Type 5 Kaiju you want to see in an American movie?

[DannyBeane]

I'm pretty sure I've posted this before but I can't find the post so lets start a new.
Let's say this movie is a raging success and Legendary wants to make big budget sequels while introducing Toho monsters. Which ones do you think should get used and why?
1.Destroyah - His design was done very well but the execution in his movie was lacking. Seeing a CGI destroyah every bit as large and terrifying as the Legendary Godzilla would be amazing.
2. Hedorah - Mostly the same deal as Destroyah. Hedorah could finally be the terrifying sludge monster he was meant to be. Picture those eyes, black sludge dripping, acid smoke being exhaled, little bits of debris and possibly skeletons trapped in his goo as he mercilessly rampages through giant cities on his quest for carbon and other man made poisons.
3. Ghidrah - Its Ghidrah, come on. Of course he was going to be included.
4. Anguirus - He's my favorite kaiju so I'm a little biased.
5. Gigan - imagine him as a biotech experiment gone wrong. Testing on Godzilla cells might be a little played out in the Japanese films but it would be new for American audiences and I think an American update would really do him a lot of favors.

[jellydonut25]

1.) Biollante - If the Mutos are manmade, then why couldn't there be a plant experiment gone wrong?
2.) Gigan - I'd honestly like to see a new American series (assuming it becomes a series) jump the shark a bit in the 4th film or so with alien invasions and stuff.
3.) King Ghidorah - One of the monsters that I think every series of Godzilla films requires at least one iteration of.
4.) Rodan - another one that I think is required. plus we've never really seen a Godzilla vs. Rodan movie.
5.) Hedorah - I'm not a Hedorah fan, and I don't even know if you'd be able to get audiences to swallow the idea of a sentient pile of sludge, but contemporary effects could potentially do wonders for Hedorah

Honorable mentions to Anguirus and Mothra for also being "requirments" that I think every Godzilla series SHOULD eventually feature.


Monsters I wouldn't want to see at all:
-Ebirah - maybe as cannon-fodder or something, but not as a featured kaiju.
-Kamacuras - same as above, especially if we're getting insects in this new film
-Kumonga - same as above (hey, I really like Kamacuras and Kumonga, but I think they're products of the puppetry and without that, they lose a bit of their appeal to me)
-Minilla - One thing I don't think I ever need to see in a Godzilla movie again is a baby Godzilla.
-Destoroyah - I just think the origins are too closely tied with the Oxygen Destroyer, it doesn't really work outside of that. I mean, sure, you could copy the DESIGN, but there'd be no significance associated with it.
-GINO - because he sucks and I just want to go back to pretending he doesn't exist.
-Megaguirus - I'd rather get Mothra if we're gonna go that way.
-Moguera - I'd rather see Mechagodzilla, and I don't even want Mechagodzilla all that much.

[Silver Kamen]

1. Mecha Godzilla. He would be played as a force for good, and Military fighter. Metal CG looks really good for some reason, I think it could be pulled off well.

2. King Ghidorah, this one is a given. My only concern is the quality of the CG.

3. Hedorah, mainly because I think he needs a Modern Revision.

4. Gigan, I don't know how he could be messed up.

5. Mothra.

[XvGojira]

No order here, just stream of mind.

Rodan - Cuz Rodan. The terror of the skies!

Ghidorah - Yeah, he is over used, but there is a reason for that.

Megalon - Yeah his movie wasn't the greatest but think about a modern update. I love bug creatures and these pics from Larry Quach make him a . .

Biollante - I actually didn't think of her until I read Jelly's comment. I do like the idea of her and could easily be brought into the 2014 canon.

Mothra - 2 reasons, it completes the Kirk-Bones-Spock trifecta of Godzilla-Mothra-Rodan and so that we could get an epic remake of Ghidora the Three-Headed Monster.

[Jorzilla]

I would love to see an American take on Mechagodzilla. I know that his character has been over-played in recent memory, but he's still one of my favorites if portrayed correctly. I'm not exactly how it would fit in a more 'serious' film-universe Legendary seems to be creating, but after watching Pacific Rim multiple times it's a remake I'd like to see.

Other than that, I'd keep it with the classics:

Mothra

King Ghidorah

Anguirus

Rodan

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

1- Hedorah. Very relevant to today's issues. Could be played straight too. See my story treatment on this board for an idea on how it can work. viewtopic.php?f=59&t=19175 Biollante could be done in a similar manner.

2-Gigan. Oh man, so many possibilities. Genetic/Cybernetic modified creature from Mutos remains? The Pacific Rim aliens decide to go all out and create a full blown warmachine creature in Gigan? Gigan may have been in pretty subpar films, but he is quite a character.

3-Rodan. Very straight forward. Anguirus too.

4-Mothra. Magic realism is where Mothra can totally work in a setting like this. But who knows, maybe they won't be afraid to expand to more.

5- King Ghidorah. Don't know how. Don't know when. Just do it. Hell, pair him up with Gigan and get both of them out of the way via the Pacific Rim aliens.

[Hybrid Gojira]

In no particular order:

Anguirus
Rodan
King Ghidorah

I'd love Gigan as well.

No to Hedorah. Hollywood already has enough "green save the earth" movies and I'm not a huge fan of Hedorah anyway.

[Ultra T-Rex]

1. Gigan - My favorite which is why he's first. Like jelly said, if this turns into a series I would prefer it to became progressively more "out there", so if they eventually tackled alien invasions he would fit right in.
2. MechaGodzilla - Of Godzilla's "big name" villains, MG is my favorite, before Ghidorah and Mothra, which makes him second on the list. Alien origin or man-made, either would work for me. The former would feel more refreshing after the Heisei and Millennium versions of the character, but if we'd get space monsters in the form of Ghidorah, Gigan, etc. in this series the latter would probably be more appropriate.
3. SpaceGodzilla - I'm relatively alone in this I know, but he's one of my favorite kaiju, I just love the design, and there's potential in his powers and being a "Godzilla clone". His movie wasn't the greatest, which is exactly what would make it exciting to see him used to his full potential. If the origin story is too ridiculous and/or convoluted they could easily alter it, like Toho has done so many times in the past.
4. Megalon - He's a cool, fun monster that's very underused. Would be awesome to see him paired up with Gigan again, as a homage to Godzilla vs. Megalon. Hopefully both of them would retain their personalities and dynamic they have together.
5. Mothra - I love Mothra, so I had to include her. If they want to work some of the more popular and recognizable monsters into the sequels then she's a solid choice. Some fans argue that she's "too weak" to be a proper foe for Godzilla, but that's stupid; regardless of how she's been portrayed at times in the past she can still be plenty powerful and fearsome, it just depends on how the filmmakers choose to portray her.

[Psycho Soldier]

1. Bagan

...sorry, let's try that again.

1. Rodan - He's very well known by kaiju standards, and almost always fun to watch. His design is also very down-to-earth, which isn't hard to make mesh with the world Legendary seems to be coming up with.

2. Biollante - Just a great kaiju in need of more screen time, really.

3. Angilas - Enough said.

4. King Ghidorah - Especially if he's a legendary planet-destroyer like in GTTHM. Given the apparent tone of next year's reboot, if he were to appear in a sequel, he could really be terrifying.

5. Battra - Some people really want Hedorah, but if we're talking about environmental themes, he's a little too on-the-nose for my tastes. I think Battra sort of embodies the same issues. He's also had the misfortune of being a cool kaiju in a terrible movie, so I wouldn't mind seeing him again at all. Granted, it'd be a bit strange to have Battra and not Mothra. But I think it could work either way.

[Henry88]

Gigan seem to have some support .

[Ultra T-Rex]

As he should.

[Silver Kamen]

[TerranigmaFreak]

King Ghidorah - Cause he's King Ghidorah, that's why.

Angilas - He was so overlooked in the last 30 years. He needs to come back.

Titanosaurus - I think he needs an update. Not many people like him, but he's so rarely used that I want to see him just because.

Megalon - He's kind of a cool insect monster and also due for an update.

[DannyBeane]

I have an idea for Ghidrah that might be a little out there and yet feel like a 60's Godzilla movie. Remember that space corporation that was in the news for wanting to mine asteroids? What if the movie takes place like 10-20 years in the future when space mining is a legit thing and miners mining the asteroids between Jupiter/Mars accidentally awaken Ghidrah and draw him back to Earth? Imagine if Ghidrah had some sort of telepathic ability to read minds/control people that was similar to drifting in Pacific Rim and thats how he finds out about Earth/The people find out how he was the destroyer of planets. Just the vision of seeing Miners in astronaut suits accidentally uncovering Ghidrah and waking up sends shivers down my spine. You're in space millions of miles away from Earth and you have this impossibly large 3 headed space dragon waking up around you.

[Silver Kamen]

[MekaGojira3k]

Angilas
Rodan
King Ghidorah
MechaGodzilla
Gigan

[XvGojira]

[klen7]

[Psycho Soldier]

[swfreakjpb]

[Silver Kamen]

^
Many questions have just arisen.

[Ultraseven]

1) Megaguirus. I really like Meg.
2) Biollante. A plant mutated from Godzilla is just a plain cool idea.
3) Kameba. Stand-in for Gamera and a plausible monster. No magic twins, cyborgs or space monsters in Legendary universe, please.
4) Anguirus. "Realistic" monsters rules.
5) Baragon. The same as 4.

[jellydonut25]

[Ultra T-Rex]

[jrichreturns]

1. King Ghidorah: I like the space mining stuff, but set in the third film or have a fuel shortage occur and it turns out Mars is rich with a powerful, clean-burning fossil fuel and have King Ghidorah be sleeping there. Have him also be awakened by the companies exploiting this fuel and sorta cool to have the ideas of dragons from an ancestral memory of him attacking the Earth long ago.
2. Anguiras: Mutant appearing In the Southwest with maybe others of his kind that aren't as big and mutated. IE: Herd leader.
3. Rodan: Maybe have to make it realistic have small fibers on its anterior end that look like small hairs like most pterasaurs, but other than that a combo of GFW and 93 Rodan would be good.
4.Hedorah: Kinda fits
5. Dagarah: Oh I know. Why that? Thor 2 and the first Hulk film had really obscure villains, so maybe a mutant marine reptile would be cool to see.