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Directed by
Gareth Edwards
Produced by
Jon Jashni
Mary Parent
Brian Rogers
Thomas Tull
Screenplay by
Frank Darabont
Max Borenstein
Story by
David Callaham
Max Borenstein
Starring
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Bryan Cranston
Elizabeth Olsen
Ken Watanabe
Juliette Binoche
David Strathairn
Sally Hawkins
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Editing by Bob Ducsay
Studio
Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
Toho (Japan)
Release date(s) May 16, 2014
Language English
Budget $160 million
Following the new Godzilla footage shown in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, press at the event had the opportunity to stay after general audiences left the Hall, to speak with director Gareth Edwards and a few of the cast; Aaron Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston.
During this time, the Director and Cast exchanged answers to press questions about Godzilla, and many of them revolved around Godzilla's creature design, how it honors the classic Toho films and... sequel ideas! That's right Godzilla fans, we may get a "Destroy All Monsters" style sequel to Godzilla (2014) if all goes well. Read on for excerpts, courtesy of the folks at ScreenRant.
When asked about the level CGI and special effects to be used in Godzilla, Gareth Edwards reassures audiences that the main focus of the film was not on the special effects, but more so the depth of the characters involved:
"I think the trick is not to think of the special effects or anything - and just think that this is really happening and there are giant monsters. Ask, 'What would be the best story to tell that always involves humans?' I don't separate the two in my mind. You just picture the movie. What was so refreshing was that we would shoot scenes that sometimes had the creature in it and sometimes didn't, but we would desperately try to make it work from an emotional point of view. Then, in the evenings, I would go to review things with the effects companies who are starting to put the visual effects in, and you're like, 'I completely forgot there's a whole other layer to this!' We have been painstakingly worrying about the characters and their journey and on top of that is this spectacle embedded in the whole film - and it makes you feel really good."
Even though Godzilla will focus on its three pivotal Human characters, portrayed by Aaron Johnson, Elizabeth Olson and Bryan Cranston, the other main star on everyone's mind - Godzilla! Any classic franchise being rebooted by Hollywood these days comes with a massive following of extremely devoted fans with abnormally high expectations. Not that this is a bad thing, but following the last Americanized 1998 Godzilla movie, fans have had a fairly sour taste in their mouth. Not that the film was a bad movie, but that it did not honor the primary foundations which made Godzilla and international icon. So how will Edwards do Godzilla justice? When asked about this, Gareth replied by saying:
"In a way we approached it was, imagine in 1954 (when the first Godzilla movie was made), that this creature really existed and someone saw him from Toho, the Japanese studio, and went running back to the studio and said, 'I've seen this creature and it kind of looked like this.' And they tried to draw it and they tried to make a suit and they did a very good job of it but then, when you saw the real creature, you go 'Okay, I totally understand how you got that suit from that creature but now I see the real thing. Oh my God, I totally believe that it's completely real.' And that's how we approached it. We went through hundreds of designs, and never stopped playing really until the last minute and got to the point where it was like, 'Is there anything else that we want to change about this design'? And I was like, personally no, I'm very happy with it. And Toho was very much a part of the approval process. So it's a Toho approved design as well."
Nicely put Edwards, nicely put. From a hard core Godzilla fan myself, one who grew up with the iconic, radioactive Dinosaur, I am quite impressed with how Gareth Edwards has taken on the project. I'm so relieved that he's a fan at heart and that Toho was a part of the design process - this gives the film a lot of promise.
Now, the leaked footage from Legendary's Godzilla Encounter which went viral earlier this week, the Godzilla seen in this footage was not the final design - as we've stated before. Along with the models on display at the Encounter, the official, polished design for Godzilla is currently remaining a secret. But I think from what we've seen, it's on the right track.
So with this interview coming to its boiling point, the topic of a Godzilla sequel did arise. As opposed to Emmerich's Godzilla, Gareth is working hard to create believable, emotionally attached characters and a "real-life" scenario, where giant Kaiju Monsters live on Earth. When asked about Godzilla 2014 sequel plans, Gareth mentioned the idea of doing a Destroy All Monsters style film, with multiple Monsters brawling it out - very similar to Toho's original direction with the franchise. Here's what Gareth had to say:
"With the exception of the 1954 original, I would say my second favorite film is Destroy All Monsters. I just love the idea of a monster island. Having a world with these creatures in it. I find that fascinating and would like to treat that realistically. I wouldn't want to limit it to one other foe, I think it's more fun to - this question will come back to haunt me if we ever do a sequel - but I think multiple creatures make better movies in terms of the image of Gojira."
Ah.. another sigh of relief and reassurance that we have the right director involved with this American Godzilla remake. A Destroy All Monsters type sequel, with a mega budget, backed by Hollywood's finest - you've got the making of a truly monumental film, one that would drive the fan-base threw the roof with excitement. Can you imagine a re-imagined King Ghidorah, Gigan, Megalon, Mothra, Destroyah or Space Godzilla? Oh hell yeah - sign me up!
From the looks of it, Godzilla is going to rock the box office and win the hearts of both hard-core Godzilla fanatics and general movie audiences alike. I seriously hope it does extremely well, because a Destroy All Monsters sequel, would be phenomenal!
But what do you think? Do you have faith in Gareth Edwards? What do you think of a Destroy All Monsters sequel idea? Leave your creative responses in the comments section below, or by posting in the Godzilla Movies Forum!
Godzilla 3D
After the release of 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars, marking the 50th anniversary of the Godzilla film franchise, Toho announced that it would not produce any films featuring the Godzilla character for ten years. Toho demolished the water stage on its lot used in numerous Godzilla films to stage water scenes.[3] Director Yoshimitsu Banno, who had directed 1971's Godzilla vs. Hedorah, secured the rights from Toho to make an IMAX short film production, based on a remake of the Godzilla vs. Hedorah story. Banno was unable to find backers to produce the film. Banno met American producer Brian Rogers, and the two planned to work together on the project. Rogers approached Legendary Pictures in 2009, and the project became a plan to produce a feature film instead.
Promotion
In June 2013, Variety reported that Warner Bros Consumer Products and Legendary Entertainment had assembled a large team of partners to make licensed merchandise to be released in conjunction with the film. Bandai America will produce a line of toys, and other products will be produced by NECA, Jakks Pacific, Bioworld, Trevco, Rubie’s and Sideshow Collectibles.[1]
San Diego Comic-Con 2010
Legendary first promoted the planned new film at the San Diego Comic-Con International fan convention in July 2010. Legendary commissioned a new conceptual artwork of Godzilla, consistent with the Japanese design of the monster.
In promotion of the project, visitors to the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International received a t-shirt with an image of the new Godzilla design,[52][53][54] which image is credited to comics and manga publisher UDON Entertainment. Artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias worked with Legendary and Toho to create the painting.[55] Further, visitors to the Legendary Pictures booth at the convention could view an animation of the new Godzilla using its distinctive roar and breathing radioactive fire superimposed over their image captured via a webcam.[52] The augmented reality display promotion was designed by Talking Dog Studios of Saskatchewan, Canada
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