For a character who is, essentially, a big lizard, Godzilla has had remarkable staying power, going from the Hiroshima metaphor of the 1950s classic original to Gareth Edwards’ rather remarkable 2014 blockbuster reboot. The U.S. version of the character has both a sequel and a match-up with King Kong in the near future, but the deal struck with Legendary means that Toho, the producers of the original films, still have the rights to make Japanese-language movies with the character, and they did exactly that this summer.
“Godzilla Resurgence” or “Shin Godzilla” sees apparently the biggest creature yet attacking Tokyo, with “Neon Genesis Evangelion” creator Hideaki Anno as co-director, and proved to be a box office hit this summer in Japan, becoming the biggest live-action movie of the year so far there. A U.S. release for the movie is on the way next month, and a first U.S. trailer has arrived, courtesy of Funimation.
It’s stylishly put together, and quite rightly follows in the footsteps of the marketing campaign for the U.S. version by hiding the title character away for most of it, until a money shot at the very end. Anyway, there’s some striking imagery here and it all looks quite well put together, so we’re intrigued to see how the finished film turns out. You can check it out on October 11th — watch the trailer below.
