New Toho Godzilla Series after Legendary

[Hamster]

[kpa]

The Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan has listed box office rankings for the past several years...

http://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/index.html

Year after year, films produced/co-produced/distributed by Toho dominate the box office (Last year, 20 of the top 25 domestic films were Toho releases). Clearly, they're making and releasing the kinds of movies Japanese audiences are wanting to see these days. If those audiences were clamoring for Godzilla/daikaiju movies I'm sure Toho would be making them, but the demand isn't there so there's no financial motivation for Toho do so. Their current system is extremely profitable for them, so I don't see them changing until they see there's real money to be made in making more Godzilla movies.

[Silver Kamen]

[Russzilla]

Everyone has made some very valid points as to why or why not Toho will bring back Godzilla. The ONLY thing that keeps sticking in my mind is the fact that back in 2004, Toho themselves said Godzilla would be put on hiatus for 10 years. We've had a Godzilla movie every 10 years on Godzilla's anniversary since his first movie in 1954. (1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004. The difference in 2014? It won't be Toho's Godzilla, but Legendary's Godzilla. I still personally think Toho themselves should stick to what they said 10 years ago and do SOMETHING for the King's 60th anniversary. Hey, you can never have too much Godzilla. Can you?

[Silver Kamen]

[Legion]

[Silver Kamen]

[klen7]

looking at the facts, i tend to side with Legion (don't worry, i'll still continue to disagree with him in the toy threads ) . He's just had this conversation so many times now he assumes the rest of the fandom has as well

Really its anybody's guess, but the box office has been pretty soft in Japan and the Toho business model has evolved with the times. I would love to see more Toho G films, and was actually surprised when they undertook the millenium series.. but the combination of factors isn't looking bright

[Silver Kamen]

[kpa]

[Silver Kamen]

[Hamster]

[Russzilla]

[jellydonut25]

Toho will do nothing in 2014...who wants to bet?

We don't even have to do monetary bets...we can do a signature bet. I'm right, you praise me and honor me in your sig for a year. I'm wrong, I'll praise you.


I already have one of these going with some of the guys around here...
I've put my sig on the line in my belief that the new film will top out over a 2 hr running time, and others have said it won't...I forget who though...

[Psycho Soldier]

[lhb412]

Considering most of Toho's output in the last few decades, I frankly don't care if they ever make another Godzilla film.

[Inferior Rodan]

[lhb412]

We're getting a new Godzilla movie, and that's honestly more than I could have hoped for. I don't care who's making them as long as they're proper Godzilla.

[kpa]

Toho will distribute and merchandise the Legendary film in Japan so that will be their major Godzilla event for the 60th anniversary. Beyond that, there's a lot they can do other than make a movie of their own... they could host a film festival (that's how Toho celebrated Mothra's 50th), a TV special, museum or exhibition shows, some new home video releases, etc.

[Silver Kamen]

[Destroysall]

I can only envision TOHO marketing the old films onto Blu Ray once again along with perhaps more toys and the like, but we're lucky if we ever get that. I'd rather them take a seat and watch Legendary do their thing.

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

I think we'll get a new 5 minute suitmation Godzilla TV show marketed at kids not unlike Gundam Build Fighters, that focuses on monster fights before we ever get a new Japanese movie.

Japanese audiences just do not care for Godzilla.

That's fine with me. We'll love him instead.

Japan got NTRed when it comes to Godzilla

[Destroysall]

[Silver Kamen]

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]