The Official Godzilla Movie Thread

[TheNextNolan22]

Godzilla vs Gigan is a good example of a good movie trapped under a pile of crap.

 

[redhawk23]

I agree, but man I love Gigan.

Also,

30 foot Godzilla playground slide!!!

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Gigan is such an awesome monster and his full potential has never been realized in a movie.

 

[Soulinertia]

For those interested, these shirts are now available and will ship in time for the premiere:

http://www.freewebs.com/inertiadesigns/godzillaviralshirtrun.htm

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Win New “Toho Godzilla Collection” Blu-ray Sets from Sony! A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win all four of their new “Toho Godzilla Collection” Blu-ray sets!
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Godzilla franchise, Sony is releasing double features of GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH (1991) + GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: THE BATTLE FOR EARTH (1992), GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II (1993) + GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA (1994), GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH (1995) + GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (2000) and GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. (2003) + GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004) on Blu-ray for the first time in North America. Each 2-Disc set will be available from retailers on May 6th (SRP: $19.99 each), but here is your chance to win all four for free!
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See complete official rules at SciFi Japan’s website:
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[nocomics]

So, far it's looking pretty decent. I just hope it doesn't disappoint it's getting a lot of hype behind it.

 

[BrollySupersj]

So, far it's looking pretty decent. I just hope it doesn't disappoint it's getting a lot of hype behind it.

I've read that beach movie will have their Japanese audio track, and accurate subtitles to go with them. FINALLY.

Should be pretty good. No longer will I have to suffer through the torture that is Godzilla dubs.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Still waiting for a DVD/Blu-Ray release of the Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985.

 

[BrollySupersj]

Still waiting for a DVD/Blu-Ray release of the Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985.

Things that will happen before THAT:

Interstellar travel
A third live action Guyver movie
Justin Beiber getting a star on the walk of fame
Another 28 Toho Godzilla movies
Godzilla vs Gamera
Simpsons getting cancelled
Leonardo DiCaprio getting 10 oscars

 

[TheNextNolan22]

And Dr. Dre releasing Detox.

 

[KevanG]

Still waiting for a DVD/Blu-Ray release of the Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985.

Me too.

Things that will happen before THAT:

Interstellar travel
A third live action Guyver movie
Justin Beiber getting a star on the walk of fame
Another 28 Toho Godzilla movies
Godzilla vs Gamera
Simpsons getting cancelled
Leonardo DiCaprio getting 10 oscars

You? Shaddup.

 

[addison81]

Just bought some G blurays, or preordered actually. Looking forward to watching them as I've only seen/own Gojira and 98.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Kraken Releasing’s Godzilla vs Hedorah Blu-Ray package design.

 

[Gabe99]

MondoCon 2014: Panels, Screenings, Exclusives and More!

Godzilla 1983
Panelist: William Stout
Long before Gareth Edwards and even Roland Emmerich took on the iconic monster, Godzilla was set to make landfall on American soil, but it wasn’t his time. Writer Fred Dekker, FX artist Rick Baker and conceptual artist William Stout were just some of the big names involved in an early attempt at a US-produced feature film in the 1980s that few were even aware existed until now.

Artist William Stout will take the audience through the entire feature film with over one hundred storyboards and conceptual art designs that he created along with Dave Stevens (creator of The Rocketeer) and Doug Widley (creator of Johnny Quest)

 

[Sithborg]

Figure this is good news as any to revive the thread.

http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/...la-blu-ray-dvd-details-from-kraken-releasing/

Sadly, it doesn't sound like 85 will ever see a rerelease, because that sounds like a mess of a rights issue. But, at least we can get Return of Godzilla. And that is another one to check for my complete movie list. Now, hopefully Mechagodzilla and Son of Godzilla are soon to follow.

Though, I wouldn't object to getting the Classic Media stuff upgraded to Bluray.

 

[GR8GODZILLAGOD]

FINALLY! I can complete my dvd collection.

 

[Gabe99]

CrunchyRoll:
Gen Urobuchi-Scripted "Godzilla" Anime Movie Announced for 2017 [UPDATED]
Polygon Pictures produces the feature, directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Se****a

The teased next project from writer Gen Urobuchi (Madoka Magica, Thunderbolt Fantasy) has been revealed as none other than a Godzilla anime film. The feature is currently in the works for a 2017 theatrical premiere, with animation production by Knights of Sidonia studio Polygon Pictures.

The film is being directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan movies, Knights of Sidonia) and Hiroyuki Se****a (Blame!, Ajin chief director), and the teaser image below accompanied the reveal.

"Godzilla," the first animated movie screenplay Gen Urobuchi Mr., published 2017



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Scified:
New Mecha in Godzilla Anime Concept Art, Voice Cast Announced

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Twitter: #anigodzi
AnimeJapan 2017

[Stage event information]
■ "GODZILLA" Special Stage (tentative name)
- Dates: 2017 March 26 (Sunday)
and time: 9:20
- Speakers: Yuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa , Miyano Mamoru (※ alphabetical order titles omitted)
- venue: Tokyo Big Sight "AnimeJapan 2017" within the venue <RED stage>
Tickets: pre-sale admission ticket (with stage Ferris lottery applicants rights) 2/19 (Sun) until now on sale
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[Gabe99]

 

[Gabe99]

THR:
Classic Godzilla Actors Recall Horror Stories from Wearing the Suit: "We Risked Our Lives"
The gritty details of a 2008 documentary are worth revisiting in the wake of 'Kong: Skull Island.'

With King Kong making his return to theaters this weekend in Kong: Skull Island, Heat Vision decided to look back at the other King of Monsters across the Pacific.

Since 1954, Godzilla has wrought havoc upon Japan and inspired perhaps the biggest following of any movie monster. However, in the pre-CGI era, the actual process of bringing the character to life was an enormous challenge for the actors inside those rubber suits.

In 2008, Toho Entertainment, the Japanese production company responsible for Godzilla's films, teamed with American filmmakers to produce the documentary Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects. The doc featured in-depth interviews with the living actors who had donned the legendary rubber suit and brought everyone’s favorite reptilian demigod to life on the big screen.

It's worth revisiting (see video at the bottom of the post).

Haruo Nakajima, the original suit actor to portray Godzilla in 1954’s Gojira, Kenpachiro Satsuma, who began his career playing Godzilla opponents such as Gigan and Hedorah in the '70s before stepping into the leading role in 1984’s The Return of Godzilla, and Tsutomu Kitigawa, who first wore the suit in 1999’s Godzilla 2000, all discussed their unique characterization of Japan’s most notorious colossus.

"My biggest influence came from bears," Nakajima explained. "The way bears move is very interesting."

As one might expect, bringing a rampaging monster to life is often a perilous job, and the three men regaled viewers with tales of the unseen pitfalls that come with destroying a model set of Japan. “The effects crew pays close attention to every detail,” Satsuma said of the model environments. “So the set should break easily, right? Well, it’s not so easy!”

Nakajima recalled destroying a constructed castle miniature that cost over 500,000 yen, twice his salary for the film, while Satsuma said that "the set took the crew 23 hours to build [and] I ruined it in 10 minutes."

The suit itself also offered a unique set of challenges for the actors. “You can’t breathe well inside the suit, so an oxygen tube is attached,” Kitigawa explained. “But it’s removed during takes. Sometimes I started suffocating and had to stop filming.”

“The original suit weighed 100 kilos (220 lbs.),” said Nakajima. “With all that weight, I couldn’t move much.”

Nakajima also recalled working in freezing temperatures in the “Big Pool,” a large water tank used for filming ocean scenes, in which the actor had to work in an “ice bath” all day long. Satsuma shared the older Zilla’s concerns with the “Big Pool”, recalling the “gunk piled all over” the bottom. “And I know people peed in there,” he added.

Even more harrowing was Kitigawa’s experience of being forced underwater by a crane. “I was standing by. The oxygen tube was attached, the crane started to move. As I went down the tube came off,” Kitigawa said. “I screamed, ‘Stop! I can’t breathe!’ But they kept pushing me into the water. Because of the danger, those shots were stopped. I never want to do that again.”

“We risked our lives in that water,” Satsuma added.

Yet, the actors were also responsible for so much of the evolution of the suits' designs. "I went to the special effects studio everyday," said Nakajima. "I'd suggest a slit here, a slit there."

Kitigawa got even more technical in his suggestions to make Godzilla more mobile. "To improve the suit's flexibility I prepared data for the suitmakers, just like an F-1 racer," the actor recalled. "The suit for Godzilla: Final Wars was the most flexible ever."

The suit itself was sculpted out of rubber and fiberglass, designer Shinichi Wakasa explained. "I feel passion for this work," said Wakasa. "That's why I'm still here."

 

[Gabe99]

ANN:
Godzilla Anime Film to Stream on Netflix Globally This Year

 

[Sithborg]

Awesome. Don't have to worry about finding someplace to see it in theaters.

 

[Gabe99]

Twitter:

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[Sithborg]

https://screenrant.com/toho-godzilla-cinematic-universe-shin-godzilla-2-canceled/

Toho sounds like they are really getting back into the Godzilla business after GvKK. Hopefully, they still allow the US to make movies. And I am worried about them churning them out. A yearly schedule can cause issues in terms of how you churn it out. Other than that, kind of excited, especially if it means they are reviving other monsters.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Looking forward to whats to come...

 

[redhawk23]

https://screenrant.com/toho-godzilla-cinematic-universe-shin-godzilla-2-canceled/

Toho sounds like they are really getting back into the Godzilla business after GvKK. Hopefully, they still allow the US to make movies. And I am worried about them churning them out. A yearly schedule can cause issues in terms of how you churn it out. Other than that, kind of excited, especially if it means they are reviving other monsters.

Goofy to see headlines saying "Shin Godzilla 2 is cancelled" when it was never announced or really on the table.


Definitely worried that they want to push for biannual or annual releases. Hate to see them flame out in 5 years or less. Also a bit concerned by wanting to return to shared universe. The best thing about Shin Godzilla is that they hire talented filmmakers and let them cut loose. Trying to impose control is what made the 2000s films so stale so quickly.