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Netflix Releases Mysterious Teaser For New Gamera Project Entitled ‘Rebirth’

November 21, 2022

It took a decade to kick off the MonsterVerse and longer for the Reiwa period of kaiju cinema to start paying dividends to fans around the world with Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman. Two major players are ...

‘Halloween’ Director John Carpenter Explains Why He Doesn’t Like Legendary’s Godzilla Movies: “They Lack Charm”

JB Augustine

November 9, 2022

Movies

John Carpenter, one of the most celebrated filmmakers to work in the horror genre, wrapped up screening his favorite Japanese monster movies hosted by Shout Factory. John Carpenter via The Director's Chair,...

Indie Toymaker Titanic Creations Adds Two Freaky Kaiju To Its “Colossal Creatures ‘Soul Wars’” Line

JB Augustine

October 8, 2022

Collectibles and Toys

Upstart toymakers Titanic Creations unleashed their signature Colossal Creatures "Soul Wars" series of figures this year and are adding two new bizarre but marvelously detailed kaiju. They are the hybrid monste...

Director John Carpenter Collaborating With Shout Factory TV For Marathon Celebrating Godzilla And Kaiju Filmmaker Ishiro Honda

JB Augustine

September 30, 2022

Movies

John Carpenter, the acclaimed director behind Halloween and The Thing, is participating in a collaboration that pays tribute to one of his favorite movie monsters of all time — Godzilla. Source: Godzilla (2...

Legendary And Warner Bros. Announce Godzilla And Kong Will Be Teaming Up Against “A Colossal Undiscovered Threat” In Next MonsterVerse Film

JB Augustine

September 2, 2022

Movies

The next installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse is being called a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong and, with that in mind, you have to wonder how Adam Wingard is going to top the slugfest in the last film. Sour...

Leaked Character Descriptions May Give Away Plot Details Of Apple TV Godzilla Series As It Finds Its Stars In Kurt And Wyatt Russell

JB Augustine

July 22, 2022

Movies, Television

New casting updates - one an official announcement and the other an unconfirmed leak - that hint at big things coming to the MonsterVerse have emerged for Apple TV Plus’s Godzilla series. Source: Godzilla v...

Godzilla Fan Alters Destoroyah Roar To Frighteningly Fit The MonsterVerse

JB Augustine

June 2, 2022

Movies

Out of all Godzilla’s foes, Destoroyah has a status like no other. Though making only one cinematic appearance in 70 years (Godzilla vs. Destoroyah in 1995), the remorseless Titan killer left his mark when he f...

John Wick’s Chad Stahelski Heading Up Series Adaptation of Project Nemesis Novels

JB Augustine

May 11, 2022

Television

John Wick director Chad Stahelski is trading in Keanu Reeves and the underground world of contract killers for giant monsters of the genetically engineered kind in an adaptation of the Nemesis Saga novel series...

Trailer For Thai/Chinese Kaiju Film The Lake Shows Off Terrifying Practical Effects

JB Augustine

April 18, 2022

Movies

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In a time where everything has gone CG including giant monsters, practically done creatures have become a novelty throughout most of the world. This includes China which has produced a few notable kaiju movies ...

Menacing Unused Godzilla Design Meant For Final Wars Resurfaces In New Images

JB Augustine

March 7, 2022

Movies

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Godzilla had a really weird time 22 years ago as he transitioned to the New Millennium. Toho didn’t really stay in one direction with the kaiju king for very long during the span at that point when a phase of r...

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