Shoichi Hirose as King Ghidorah.
 It is the fifth film in the "Godzilla" franchise and Shōwa series and was the second "Godzilla" film produced that year (production began following "Mothra vs. Godzilla").
King Kong vs. Godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ , Kingu Kongu Tai Gojira ) is a 1962 Japanese science fiction kaiju film featuring King Kong and Godzilla, produced and distributed by Toho.
 It is the third film in the "Godzilla" franchise and Showa series and the first of two Japanese-produced films featuring King Kong.
 It is also the first time both characters appeared on film in color and widescreen.
 The film is directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya and stars Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, and Mie Hama.
 Produced as part of Toho's 30th anniversary celebration, this film remains the most attended of all the Godzilla films to date.

Question: What American media franchise is centered on a series of monster films featuring Godzilla and King Kong?
Answer: MonsterVerse is an American media franchise