by jellydonut25 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:34 pm
In terms of likelihood (for the original kaiju, not those recycled) to me it goes:
Battra - We know Mothra will return, so why not her evil twin? We've recently seen at least an interesting concept of there being a pair of evil Shobijin to counterbalance the good ones we've always known.
Biollante - I don't think there's anything about Biollante that NEEDS to be present aside from "Godzilla mixed with a plant." I understand there's more to her due to there also being human DNA from Erica in her, but Godzilla mixed with a plant made by a mad scientist is definitely a concept that could be revisited.
MechaKing Ghidorah - A cybernetic kaiju, perhaps controlled by an evil force this time rather than a good guy/girl. It could be an interesting take, it's been done in other media, and we know there's a high probability of seeing Ghidorah again so, why not the mechanized version?
SpaceGodzilla - In addition to his popularity (which I'll honestly never really understand. As has been said, he's basically just Godzilla with crystal shoulders), I think if we're bringing in outer space kaiju, we could bring in something that would slightly change his background. Rather than actively coming from space, perhaps a space organism comes to Earth and melds with some of Godzilla's DNA or something.
Destoroyah - If you're just creating a giant crustacean and not mentioning the Oxygen Destroyer at all, then to me, it's not really Destoroyah. I don't have any great LOVE or fondness of the character to be super beholden to that idea, but it feels so intrinsically tied to the OD that just a giant crustacean creature with a beam of some kind would feel like a different kaiju to me. And then what possible reason would you have for naming it Destoroyah? It'd be a DINO, honestly.
As for where I'd rate the realistic chances of seeing any of them, pretty low in the immediate future. The American series doesn't seem to want to delve into characters that are as bright and colorful as these (though Biollante could fit into that mold) and the Japanese series we're told at the moment is going to be pretty ominous, and maybe they're not interested in getting quite that silly yet.
I wouldn't hold my breath to see it any time soon, though I think those top 3 could re-appear in a G flick before TOO long.