GODZILLA MINUS ONE Black and White Remaster Will Get a U.S. Theatrical Run!
I’ve got some exciting news! The remastered black-and-white version of Godzilla MInus One will get a theatrical run in the U.S.! This version of the film, which is titled Godzilla-1.0/C (Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color), was originally announced for Japan only, so the fact that Toho International is bringing it to the states is awesome!
Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color will hit U.S. theaters on Friday, January 26th and it will run in theaters through February 1st. The black and white version was released in Japan on Jan. 12.
Takashi Yamazaki, director, writer and VFX supervisor said in a statement: “I was very happy that the North American audience embraced Godzilla Minus One, and now I am very pleased to be able to release a black-and-white version for North America as well. Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color will bring a new and visceral experience to audiences.”
The director has been working on this remaster for a long time as a cut-by-cut production instead of just making it monochrome for the sake of it. The filmmaker previously said:
"We are now able to announce Godzilla-1.0/C, which we have been working on for a long time. Rather than just making it monochrome, it is a cut by cut, I had them make adjustments while making full use of various mattes, as if they were creating a new movie. What I was aiming for was a style that looked like it was taken by masters of monochrome photography. We were able to unearth the texture of the skin and the details of the scenery that were hidden in the photographed data. Then, a frightening Godzilla, just like the one in the documentary, appeared. By eliminating color, a new sense of reality emerges. Please live and resist further fear at the theater."
It’s going to be so cool to be able to experience this movie in a whole new way!
So far, the film has made close to $51 million at U.S. box office, making it the highest-grossing Japanese live-action or animated film released Stateside and the no. 5 highest-grossing non-English language film at the U.S. box office.