Japan's GODZILLA Movie Gets Teaser Art and ATTACK ON TITAN Directors

With the worldwide success of Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla, the interest in the legendary monster has skyrocketed. Everyone who enjoyed Edwards' vision are quietly anticipating the release of the sequel on June 8, 2018. Well, if you can’t wait that long, there's a Japanese version of Godzilla in development.

Last year, we reported that Toho Studio, the parent company that is leasing Godzilla rights to Warner Brothers, is making their own Godzilla movie in Japan. Variety announced that Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi will be co-directing the movie that will be released in 2016. The directors are known for their work on Neon Genesis Evangelion and the upcoming live-action adaptation of Attack on Titan.

Anno will be penning the film and Higuchi will be taking care of the SFX. The two have previously worked together on the anime series Evanglion

Toho released this statement:

Ever since Hollywood announced that ‘Godzilla’ was to be resurrected, the expectation for another Japanese Godzilla grew. And if we were to newly produce, we looked into Japanese creators who were the most knowledgeable and who had the most passion for Godzilla

With this statement, they also released the teaser image above to go with it.

This is going to be an interesting situation. It is said that the Toho version of Godzilla is going to be released worldwide. What does this mean for the franchise? How will this affect Edwards' sequel? If I were Toho, I would worry about flooding the market. Do you think this will help the franchise or hurt it?

GeekTyrant Homepage