by KingKaiju » Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:59 pm
The problem is that, none of those monsters has the appeal and recognition that Godzilla has. You don't have to be a Godzilla fan to know who Godzilla is, he's an international icon, and people can use that. Rodan, Ghidorah, Gaira, Sanda, Mothra, I'm sure people will recognize them as Godzilla characters, but I doubt most people will turn and say "Oh look, Rodan!" More likely they'll get the "Oh look, it's a ripoff of Godzilla..."
I think what'll more likely happen is, if this movie is a big success and they decide to go with a sequel, they'll more likely introduce classic characters as they go. I know Gareth Edwards did mention that he'd be into a Destroy All Monsters type movie if he did a sequel. I'm sure with that they'd be willing to bring in some classics. Judging off the tone and direction that this movie seems to be headed though, I have a hard time seeimg them implement Monsters from space, like Ghidorah and Gigan, unless they want to give them some earth-like twist, which I don't want with those type of characters.