Godzilla: King of Monsters was previously known as Godzilla 2 before Legendary announced the film’s new title in December.
Director Gareth Edwards, who directed the 2014 Godzilla film, left the Godzilla sequel project last May.
Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thursday that Charles Dance will reprise her role of Dr. Vivienne Graham from the 2014 film.
Dougherty previously led the writing room collaborators who brainstormed how to unite the current Godzilla and King Kong projects under Legendary’s “MonsterVerse” franchise.