People will always take cautionary steps when someone says that the upcoming sequel to a good movie will be "bigger" and "better." There are some sequels that have failed to deliver, while others just weren't worth watching. Hopefully, America's "Godzilla 2" and Japan's revival movie for the "Godzilla" franchise will not fall on the same trap.
Recently, an exclusive interview showed "Godzilla" screenwriter Max Borenstein reluctantly talking about the sequel story. "I don't want to go off book and tell you anything that I'm not allowed to tell you. The response to the first film was really exciting, but now that that world is established, we can do bigger and even better things. We're really stoked," Borenstein said, according to Collider.
The "Godzilla" 2014 screenwriter further added that he is very excited to work on "Godzilla 2" with director Gareth Edwards once again.
Despite what the interview revealed, there are some who are hoping that the sequel will not follow the same pattern of the "Godzilla" franchise - Godzilla comes out of the water, destroys enemy and most of the city, goes home, stays underwater until the next monstrous threat to humanity arises. According to Cinema Blend, this formula will make for an uninteresting franchise. All hope to prevent the said circumstances lies in the hands of Edwards, who's still busy with his "Star Wars" film, and Borenstein and his experiences as a writer for "Minority Report."
Now, enough of the American "Godzilla" and moving on to where it all began. According to Associated Press, Toho Co. has chosen Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. A director and special effects wizard, Shinji Higuchi swears that he is devout fan of all "Godzilla" movies including the bad ones. He even regarded Edwards' "Godzilla" as a masterpiece and served as the motivation to overhaul the Japanese "Godzilla" franchise.
Higuchi is reportedly on a short leash when it comes to revealing information about the "Godzilla" set for a 2016 release. He did promise to create the most terrifying "Godzilla" that Japan's cutting-edge visual-effects and movie magic has to offer. Hideaki Anno has just recently finished the script. Live-action adaptation movie, "Attack on Titan," showcased Higuchi's brilliance and was accepted strongly in Japan. The process involved computer graphics while steering a towering doll of rippling red muscle that resembles a giant biological anatomy chart as well as special-effects in filmmaking that made use of actors moving through miniatures to portray misshapen enlarged humans.
Earlier reports from Slash Film revealed that Hideaki Anno will write the Japanese "Godzilla" film. Together, Higuchi and Anno are famous for their works on "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Attack on Titan" live-action film.
Last March, Toho released a statement that revealed, "Ever since Hollywood announced that 'Godzilla' was to be resurrected, the expectation for another Japanese Godzilla grew. And if we were to newly produce, we looked into Japanese creators who were the most knowledgeable and who had the most passion for Godzilla."
"Godzilla" by Gareth Edwards starred Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston and Ken Watanabe. Even though the director will return for the sequel, the same does not hold true for most characters except Watanabe's Dr. Daisuke Serizawa and the character's interest on the creature, as reported on Cinema Blend
"Godzilla 2" by Legendary Pictures will be set for release on June 8, 2018. While there is no word on who the opponent for Godzilla will be in the film, rumors of kaiju's (Japanese for monster or a special-effects-based entertainment) such as Rodan, Mothra and Ghidora have surfaced.
Meanwhile, the Japanese "Godzilla" will air by 2016. Keep posted as more news are yet to come.
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