Help cast Akira Takarada in Legendary film!

[MouthForWar]

Takarada saw the film while he was in Texas for a convention and not only enjoyed it, but is ecstatic that its doing so well. Hooray!

[jellydonut25]

I heard he also wants to find Gareth Edwards and crotch-punch him for cutting him from the film.

[Hybrid Gojira]

What a douche. I can't believe he'd say that.

[Cookie]

You're not gonna believe this.... This Bean guts gonna start a new cast Takarada club... To try and cast him foe a bigger role in the possible sequel.

wow... Can't this guy just be happy LP was nice enough to fly Takarada down doe a small part.... Goooood lord.

[planetxleader]

Eh, I can't hate on that. In efforts to remain diplomatic, I ended my rant of sorts on the group with the hopeful thought that maybe he'd have a bigger role in the sequel.

...it of course means that the self-entitled out there have not learnt the errs of their ways. :\ I hope it doesn't turn out to be another embarrassment.

[MouthForWar]

Gareth Edwards will be taking Takarada with him to the Japanese premiere and will also be appearing with Takarada at the unveiling of the new Godzilla mural at Toho Studios.

[lhb412]

[MouthForWar]

The mural unveiling was the other day. Here's a pic of our boys.

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

I saw a news segment for this on NHK World! Glad to hear this sort of news!

[MouthForWar]

Apparently, Takarada said Edwards wrote him a three page apology letter when his scene was cut from the film.

It really seems these two have become pals over the last year or so. I think I'd honestly be surprised if Takarada didn't make it into the sequel.

[lhb412]

^Edwards is a class act and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.

[jellydonut25]

[MekaGojira3k]

[Cookie]

I think I can wait till 2018 for Edwards to come back for the sequel.. The man is awesome. At least the scene will be on the BD. Something to look forward to I guess. Hopefully Edwards can get Takarada into another scene in the sequel.

[EricDent]

Unless I missed it (or they only have it on the 3D Blu-Ray version) they DON'T have the scene on the Blu-Ray?

[HannibalBarca]

Nope. Hardly any deleted scenes at all. They want you to buy the DVD again in a year or so.

[Henry88]

so do we start a new campaign to get him into the sequel? (J/k)

[Kailem]

Well, after an entire *decade* of Akira Takarada's G'14 cameo being locked away in the Legendary vaults, it's finally - FINALLY - been released!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW1mbkCF5Ws

Apparently it's going to be included on the bonus disc of the 5-film Monsterverse 4K/UHD release tomorrow.

I'm not sure what's crazier, that the scene has been known about but was never released for a full ten years, or that it finally has been! Either way, as short as it is, it's great to see Takarada's final appearance in a Godzilla film at long last.