It was surprising news to most people when Toho announced that they will be producing their first home-grown Godzilla movie in over a decade, following the success of the US-produced Gareth Edwards movie. And now we have our directors. Not only that, but we also have the first official image: Toho have announced that Hideaki Anno […]
Warner Bros. set to remake King Kong vs. Godzilla
With all of its casting news floating around (read here, here and here), it looks as though Kong: Skull Island‘s sequel could be grabbing all the headlines. Deadline are reporting that Legendary Pictures’ Thomas Tull is moving Kong: Skull Island away from Universal’s distribution to Warner Bros. as they have had a very fruitful working relationship in the past. […]
Godzilla 2 will be “bigger and better” says writer
Gareth Edward’s Godzilla didn’t win over everyone who went to go and see the film last year, with many complaining that it took “too long” for The King of the Monsters to show up. However the movie made enough money to greenlight a sequel, which is bringing back director Gareth Edwards and writer Max Borenstein. […]
Highest grossing movies of 2014
While 2014 has given us some brilliant movies (Guardians of the Galaxy, The LEGO Movie, Boyhood, Nightcrawler, Edge of Tomorrow, to name a few), the box office numbers have not reflected the quality. In terms of domestic growth, the top four movies of last year (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Iron Man 3, Frozen and […]
2015 Visual Effects Academy Award shortlist revealed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a shortlist of films for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars, with the 10 contenders set to be whittled down to five for the final nomination…. Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Godzilla Guardians of […]
The most pirated movies of 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, Excipio has posted the list of the 20 most pirated movies of the year, with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street narrowly edging out Disney’s blockbuster animation Frozen with more than 30 million illegal downloads over the past twelve months. Via Variety, here’s a list of the top […]
Toho announces a new Japanese Godzilla movie for 2016
Japanese studio Toho have announced that they will be producing a brand new Godzilla movie, produced in their home country, set for release in 2016. This will be two years before Gareth Edward’s sequel to this year’s blockbuster Godzilla and the first home-grown Godzilla movie in a decade. The US-Godzilla turned in a global total of $524 […]
Godzilla joins Pacific Rim Uprising in Japanese poster mash-up
No, it’s not a crossover between Godzilla and Pacific Rim – although that has previously been teased as a possibility – but the King of the Monsters is sharing space with the Jaegers in a new poster from illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin to promote the upcoming Japanese releases of Pacific Rim Uprising and Godzilla: City on […]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters director teases connection to original 1954 Godzilla
As production continues on Godzilla: King of the Monsters, director Michael Dougherty has taken to Twitter to share the following image, which features an interesting connection with Toho’s original 1954 movie… Godzilla fans will recognise the above as the Oxygen Destroyer, a weapon designed by Dr. Serizawa which is used to kill the King of the Monsters […]
Get a glimpse of Godzilla with King of the Monsters behind-the-scenes photo
Deep into production on Godzilla: King of the Monsters, director Michael Dougherty has taken to Twitter to share a behind-the-scenes photo from the set of the upcoming sequel, which features a cockpit in front of a projection of the legendary kaiju, presumably as a stand-in for the actor(s) to react to. Check it out here… […]
