The Director of GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS Explains Why The Monsters are Called Titans Not Kaiju
If you have ever called the giant monsters in WB’s MonsterVerse franchise, MUTO or Kaiju, according to director Michael Dougherty, you are wrong because they are called Titans. I’m guilty of calling Godzilla and the other creatures Kaiju, I’ve also seen a lot of other people refer to them as MUTO’s of Kaiju as well. So, what’s the difference?
The director of Godzilla: King of the Monsters recently took to the official Twitter account to explain the difference and while it seems like a minor thing, it’s actually very significant. With so many people calling the monsters Kaiju, the director must have felt he had to clarify that, saying:
People have asked why we refer to the creatures as Titans instead of MUTOs or Kaiju.
1) MUTO stands for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism, so once a creature is identified & classified, it’s technically no longer a MUTO so Monarch had to come up with a new term: Titan.
2) Besides sounding cool, the definition of a Titan matches the history of the creatures as the First Gods and ties back to their ancient mythic roots.
I’m not sure if Kaiju fans will be convinced by this explanation, but tell us what you think about it below!