{"id":15422,"date":"2026-07-24T06:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15422"},"modified":"2026-07-24T06:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:18:51","slug":"godzilla-star-was-working-on-superhero-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15422","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla Star Was Working on Superhero Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong>Kaylee Hottle<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was ready to grace the big screen once more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Two days after the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Godzilla vs. Kong<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1434185\/kaylee-hottle-godzilla-vs-kong-star-dead\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">actress died<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in a car accident in Maryland, screenwriter <\/span><strong>Andy Mingo<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> shared that the teen had been preparing to star in his upcoming superhero film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">&#8220;We were truly looking forward to getting to work with someone so talented,\u201d Mingo told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/23\/kaylee-hottle-set-to-be-in-new-film-before-death\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">TMZ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in a July 23 statement, \u201cand are heartbroken by her death.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hottle had signed on in 2024 to appear in <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">What Doesn\u2019t Kill Us<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, a movie that will focus on a group of friends with disabilities who dream of becoming superheroes by using their disabilities to their advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">For her part, Hottle\u2019s character was written as a deaf person whose other senses, like pattern recognition, are heightened, according to the writers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Mingo\u2019s co-writer <\/span><strong>Anna Campbell <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">reflected on how Hottle\u2014a deaf actress\u2014was making a difference in Hollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">&#8220;Kaylee was the kind of person who has been so spectacular and has made such an important impact on the industry,\u201d she shared. \u201cShe didn&#8217;t let her disability stop her and that\u2019s exactly what we hope to perpetuate with a film like this. 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