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‘Pacific Rim’ Director Guillermo Del Toro Explains The Impact The Original ‘Godzilla’ Had On Him

January 3, 2023

Toho’s Gojira is a benchmark of cinema that stood the test of time. Its warnings about the bomb and nuclear testing are a product of its time but they resonate clearly today. Moreover, the film set a trend crea...

‘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,...

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...

Godzilla Rises Again At IDW This Fall In Monsters & Protectors—All Hail The King! By Returning Creative Team

JB Augustine

August 5, 2022

Comic Books

The King will rise again and all will hail when Godzilla returns in a new five-issue miniseries from IDW entitled Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors—All Hail The King! Source: IDW Publishing RELATED:&nb...

Sequel To Godzilla Vs. Kong Gets Its Release Date, Will Feature Godzilla

JB Augustine

July 7, 2022

Movies

We have updates about the Godzilla vs. Kong sequel that’s in the works from returning director Adam Wingard and Legendary Pictures, and the big one is the ever-so-awaited release window. The official Twitter of...

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...

New Shin Ultraman Teaser Gives First Look At Updated Versions Of Classic Villains

Spencer Baculi

April 17, 2022

Movies

A new teaser-trailer for Shin Ultraman, the classic tokusatsu hero’s upcoming cinematic outing, has given fans their first look at the film’s villains, revealing updated looks for some of the franchise’s classi...

Makoto Shinkai’s New Film ‘Suzume No Tojimari’ Releases First Trailer And Key Art

John F. Trent

April 11, 2022

Anime

Toho, CoMix Wave Films, and STORY Inc released the first trailer for director Makoto Shinkai's upcoming film Suzumu no Tojimari. Source: Suzume no Tojimari The film will follow 17-year-old Suzume as she ...

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

JB Augustine

March 7, 2022

Movies

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...

New Toho Godzilla Movie Could Be In the Works

JB Augustine

February 21, 2022

Movies

Toho Co. has largely hit pause on homemade live-action Godzilla movies since Shin Godzilla in 2016 although they were generous since that time with animated content between the Netflix anime trilogy and Singula...

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