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    Source: Funko Official Movie Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Special Thanks to Jessica Piha-Grafstein Funko has provided product specs and pics of their new figures and keychains based on Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures’ GODZILLA VS. KONG. The movie will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on March 26, 2021. Funko’s GODZILLA VS. KONG collectibles can be purchased from stores and online retailers including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Entertainment Earth, Hot Topic, Box Lunch, FYE and Books-a-Million. POP Movies: GODZILLA VS. KONG- 10″ Kong Item Number: 50853 Product Size: Height Approximately 10 Inches Material: Vinyl Release Date: April 28, 2021 Price: $30.00 2021 brings the anticipated released and ultimate showdown of GODZILLA VS. KONG. Jumbo Pop! Kong is ready to take the fight to the next level. Which colossal creature will win

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: godzilla.com Toho has launched a new Godzilla channel on YouTube to celebrate the King of the Monsters and its nearly seven decades of entertainment with the world. It’s just starting out, but expect to see a number of classic and exclusive content coming soon! Be sure to subscribe! Visit the Godzilla channel on YouTube at youtube.com/c/GodzillaToho. About Toho International Inc. Toho International Inc (Toho Int.)., is the U.S. established incorporated company, and is the subsidiary of Toho Co., Ltd. that manages and commercializes Toho’s intellectual property portfolio through innovative and engaging physical products and digital experiences across multitudes of categories, from toys, apparels, food & beverages, app games, and VR games. Toho Int. comprises two main lines of business; International Licensing and Motion Picture Productions. With new forces from licensing/sales/marketing on board, Toho Int.’s current

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: godzilla.com Special Thanks to Jennifer Cruz Super7 is excited to collaborate with Toho International, Inc. to bring the King of the Monsters into its world of ReAction figures and more. The debut 3.75″ articulated Godzilla ReAction figure is scheduled to arrive this summer, along with a capsule collection, offering various products, including apparel and accessories. More Godzilla product will follow later in the year, escalating in 2022 with ULTIMATES! figures. “It is not a stretch to say that Godzilla may be the most important license to Super7’s history, and one we hold with possibly too much reverence,” said Super7 Founder & Owner, Brian Flynn. “The genesis of Super7 started with Godzilla, and we can’t wait to add that same Super7 love and affection to Godzilla’s future.” Super7 launched in 2001 as a magazine

    Rathalos from Screen Gems and Constantin Films MONSTER HUNTER. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 2020 SONY PICTURES DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MOVIE © 2020 CONSTANTIN FILM PRODUKTION GMBH

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    Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Toho-Towa Co., Ltd. Official Movie Site: monsterhunter.movie (US), monsterhunter-movie.jp (Japan) Sony Pictures’ MONSTER HUNTER is now playing in theaters worldwide. The fantasy action movie is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (RESIDENT EVIL film series) and based on the global video game series phenomenon MONSTER HUNTER (モンスターハンター, Monsutā Hantā) by Capcom. Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her unit (TI Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta) to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile and unknown environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Pony Canyon Official Site: confidenceman-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE This sequel isn’t a “scam”! Toho Co., Ltd. and Pony Canyon have provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP -EPISODE OF THE PRINCESS- (コンフィデンスマンJP　プリンセス編, Konfidensuman JP Purinsesu-hen). The movie was originally scheduled to open in Japan on May 1, 2020 but was delayed to July 23 due to the pandemic. It is now being offered for international distribution by Pony Canyon. -EPISODE OF THE PRINCESS- is the second feature film based on Fuji TV series THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP (2018). The first, THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP – THE MOVIE (コンフィデンスマンJP the movie, Konfidensuman JP the movie), premiered in May 2019 and was an instant box office hit. Even before “Confidence Fever” has a chance to cool down,

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Pony Canyon Official Site: the-promised-neverland-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Over 25 million copies sold worldwide! An extraordinarily suspenseful prison break story! The "forbidden" live-action film adaptation will come to the big screen! Toho Co., Ltd. and Pony Canyon have provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from THE PROMISED NEVERLAND (約束のネバーランド, Yakusoku no Nebārando). The film, an extraordinarily suspenseful prison break story, is a live action adaptation of the manga of the same name by writer Kaiu Shirai and artist Posuka Demizu that has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since August 2016. An anime television series adaptation ran from January to March 2019,with a second season set to premiere in January 2021. “Children being happily raised in an orphanage were actually being reared as food to be offered to demons.” This work with

    Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2020 Love Me, Love Me Not (Animation) Film Partners ©I.Sakisaka/Shueisha

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: furifura-movie-animation.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res images from the anime feature film LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT (アニメーション映画『思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ』, Animēshon Eiga Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare). This feature film sequel to STROBE EDGE (ストロボ・エッジ, Sutorobo Ejji) and BLUE SPRING RIDE (アオハライド, Aoharaido, 2014) completes the animation adaptations of Io Sakisaka's same-named girls' comic trilogy. LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT is produced by A-1 Pictures of SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE – (劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-, Gekijō-ban Sōdoāto Onrain -Odinaru sukēru-, 2017) fame. Originally scheduled for May 29, 2020, the Japanese theatrical release of LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT was rescheduled to September 18 due to the pandemic. A live-action film adaptation was released by Toho on August 18. STORY Yuna, a

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    Consumer-Focused Initiative Combines Traditional Theatrical Release Windows Worldwide With Exclusive Concurrent One Month Streaming Access Period Domestically On HBO Max Source: Warner Bros. Pictures press release Today, the Warner Bros. Pictures Group announced that it has committed to releasing its 2021 film slate via a unique, consumer-focused distribution model in which Warner Bros. will continue to exhibit the films theatrically worldwide, while adding an exclusive one month access period on the HBO Max streaming platform in the U.S. concurrent with the film’s domestic release. The hybrid model was created as a strategic response to the impact of the ongoing global pandemic, particularly in the U.S. Following the one month HBO Max access period domestically, each film will leave the platform and continue theatrically in the U.S. and international territories, with all customary distribution windows applying to the title. All films will be available

    Studio Chizu presents a Watch Party in celebration of the 2nd Anniversary release of Mamoru Hosoda’s film, MIRAI. Image courtesy of Strangely Compelling Multimedia. © 2018 STUDIO CHIZU

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    Source: Strangely Compelling Multimedia press release Official Site: mirai-no-mirai.jp (Japan), MiraiMovie.com (US) ​Studio Chizu is proud to announce, f​rom Academy Award-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda (SUMMER WARS,​ ​WOLF CHILDREN)​ , ​in partnership with North American distributor ​GKIDS, a​ nd anime convention A​ nime NYC​, a Press Play Twitter Watch Party in celebration of MIRAI’s (未来のミライ, Mirai no Mirai, 2018) Anniversary Film release.​ Fans are invited to join the celebratory Watch Party with their p​hysical ​and ​digital c​opies of MIRAI on November 20th, 2020 at 5:00pm PST. Join the Happy Hour an hour early at 4:00pm PST to join Academy Award nominee Yuichiro Saito, Studio Chizu co-founder and producer of MIRAI, as he interacts with the fans answering some questions plus share some special moments. Now streaming on Netflix, MIRAI is also available for purchase as B​ lu-ray, DVD

    Shun Oguri and Gen Hoshino portray to men with opposing interests who are both investigating a decades-pld crime in the Toho thriller THE VOICE OF SIN. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2020 “The Voice of Sin” Film Partners

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: tsuminokoe.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Shun Oguri x Gen Hoshino… an unsolved case that shook Japan. Toho and Tokyo Broadcasting System have provided press notes and photos for their new crime thriller THE VOICE OF SIN (罪の声, Tsumi no Koe). The movie brings together two of Japan’s top actors — Shun Oguri (BOYS OVER FLOWERS series, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO, MUSEUM, GINTAMA series) and Gen Hoshino (WHY DON’T YOU PLAY IN HELL?, MIRAI, SAMURAI SHIFTERS) — for the first time, and is based on the 2016 best-selling novel of the same name by Takeshi Shiota. The film is directed by Nobuhiro Doi (BE WITH YOU, THE WINGS OF THE KIRIN) from a screenplay by Akiko Nogi (LIBRARY WARS series, I AM A HERO). THE VOICE OF SIN opens in Japanese cinemas

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: doraemon-3d.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res images from STAND BY ME DORAEMON 2 (STAND BY ME ドラえもん 2), the upcoming sequel to the smash hit 2014 film STAND BY ME DORAEMON. Celebrating Doraemon 50th anniversary, this 3DCG anime movie recreates story from the 2000 short film DORAEMON: A GRANDMOTHER’S RECOLLECTIONS (おばあちゃんの思い出, Doraemon: Obāchan no Omoide). STAND BY ME DORAEMON co-directors Takashi Yamazaki (ALWAYS- SUNSET ON THIRD STREET trilogy, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, LUPIN III: THE FIRST) and Ryuichi Yagi (BIOHAZARD Ø, FRIENDS: NAKI ON MONSTER ISLAND) return to helm the film. STAND BY ME DORAEMON 2 was originally scheduled for a Japanese theatrical release this past August 8th. That date was given to the traditionally animated feature DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA’S NEW

    Kaiju design by Eiji Yamamori for the upcoming Netflix anime series GODZILLA SINGULAR POINT. Image courtesy of Toho. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: godzilla-sp.jp (Japan), Godzilla Singular Point | Netflix (US) Official Twitter: twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP (Japan) Special Thanks to Jennifer Cruz Netflix announces an all new original anime series GODZILLA SINGULAR POINT (ゴジラ S.P ＜シンギュラポイント＞, Gojira S.P < Shingyura Pointo >) featuring a brand new cast and original story set to premiere globally on Netflix in 2021. ● Following the success of Godzilla anime films, GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS (GODZILLA 怪獣惑星, Gojira Kaijū Wakusei, 2017), GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE (GODZILLA 決戦機動増殖都市, Gojira Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi, 2018), and GODZILLA: THE PLANET EATER (GODZILLA 星を喰う者, Gojira Hoshi wo Kuu Mono, 2018) comes an all new original anime series from director Atsushi Takahashi (DORAEMON THE MOVIE 2017: GREAT ADVENTURE IN THE ANTARCTIC KACHI KOCHI). ● Anime studio bones (MY HERO ACADEMIA) in partnership with studio Orange,

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    Source: GKIDS Inc. press release Official Site: lupin-3rd-movie.com (Japan), gkids.com/films/lupin-the-3rd-the-first (US) GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, brings LUPIN III: THE FIRST (ルパン三世　THE FIRST, Rupan Sansei THE FIRST) to U.S. cinemas in October. The movie is based on the manga by Monkey Punch ans is directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the ALWAYS- SUNSET ON THIRD STREET trilogy, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (SPACE BATTLESHIP ヤマト, Uchu Senkan Yamato, 2010) and THE ETERNAL ZERO (永遠の0, Eien no Zero, 2013). The iconic “gentleman thief” Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of a dark cabal that will stop at nothing to resurrect the Third Reich. The gang undertakes trap-filled tombs, aerial escapades and daring

    SCHLOCK-O-RAMA IV. Image courtesy of Avery Guerra.

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    Source: Avery Guerra Official Site: mahoningdit.com The Mahoning Drive-In Theater in Lehighton, PA is sure to delight monster and sci-fi movies fans with great events this July and August. First up is SCHLOCK-O-RAMA IV, a 10 film event the kicks off Friday, July 24 and features such greats as KING KONG VS GODZILLA, VALLEY OF GWANGI, FORBIDDEN PLANET, WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS and BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS. Then on Tuesday, August 4, the Toho classic DESTROY ALL MONSTERS will be screened in 35mm. Read on for details... The Mahoning Drive-In Theater 635 Seneca RoadLehighton, PA 18235 SCHLOCK-O-RAMA IV General Ticket (Per Person) $10.00 Friday 7/24: BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS Q VALLEY OF GWANGI MONSTROID Saturday 7/25: KING KONG VS .GODZILLA WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN THE GIANT GILA MONSTER Sunday 7/26: FORBIDDEN PLANET HOUSE ON HAUNTED

    Conan Edogawa awaits the call to return to the big screen in his next movie, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE SCARLET BULLET. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2020 GOSHO AOYAMA/DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Translation: Benjamin Chaffins Official Site: conan-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho has provided information and high-res images from their new anime film, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE SCARLET BULLET (????????????, Meitantei Konan Hiiro no Dangan). The 24th installment in the blockbuster series based on the Detective Conan manga by Gosho Aoyama was scheduled for nationwide release in Japan on April 17th, but is now listed as “coming soon” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous movie in the series, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE FIST OF BLUE SAPPHIRE (?????? ????????????????, Meitantei Konan Konj? no Ken (Konji ~Youno Fisuto), recorded the highest box office revenue of the franchise so far, earning 9.37 billion yen in Japan. It was also the seventh consecutive Detective Conan movie to top its predecessor in ticket sales. Directing DETECTIVE CONAN: THE SCARLET BULLET is Tomoka Nagaoka, who

    Conan Edogawa -- and his friends and foes -- will return to the big screen in 2021. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2020 GOSHO AOYAMA/DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd., TMS Entertainment Official Site: conan-movie.jp (Japan) Toho and TMS Entertainment have rescheduled the Japanese theatrical release of the anime film, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE SCARLET BULLET (????????????, Meitantei Konan Hiiro no Dangan), for April 2021. The 24th installment in the blockbuster series based on the Detective Conan manga by Gosho Aoyama was intended for a nationwide release this past April 17th, but was pulled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see SciFi Japan`s earlier DETECTIVE CONAN: THE SCARLET BULLET coverage for plot details and a high res image gallery for the film. About Toho Company. Ltd. Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Tokyo, Toho Company, Ltd. is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known worldwide as the producer of twenty-eight Godzilla motion pictures, based upon a character the company unleashed on the world back in

    Detective Manabu Kagaya (Yudai Chiba)and serial killer Yoshiharu Urano (Ryo Narita) face off once again in the Toho thriller STOLEN IDENTITY 2. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2020 'Stolen Identity 2' Film Partners

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: sumaho-otoshita.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE In November 2018, Toho Co., Ltd. released the thriller STOLEN IDENTITY (?????????????, Sumaho o Otoshita Dakenanoni). The movie, based on the acclaimed mystery novel He Just Dropped His Smartphone, written by Akira Shiga, was a hit that ended up earning 1.9 billion yen at the box office so the studio made the safe bet with STOLEN IDENTITY 2 (????????????? ???????, Sumaho o Otoshita Dake Nanoni Toraware no Satsujinki), a sequel adapted from the second book in the series, which traces the outcome of a new crime several months after the events of the first story. In the first movie, a man loses his smartphone, It is found by a serial killer, who hacks the phone and then begins stalking the man`s girlfriend. Depicting an ever-present danger that could befall anyone

    Conan Edogawa and his friends are back on the big screen in the 23rd Detective Conan movie, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE FIST OF BLUE SAPPHIRE. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2019 GOSHO AOYAMA/DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved..

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    The Massive Hit Series Returns to Cinemas! Source: Toho Co., Ltd., TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. Official Site: conan-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho and TMS Entertainment have provided information and high-res images from their new anime film, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE FIST OF BLUE SAPPHIRE (?????? ????????????????, Meitantei Konan Konj? no Ken (Konji ~Youno Fisuto). The the 23rd installment in the blockbuster series based on the Detective Conan manga by Gosho Aoyama will be released nationwide in Japan on April 12th. The previous movie in the series, DETECTIVE CONAN: ZERO THE ENFORCER (?????? ??????????????, Meitantei Konan Zero no Shikk? Hito (Shikkk? Nin) 2018), recorded the highest box office revenue of the franchise so far, earning 9.18 billion yen in Japan. It was also the top earning Japanese animated movie of 2018. Directing DETECTIVE CONAN: THE FIST OF BLUE SAPPHIRE is Tomoka Nagaoka,

    Yuhki Isayama (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and Nami Isayama (Haruka Ayase) have some marital issues in CAUTION, HAZARDOUS WIFE: THE MOVIE. Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2020

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Nippon TV Official Site: okusama-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The mighty wife returns! Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from their upcoming action drama, CAUTION, HAZARDOUS WIFE: THE MOVIE (??????????, Okusama wa, Tori Atsukai Ch?i). The Japanese version of the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie MR. & MRS. SMITH, the film is a continuation of the hit television series CAUTION, HAZARDOUS WIFE, which debuted in October 2017 and hit a peak 25.6% rating share during its broadcast run on Nippon TV. The movie is directed by Toya Sato, the filmmaker behind the blockbuster KAIJI series (2010-20) and GATCHAMAN (??????, 2013). CAUTION, HAZARDOUS WIFE: THE MOVIE was originally scheduled to open in Japanese cinemas on June 5, but is now listed as "coming soon" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    A selection of pre-production art and sculpts from various stages of TriStar Pictures` initial, unrealized version of their American GODZILLA movie. © 1993-1995 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Interviews, Never-Before-Seen Photos, Storyboards, and Production Art from Sony Pictures` Abandoned First Attempt Author: Keith Aiken Special Thanks to: Please See ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Below A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE On May 16, 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures released GODZILLA, a $160 million American adaptation of the long-running Toho Co. franchise. Co-produced by Legendary Pictures and directed by Gareth Edwards, the film finally gave many fans what they had long hoped to see... a big-budget, Hollywood take on the King of the Monsters with state-of-the-art visual effects. Well-received by critics and audiences, the new GODZILLA was a box office success, with a sequel announced for 2018. The generally positive reviews for the 2014 film were a sharp contrast to the reception given the first Godzilla movie made by an American studio. In October 1992, TriStar Pictures (a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment) announced that they

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