Godzilla (tentative title) is an upcoming American science fiction film based on the Japanese film series of the same name. It is the second Godzilla film to be produced and financed by an American film company, the first being a 1998 film of the same name.

Contents 1 Development 2 Production 3 Marketing 4 Facts 5 External links 6 Comments

Development

In 2007, film producer Brian Rogers met former Toho company director Yoshimitsu Banno who had the rights to make an IMAX 3D Godzilla film. Rogers then met Toho to arrange a license to produce a 3D Godzilla film. After securing the rights, Rogers approached several film companies and Legendary Pictures agreed to work with Rogers on the project. In August 2009, rumors surfaced that Legendary were in talks with Toho to produce a new American Godzilla film to be released in 2012.

On March 29, 2010, it was confirmed that Legendary had acquired the rights to Godzilla. They plan to reboot the franchise with Warner Bros. co-producing and co-financing. TriStar Pictures will not be involved in the production because their rights to the character expired in 2003. Legendary plans to make the new film closer in style to the original Japanese character than TriStar's iguana-like creature. According to Thomas Tull, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures, "Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop culturally relevant for as long as it has."

At the 3D Summit conference held in September 2010 at Universal Studios, producer Brian Rogers confirmed the planned date of 2012. The reboot will be a live-action project featuring a computer-generated Godzilla. Godzilla will fight at least one other monster, rather than the United States Army like in Roland Emmerich's film. It was also mentioned that Godzilla will use his atomic breath, a trademark weapon omitted by Emmerich and co-writer/producer Dean Devlin in the previous American film.

During Comic-con 2012, director Gareth Edwards participated in a Godzilla panel, in which they screened a new teaser trailer, described as so, a destroyed city is seen, as Robert Oppenheimer's speech comes in, "I am become death, destroyer of worlds" as a huge dead centipede type creature is smoldering, and finally, a roar is heard, and the camera cuts to Godzilla, true to his japanese origins, roaring. Although no videos of this trailer were taken, a still to the right side was taken by a fan, showing a vague view of Godzilla.

As of September 13, 2012, the movie's release date has been announced. The movie will be released on May 16, 2014.

Production

The film was first announced at Comic-Con 2010 where an early concept art impression for the new Godzilla was revealed. Gareth Edwards, director of the movie Monsters has been announced as the director. There have been mixed thoughts amongst fans on this because his movie Monsters has gotten mixed reviews. Mr. Edwards has stated he knows the importance of getting the film right for the fans. Some Godzilla fans dislike the choice of director while others are okay with it because he is a fan of the Godzilla series. David Goyer( the story writer for "The Dark Knight") has been announced as the official writer for the movie. Many fans are excited about the choice for the writer as they say David Goyer brought justice for the Batman movies using dark themes and believe David will do the same for Godzilla.

Marketing

Visitors to the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con received a t-shirt with an image of the new Godzilla design. The image is credited to comics and manga publisher UDON Entertainment. Artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias worked with Legendary and Toho for the painting. Visitors to the Legendary Pictures booth at the convention could view an animation of the new Godzilla expelling his thermonuclear breath superimposed over their image captured via a webcam. The augmented reality promotion was designed by Talking Dog Studios of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Facts

TriStar will not be involved with the film

The known facts

The image of a new godzilla was confirmed fan-made

Godzilla will fight another monster

The movie is live action and 3D

Gareth Edwards is the director

David Goyer is the official writer

The monsters and effects are CGI

Legendary Pictures is the producer

The film will be released on May 16, 2014

External links

• IMDB Godzilla (2014) page
• Talking Dog Studios Godzilla Augmented Reality demonstration
• Legendary brings in David Goyer to rewrite Godzilla - HitFix.com
• Godzilla Remake Finds A Writer In Max Borenstein - CinemaBlend.com
• New Godzilla Movie To Be Made With A Guy In A Rubber Suit? - CinemaBlend.com
• ‘Godzilla’ Teaser Poster and Footage Description Comic-Con 2012
• 'Godzilla' reboot to terrorize theaters in 2014 | Inside Movies | EW.com

Kaiju Movies
Godzilla films	Godzilla (1954 film) | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Godzilla Raids Again | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Son of Godzilla | Destroy All Monsters | All Monsters Attack | Godzilla vs. Hedorah | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Godzilla vs. Megalon | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Terror of Mechagodzilla | The Return of Godzilla | Godzilla vs. Biollante | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Godzilla 2000: Millennium | Godzilla vs. Megaguirus | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. | Godzilla: Final Wars | Godzilla (2014 film)
King Kong Films	King Kong (1933 film) | Japanese King Kong | King Kong appears in Edo | Son Of Kong | King Kong vs. Godzilla | King Kong Escapes | King Kong (1976 film) | King Kong Lives | King Kong (2005 film)
Mothra Films	Mothra (1961 film) | Rebirth of Mothra | Rebirth of Mothra II | Rebirth of Mothra III
Misc. Films	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Rodan (1956 film) | The Giant Claw (1957 film) | The Mysterians | Varan the Unbelievable | H-Man (Film) | Gorgo (film) | Gorath | Atragon | Matango | Dogora (film) | Frankenstein vs. Baragon | War of the Gargantuas | Gappa the Triphibian Monster | Space Amoeba | Daigoro vs. Goliath | Planet of The Dinosaurs | The Lost World | Godzilla (1998 film) | Garuda (film) | The X from Outer Space | Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus | Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus | Negadon: The Monster from Mars | The Host | Them! | Tarantula | Dragon Wars | Cloverfield | Monsters

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    493Titanollante
    I want to see something that is like old Godzilla, that is fresh and new, but it doesn't stray away from the source material. Something t... 2013-03-07T22:16:14Z
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