Academy Award nominee stars in a monster film

American actress Vera Farmiga (left) and English actress Mille Bobby Brown (right) attend a promotional event in Beijing on May 13, 2019, for an upcoming monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. [Photo: China Plus]

An upcoming American monster film "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" marks a step of transformation for horror movie star Vera Farmiga who is taking a try at a monster film.

Farmiga is an award-winning American actress who often makes appearances in thrillers, like Orphan and The Conjuring 3.

She was in Beijing promoting Godzilla.

"For me, most important in the role was to see her as first and foremost role in life as a mother. To me, the story rang like an ode to maternity, and the commitment and the love and the sacrifice that it takes.She makes the choices that she makes as an expert scientist and as an expert mother."

Chinese Star Zhang Ziyi attends a promotional event in Beijing on May 13, 2019, for monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. [Photo: China Plus]

Farmiga plays Dr. Emma Russell — the Monarch scientist that invented the Orca, a machine allowing humans to communicate with the Titans, like Godzilla, and Mothra.

Directed and co-written by Michael Dougherty, the Monsterverse is also joined by English actress Mille Bobby Brown and Chinese superstar Zhang Ziyi.

It will open in both Chinese and American cinemas on May 31.

Chinese Star Zhang Ziyi promotes American monster film "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" in Beijing on May 13, 2019. [Photo: China Plus]