Shin Godzilla NON-SPOILER news and info

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

I don't know why it hasn't occurred to people yet but there are individuals that hated this movie before it even went into production. Now that this movie is having some success it is pouring salt in the wound for those who wanted it to fail. (Despite these people claiming they are happy for it's success which I think is not entirely truthful) So they are trying to knock it down a peg as much as they can.

For these people the writing is on the wall. A successful Shin-Gojira means...

(1) Potentially more Anno and strange Godzilla changes.
(2) Abandoning tokusatsu for CGI.

Who knows, I may join these people once I see the movie and wished this movie bombed into oblivion.

[jellydonut25]

I'll never want a Godzilla movie to bomb. ESPECIALLY not right now when there are two separate Godzilla movies running at once. A failure of bomb proportions by one could negatively impact the other.

I was actually pumped about the notion of Japan doing a movie and having two separate series running at once. It's everything since that announcement that has kinda soured me on this particular outing/take. But, the good thing about it being a Japanese production is I'm getting plenty of time to come to grips with the stuff I hate and I'll definitely be able to judge the movie on its own merits.

I've pretty long been an advocate of this series going to different places and being a big departure from the 30 films we already know. It's just that this particular departure is not something striking a chord with me, especially when they claimed they actually were going back to the roots...that's actually the one thing I might be least excited about; that this nonsense is supposed to be serious. Were it just goofy fun, I'd be more on-board. But again, we'll see when we here in the states get to see it.

I'm not upset it's successful. I'm honestly quite glad. I just don't get why we're spending all this time talking about and analyzing its success. Both hedging its success AND over praising the box office take seem wrong and pointless. It's a success. It proves the viability and popularity of the character. It's not the most successful Godzilla film ever...and that's okay. Success doesn't have to become some sort of pissing contest. Box office discussion more or less bores me unless something extraordinary happens and that's not the case here (and I think one of the only G films in recent history where that is the case is Final Wars where the returns were so bad, plans for international releases were scrapped)

[Hybrid Gojira]

[tbeasley]

Some fans simply aren't able to get excited about or appreciate anything new related to Godzilla and that's a shame in an already niche fandom.

[jellydonut25]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[Dai]

[jellydonut25]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

^^^

I am also curious. I'm sure they are really interested in Anno completing Evangelion 4.44 but who knows if that is what he will work on next. The Eva fans are getting antsy. I'd love to see another director just to keep things fresh.

Of course that is assuming they even move forward with a sequel any time soon.

*edit* Dumb after thought...

Now I am waiting to see when Gamera strikes back...

[lhb412]

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2 ... m-in-japan

Toho's initial expectation was 4 billion yen, but it seems the film will get closer to 5 billion.

[Gman2887]

[Gman2887]

New Forbes review.

[Kailem]

Regardless of what metric is being used to measure it, I'm just glad that Shin Godzilla appears to be a big success, since hopefully it means we can now expect more Toho Godzilla movies in the near future rather than the other possibility which was that it bombed hard and sent the series back into hibernation for another decade plus (well, outside of the Legendary films anyway ).

I don't know how much I'm going to end up liking it when I see it, or if I might want a direct sequel or a Millennium-style "completely unrelated and new movie" or whatever, but either way, success for Shin is good news for Godzilla's future, and to me, that's the real takeaway from all this.

Happy face!

[Gman2887]

I was under the impression that the Bon Festival only lasted three days, but something is making big waves to keep better track of day-by-day estimates--Not to mention the fairly high numbers for the films. As of the end of Tuesday Shin Godzilla was at an estimated $36.1 million and over 2.5 million tickets sold. It could potentially hit $40 million before the weekend, which I believe was the original expectation for its final gross. It hasn't dropped any percentage-wise, in fact its doing better than last week by an average of 77%. Additionally I've heard that Toho may be extending its IMAX run, but perhaps someone around the theaters can confirm that.

[Hybrid Gojira]

[lhb412]

I'm thinking Anno will want to get back to Eva (his baby) but maybe Higuchi would consider collaborating with another director?

[Psycho Soldier]

I suspect after seeing the film, some of us will want Takashi Yamazaki to do the next one. Whether or not it'll make sense for Toho to choose a new director, well, I guess we'll have to stay tuned.

[Mexigojira]

Hideaki Anno Pays Surprise Visit to Special Shin Godzilla Screening


Also has anyone noticed that the Shin Godzilla pose is becoming a meme?

[lhb412]

[Gman2887]

Anyone heard anything about the IMAX extension? Or at least it going back to IMAX theaters?

[Benjamin Haines]

[Gman2887]

[mr.negativity]

[Mexigojira]

This is cute:

Moyoco Anno Draws Shin Godzilla Character

[Benjamin Haines]