U.S. and Canadian release on October 11

[lhb412]

[JordanGLC]

As long as it gives me the opportunity to see it in a theater, that's fine.

[Deathless]

[walshiam]

I'm certain it will get a release stateside but I'm curious what kind of reception it will get. I think a lot of people will see this film thinking it is a direct sequel to G'14 and may fare better than the previous series relaunch attempts. In any case, the franchise is in a healthy place right now thanks to the last G film.

[mr.negativity]

[Gentleman]

Why wouldn't you want a theatrical release? It can only drum up interest in the property and the franchise. Unless you're afraid that it'll be so bad as to reflect negatively on Legendary's series, there's nothing bad that can come from an opportunity to gain fans, awareness and profit. It's not like Toho theatrically releases every Godzilla movie in America anyway, so even if they do it for this one there's not much in the way of likelihood that it'll happen again.

[lhb412]

[Deathless]

[lhb412]

^Yeah, but that was it's own bag. GINO didn't perform as well as they'd hoped commercially; critics and fans disliked it; I think they were technically still considering GINO 2 at that point, but there was no steam behind it - in short, they decided to do something different with the property, and that was giving the people what they said they wanted with a low budget (for the U.S.) Japanese Godzilla dubbed into English. It made a little money, and there was even that plan to make low budget American sequel with Japanese-produced suitmation sequences, but overall it was a blip and not an event.

So, the differences are:

- Godzilla '14 was a financial hit, and was generally accepted by fans and critics
- They're making a new series of films starring Godzilla and King Kong
- Giving a wide release could confuse people expecting a follow up to G'14
- A wide release can be expensive, and a limited one costs less but still gets the movie out there for fans who're already clued in

Then again, a no-budget movie like The Witch got a wide release, and was sold pretty much entirely on the hype it had acquired from the critical reaction to it's festival showings last year, so what do I know about releasing films? I just hope to be able to see the film in a theater, whether it's a wide release or one-night only thing.

[Specium Ray]

I was able to go into a movie theater in 2016 and watch a Dragonball Z movie (with a packed crowd to boot). I feel like Resurgence will get some kind of release. I think the general American audience is savvy enough to realize they are two different things, like the two different Quicksilvers. But also a lot of people are confused as why Superman would fight Batman so who knows?

[Dr Kain]

Frankly, I don't see why the movie can't get a theatrical release since the Attack on Titan movies did.

[lhb412]

^That's exactly the kind of release I'm hoping for: a wide, limited engagement-type thing.

[O.Supreme]

In this day and age, I'm pretty sure that's what we will get if anything. Its really a win/win. It's a win for the Studio/Distributor who doesn't have to spend millions on advertising and extensive re-editing and dubbing of the film (Both Godzilla 1985 and Godzilla 2000 drastically underperformed). And its a win for fans as there will be hopefully enough locations (even in a limited run) for most fans who want to see it not to travel too far, but they will still get to see the movie within 6 months-a year of its Japanese release, and then in home video format hopefully shortly thereafter.

[Godzilla21]

I don't see this getting anything other than a limited release in a few theaters. As long as it's within a few hundred miles of where I live I'm there.

[Hybrid Gojira]

Over at TK, a member claiming to be a Theater Manager said Shin is being released Oct 11-13 at his cinema. Take with a grain of salt, but if true, I'd imagine we would see an official announcement soon.

[lhb412]

That'd be terrific!

[O.Supreme]

[jellydonut25]

Stuff like Attack on Titan only got theatrical play on a weekday. Those are probably the cheapest days to get a screen, and you're not gonna miss that much of your TARGET audience, because people like us will make it a point to go.

I'm EXPECTING a limited, weekday engagement.

[kiryugoji04]

Those Attack on Titan screenings had the worst timing possible. Seven o'clock on a weekday in Atlanta? No one could get off work and make it to any of the participating theaters in time.

[Gman2887]

is listing October 11th-20th.

Edit:

is playing it October 11th-18th.

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

Hopefully Funimation starts listing theaters soon. Obviously NH will never make the list but I hope it doesn't go to Revere, Mass.

[O.Supreme]

[GFan]

An October release would be divine, I'm hoping somewhere in New England will be screening it!

[lhb412]

I'd try to catch it at least twice. Who knows how long it'll be before we get the home video release.

I hope Funi turns out an original dub.

[jellydonut25]

I'll see it for sure. Multiple viewings will depend on enjoyment.