New Synopsis Teases Bigger Stakes, Including A Second Monster, In ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’
Godzilla Minus Zero has yet to stomp onto screens worldwide – which will surely happen as it did with Minus One – and the film is already shaking the ground. Fans circle with curiosity, wondering how Toho and Takashi Yamazaki will further reinvent the legendary monster in their next installment.
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They are definitely in for a real shockwave, but we won’t know the magnitude until what could be lurking beneath the surface is revealed. Toho hasn’t confirmed anything – not that we expect them to at this juncture – but a new summary, though unconfirmed, may tell us something.
It comes to us from the SFFGazette, and the synopsis claims actors from the main cast will return, the US military will finally get involved in Japan’s monster affairs, and there may be more than one threat emerging from the depths, aside from a regenerated Godzilla.
The summary begins, “Following the devastation of Godzilla’s first rampage in ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ Kōichi Shikishima is determined to lead a quiet life, rebuilding his family with Noriko (Minami Hamabe) and young Akiko (Sae Nagatani) while stepping away from the nightmares of war and monsters.”
It continues, “However, peace is short-lived when Godzilla returns, fully regenerated, larger and more ferocious, while something ancient begins to stir beneath Aokigahara near Mount Fuji, endangering the fragile nation and forcing Kōichi to reconsider his promise.”
And it concludes, “With stakes higher than ever, Kōichi reluctantly returns to the fight, teaming up with old comrades, and U.S.-Japan alliance forces to confront the two kaiju and protect those he loves, especially as Noriko’s cell connection to Godzilla strengthens, pulling her dangerously closer to the monster’s rage.”
Again, Toho hasn’t confirmed or denied the accuracy or substance of any of this, but it has raised expectations, which were already simmering before this would-be update. Suspicions of a second Kaiju, for instance, have been high all along, with many fans anticipating that either Ghidorah or Hedorah is ready to stage a comeback.
It’s believed the poster offers some not-so-secret clues, and Yamazaki has a revamp of Ghidorah under his belt in the Godzilla ride he directed. So the case for the three-headed menace is compelling, but we are curbing our expectations, as it would be too soon in our view to introduce him when they can build slowly to a terraforming alien threat.
Hedorah, meanwhile, hasn’t been properly reinterpreted in decades despite references all over the Godzilla extended universe of anime and manga. However, that could be more wishful thinking on the part of the smog monster’s starved devotees. We will see when Godzilla Minus Zero (and company) rampages into theaters in Japan and North America in November.
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