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What is Toho’s involvement in the Godzilla Monster-verse movies?
So in the past, Toho has been licensing, sort of lending Godzilla to Hollywood, and one of the things they would do is make sure the image is right, the characters are aligned, making sure we’re happy with the Godzilla that’s been represented. And that has been doing wonderfully, so we’re very excited. From this year, we actually invested as well, and we’ve been working on the creative side, so there’s a little more involvement, which has been very exciting as well.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters received mixed reviews. How excited are you for the next movie, Godzilla vs. Kong?
For this previous one, we were just thrilled, because it’s a very different type of Godzilla movie from the ones that were coming out. It’s just a blast from the beginning all the way through. Lots of action, lots of really great battle scenes, things that we could have never done that Hollywood is able to achieve.
It’s very exciting, and even the Japanese fans that have seen it, they leave the theater excited. That’s been a really great success for us and we’re really excited about the 2020 movie. It’s gonna be Godzilla, Japan made, versus King Kong, U.S. made. We can’t wait to see what the end result is going to be, but also how it’s going to be depicted on the screen.
King of the Monsters introduced a lot of classic Toho monsters. Do you have a favorite you want to see in future movies?
I do believe that Mechagodzilla has a huge impact and fanbase, and that was probably something that might be coming in the future. Personally, I love the Jaeger, so I personally hope we can see him in the movies. It’s a minority character, not many people know him.
Is Toho more focused on creating new monsters or reintroducing old ones?
That really depends on the creator. We like giving that control to the creator, whether they want to bring back an old character they have a very special connection too, or there might be some directors who want to create new monsters. Where Toho stands is, we say yes to both because they’re both exciting. We want to see the new characters come onto the big screen, but also the older characters be revived as well.
Henry88 wrote:and here is another question, should toho split away from legendary when the contract is up?
daikaijusaurus wrote:Henry88 wrote:and here is another question, should toho split away from legendary when the contract is up?
I would say yes to that only if Toho starts a brand new series of Godzilla movies done in a "traditional" way. As much as I enjoyed Shin Godzilla, I don't want more movies that drastically alters Godzilla to such a degree. What I would love to see would be in the vain of the Hesei series, with each movie being continued to the next. And the movies should be released 2-3 years apart instead of the rushed movie every year. If Toho is planning their own cinematic universe (Kaijuverse?) after Godzilla Vs Kong, I wouldn't mind seeing other standalone kaiju movies every year or so. And hopefully this time, they won't be using Mothra, Ghidorah, and Mechagodzilla over and over again. New monsters would definitely be nice.
klen7 wrote:^^ Great choice.
^ Laika would be interesting, Aardman could be a fun one as well, I'd really be down for a Henson shop adaptation (i know... Disney)
daikaijusaurus wrote:klen7 wrote:^^ Great choice.
^ Laika would be interesting, Aardman could be a fun one as well, I'd really be down for a Henson shop adaptation (i know... Disney)
I would rather have Disney stay as far away as possible from anything related to Godzilla. It would be a complete nightmare if Disney ever bought Toho!
lhb412 wrote:I think an animated Godzilla film aimed at kids (ala SpiderVerse) would be a great idea. How many fans are fans because they watched the '60s - '70s film's on TV as kids?
Jinzo Ningen wrote:lhb412 wrote:
Guessing I am in the VAST minority here, but I would love to see a big screen animated version of the HB series. Just with a better design sense. The late 90's show was almost a straight up rip-off of the HB core concept, only with a cast of whiny bickering dysfunctional characters. I'm pretty sick of this; there's enough dysfunction in the world. For achange how about seeing folks who actually enjoy each other's company and (more or less) get along well together. Let the conflict come from the OUTSIDE, rather than from within. [stepping off soapbox]
Jinzo Ningen wrote: there's enough dysfunction in the world. For achange how about seeing folks who actually enjoy each other's company and (more or less) get along well together. Let the conflict come from the OUTSIDE, rather than from within. [stepping off soapbox]
Jinzo Ningen wrote:lhb412 wrote:I think an animated Godzilla film aimed at kids (ala SpiderVerse) would be a great idea. How many fans are fans because they watched the '60s - '70s film's on TV as kids?
Guessing I am in the VAST minority here, but I would love to see a big screen animated version of the HB series. Just with a better design sense.
Benjamin Haines wrote:Jinzo Ningen wrote:lhb412 wrote:I think an animated Godzilla film aimed at kids (ala SpiderVerse) would be a great idea. How many fans are fans because they watched the '60s - '70s film's on TV as kids?
Guessing I am in the VAST minority here, but I would love to see a big screen animated version of the HB series. Just with a better design sense.
I fully support this idea only if Godzilla's roars are the exact same recordings of Ted Cassidy going "RRRROOOOOAAAARRRRHHH" that they used for every episode of the show.
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