Toho celebrated “Godzilla Day” tonight with a big announcement, revealing that a new installment in the Godzilla film franchise will be released next year. (Toho Announces New ‘Godzilla’ Movie for Theater Release in 2023!)
date? 3 November 2023!
All we know at this point is that Takashi Yamazaki (Lupin III: The First) is directing the new film, which will be the 30th live-action Godzilla film in Toho’s long-running franchise.
Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
Toho’s most recent live-action Godzilla film was Shin Godzilla in 2016.
Toho celebrates ‘Godzilla Day’ with the announcement that a new Japanese Godzilla film is in production and will be released in theaters exactly a year from now, on November 3, 2023.
This was confirmed on the official Godzilla Twitter account, along with a new logo for the film and release date. (Toho Announces New ‘Godzilla’ Movie for Theater Release in 2023!)
It has also been announced that the film will be directed by Takashi Yamazaki, who is best known for the live-action Parasyte films as well as the animated films Lupine III: The First, Dragon Quest: Your Story, and Stand By Me Doraemon. no. 1 and 2. Earlier in his career, he also directed a film called Always: Sunset on Third Street 2, where Godzilla made a cameo appearance in a dream scene.
We currently know very little about the plot of the film and whether it will be a continuation of one of the previous Godzilla films or a full reboot, although I personally think the latter is more plausible.
The last live-action Japanese Godzilla film was the 2016 film Shin Godzilla directed by Evangelion producer Hideki Eno. That film took place in a completely different continuity from any previous Godzilla films, with a very different and profound take on the classic monster. (Toho Announces New ‘Godzilla’ Movie for Theater Release in 2023!)
A new Godzilla movie is coming in 2023 from Toho
Today is the official celebration of Godzilla Day and Toho has announced a new Godzilla movie that will be released on November 3, 2023. With the exception of some official designs, no other details or information have been revealed and Takashi Yamazaki (Lupin III: The First) is directing the new film, which will be the 30th live-action Godzilla film in the franchise (original Japanese franchise). .
The last Japanese Toho Godzilla film was Shin Godzilla in 2016. It is currently unclear whether this new Godzilla film will be related to it.
According to the Godzilla Day broadcast, Godzilla Vs. Gigan Rex has finally premiered online for fans to see! A short 2019 fan film, G vs. is an officially supported sequel. Gee, directed by Takuya Unishi. The original project was submitted by Unishi to Gemstone as the winning project for their Godzilla competition. have a look:
Director Takuya Unishi drew on influences from Shin Godzilla (2016) and Monster Hunter. The opening narration is provided by Megumi Odaka, best known for playing Miki Segusa in six of the seven Heisei Godzilla films. (Godzilla vs. Biollante [1989], Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah [1991], Godzilla vs. Mothra [1992], Godzilla vs. Mecha Godzilla II [1993], Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla [1994], Godzilla vs. Destoroyeh [1995] ) Turns out that it could be Godzilla Jr., who survived the fight with Destroyer and Hessie occurs in the series continuity. On the other hand, the “quarter century” he’s talking about could simply be when their fight took place in G Vs. Yes.
The Godzilla channel will have the film for a limited time.
Other King of the Demons 68th-anniversary celebration events include:
– Godzilla Festival 2022, broadcast online on November 3rd, featuring two short films Gigan’s Attack and Godzilla Vs. Godzilla. Giant Rex.
– Ishiro Honda’s Criterion Celebration
– Hulu. Streaming of Godzilla movies on Heisei and Millennium
– John Carpenter Introducing Godzilla and Kaiju Classics for Shout! factory
– Extensive screening of Godzilla x MechaGodzilla from Fathom Events in the US.
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