Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures have bigger plans than just the reboot for the iconic 'Godzilla'. A new story in print is also in the works. The new director of the 2014 film just announced that the official graphic novel prequel, 'Godzilla: Awakening', will be released nine days before the film hits theaters.
Greg Borenstein and Max Borenstein are writing the novel, with cover art by Arthur Adams.
According to ComingSoon.net, the 72-page graphic novel is set a few decades before the monster terrorizes audience onscreen, the rebirth of the iconic King of the Monsters "pits the world's most famous Kaiju against malevolent creatures who, blosetered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence."
Here are the official prequel details as posted by BleedingCool.com:
Godzilla: Awakening
Written by Max Borenstein and Greg Borenstein
Art by Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, Alan Quah and Lee Loughridge
Cover by Arthur Adams
On sale MAY 7 • 72 pg, FC, $19.99 US
In May 2014, audiences will witness the epic rebirth of the King of Monsters as Legendary and Warner Bros. bring Godzilla to the big screen. To pave the way for the iconic creature's return, Legendary Comics is proud to present the official Godzilla graphic novel!
Delve into an incredible mystery, generations in the making. At the dawn of the atomic age, humanity awakens lifeforms beyond imagination, unleashing monumental forces of nature. This explosive, larger-than-life adventure is the perfect way for fans to experience the new Godzilla before seeing it in theaters.
The new reboot of the movie, on the other hand, stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Wantabe, David Strathairn, and Elizabeth Olsen. According to KpopStarz, cinematographer Seamus McGarvey confirmed that the movie will take place in 1954. He said in a previous interview, "On 'Godzilla' I used the old C series anamorphic lenses, and for the section in 1954 I used really old vintage lenses from the early 1960s. They took the edge off of the very vivid, sharp sensors, and gave it a distant period feel. That's exciting as glass is coming back in terms of lending difference to each project that we do. It's nice to be able to interfere with image, to sort of mess it up a bit."
"For example, for the 1950s section on Godzilla I knew that the look I wanted was a peeled look with muted colors and diffusion on the highlights, a sense of period distance."
The latest reboot of 'Godzilla' debuts in theaters on May 16, 2014.
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