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If you can afford it and have a decent sized screen, it's well worth getting the 4k version of Godzilla Minus One, as it looks absolutely stunning and will let you relive the thrills of those attacks on Tokyo over and over again. The menu system is clean and simple, easy to use for scene selection. This will take pride of place in any monster fan's collection....

As the format continues to gain traction, here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK.

Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.

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China’s long-term bond yields have fallen below Japan’s for the first time, a momentous economic shift indicative of growing deflationary pressures.

As reported by the Financial Times, this economic trend is raising fears of “Japanification” in China, where authorities face mounting challenges to support yields, with parallels being drawn to Japan’s economic stagnation in the 1990s. These fiscal and monetary shifts are leaving their mark on both nations’ entertainment sectors, where responses to economic pressures are shaping strategies for growth and sustainability.

China’s entertainment industry is navigating an economic slowdown through robust growth in digital media and advertising. As the Financial Times notes, weakening economic data and deflationary risks have pushed domestic investors toward haven assets like government bonds, reflecting broader economic pessimism. Similarly, entertainment players are leaning on digital innovation to remain viable.

According to a PwC report, the Chinese media and entertainment market is...

Movies are a source of entertainment, yet when you add in the concepts of ‘budget’ and ‘money,’ they are rather a gamble to make. In the last few decades, the cost of making films has ballooned, reaching unimaginable levels, especially in franchises and superhero cinema. Given how movies like Godzilla Minus One, made against a meager budget, can still succeed and go on to win an Oscar, these skyrocketing costs really make one wonder if these films are worth the risk.

Brad Pitt in a still from F1 | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

While that is a whole other debate, one film that seems to be taking a risk is Brad Pitt’s F1 movie. Made against an alarming budget that puts it among the most expensive films of all time list, it is a highly ambitious project, but the question remains whether it would even manage to cover its entire...

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.

Batman: The Animated Series by Tom Walker

The Bride of Frankenstein by Mike Mahle

Evil Dead 2 by Jack C. Gregory

Gambit by Emilio Lopez

Godzilla Minus One by Jean-Baptiste Roux...

Takashi Yamazaki is the visionary who directed Godzilla Minus One, and he’s making waves once again with an exciting new collaboration. He is known to be a bold storyteller, who integrates spectacular visuals and creates a larger-than-life cinematic experience.

A scene featuring Godzilla from Godzilla Minus One | Toho Co. Ltd.

However, he’s only touched Japan’s movie landscape and is yet to be introduced to the Western audience. But that day doesn’t seem too far off, as Yamazaki will be helming a new Sony movie that will be backed by industry giants like J.J. Abrams.

Grandgear: Takashi Yamazaki’s First English Language Film With Sony Takashi Yamazaki | Prime1Stuio/YouTube

2023 was a monumental year for Takashi Yamazaki, as Godzilla Minus One performed well, both critically and commercially. He became a celebrated filmmaker and is now being given the opportunity to direct Grandgear, an English-language film that would...

After helming one of the best Godzilla films in recent memory, Godzilla Minus One, director Takashi Yamazaki is joining forces with Sony Pictures and Bad Robot for his next project, Grandgear. Yamazaki’s next endeavor became the subject of a heated bidding war, with Sony stomping all over the competition to land the deal. Yamazaki directs Grandgear from his original script, with the Godzilla Minus One creative also producing. J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot joins the production effort with Glen Zipper.

Takashi Yamazaki shot Godzilla Minus One for a shocking $10-15 million. The compelling and dramatic action film roared in theaters with $113.6M+, making the return amount bigger than some of Godzilla’s Kaiju foes. Studios know Yamazaki can make a blockbuster on a modest budget, and considering how much it costs to make tentpole films nowadays, he could be the studio’s golden goose. Grandgear is Takashi Yamazaki’s first English-language film,...

Just two weeks after it was announced that Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki will also be directing the next Godzilla movie from Toho, news of another upcoming project from the Oscar-winning Japanese filmmaker has been revealed by Deadline this afternoon.

Being produced by J.J. Abrams and his company Bad Robot, a mysterious feature film project titled Grandgear will mark Takashi Yamazaki’s English language movie debut.

Sony Pictures has landed Grandgear amid a “competitive bidding war.” Deadline reports, “Following the massive success of Godzilla Minus One, the industry has been clamoring to get in business with Yamazaki and once word was out that he had his first English language pic on the market, bids came in fast. Sony would ultimately land the rights, beating out a number of bids and sources say multiple factors came into play, which included the studio commitment to theatrical as well as Sony’s...

Exclusive: Following a competitive bidding war, Sony Pictures has landed the project Grandgear from Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki and Bad Robot. The studio has greenlit the pic with Yamazaki writing original screenplay, directing and producing. Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams will also produce along with Glen Zipper. The film will mark Yamazaki’s first English language pic with plot details being kept under wraps.

Following the massive success of Godzilla Minus One, the industry has been clamoring to get in business with Yamazaki and once word was out that he had his first English language pic on the market, bids came in fast. Sony would ultimately land the rights, beating out a number of bids and sources say multiple factors came into play, which included the studio commitment to theatrical as well as Sony’s close Japanese ties through its parent company, which had its own relationship with...

Godzilla premiered in November of 1954, eight months to the day after the United States set off its first hydrogen bomb. Indebted to but distinct from pioneering giant monster movies like 1925’s The Lost World, 1933’s King Kong, and 1953’s The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, the seminal Japanese kaiju film is more than just another special effects-driven creature feature. Working from a story by Shigeru Kayama, writer-director Ishirō Honda and co-writer Takeo Murata provide an outlet for post-war Japan’s fears.

In the atomic age parable, an ancient, 164-foot creature dubbed Gojira ravages Tokyo after being awakened from its deep-sea hibernation by nuclear testing. Scientist Daisuke Serizawa (Akihiko Hirata), salvage ship captain Hideto Ogata (Akira Takarada), paleontologist Kyohei Yamane, and his daughter Emiko Yamane (Momoko Kōchi) are tasked with fulfilling their social obligations to stop the seemingly indestructible beast.

The decision to use an actor (Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka) in a...

Academy Award™-winning Global Sensation Releases on 4K Uhd+Bd Collector’s Edition 4K Uhd+Blu-ray Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD on 2nd December 2024 Last year, the Academy Award™-winning Godzilla Minus One stomped across the world to become a global sensation, and now cinema’s most famous lizard has its eyes set on your home! Anime Limited and Toho Co. Ltd. are excited to reveal [...]

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With Godzilla’s 70th anniversary upon us, and a new Godzilla movie on the way from director Takashi Yamazaki (Godzilla Minus One), here’s a little something for pinball fans to add to their wishlist for Christmas. Stern Pinball (the same folks behind the recent John Wick and Jaws pinball adaptations) has announced a full line of Godzilla 70th Anniversary pinball machine accessories to add a little somehting extra to their recently celebrated 70th Anniversary Premium Edition pinball machine. All of the accessories are available now.

If you’re looking to add that little extra something to your machine, there’s the Godzilla Heat Ray Destruction Topper accessory ($999.99Usd) that aims to “immerse players into a world of chaos.” The topper features a custom molded greyscale Godzilla sculpture breathing a heat ray against a city landscape, with 3 fire panels, a custom sculpted heat ray plume implementing 21 Rgb lights, and a...

Forget jam-packed, this week's episode of the Empire podcast is positively marmaladen with great guests, folks! To kick things off, Chris Hewitt talks to Paddington In Peru stars Hugh Bonneville and Emily Mortimer (the new Mrs. Brown) about tarantulas, Paddington tantrums, and shooting in the wilds of Basingstoke [20:47 — 35:27 approx]. Then, that man Hewitt peels back the layers of magical-social-realist drama Bird with the great British director Andrea Arnold as the duo discuss working with non-actors, switching between TV and filmmaking, and shooting in Gravesend [51:56 - 1:07:39 approx]. And as if that weren't treat enough, we've also got an extended excerpt from our spoiler special interview with Agatha All Along showrunner Jac Schaeffer, in which we learn all about [Spoiler], [Bigger Spoiler] and shooting in [Spoiler] [1:34:29 - 1:50:10 approx].

Then, Chris is joined back in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Alex Godfrey for a merry old show in which this week's listener question has the podding quartet breaking down...

The Japanese giant monster Godzilla recently celebrated its 70th Anniversary with the first film, Gojira aka Godzilla: King of the Monsters, releasing on November 3rd, 1954. The character has starred in nearly 40 films and has become a pop culture icon appearing on television, comics, video games and more.

Last year’s Japanese produced film Godzilla Minus One became one of the most successful in the franchise, even winning an Academy Award for best visual effects on a mere $15 Million budget. Since then the film’s director Takashi Yamazaki has confirmed that he will be returning to the franchise with another movie, but has not clarified if it will be a direct sequel to Minus One.

However, that isn’t all that Takashi Yamazaki has been up to.

It appears that the director has had talks with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. He stated that he spoke with Feige and seemed to...

After the release of “Godzilla Minus One,” there was intense speculation about what filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki might do next. Would he work on an American blockbuster? Could he get snatched up by Lucasfilm or Marvel Studios? Well, it was recently revealed that he is actually going to stay in Japan and work on another “Godzilla” film. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t talked to folks from American studios.

Continue reading Kevin Feige Told “Godzilla Minus One’ Director Marvel Is Inspired By Monster Film at The Playlist.

Godzilla Minus One was a minor miracle of a movie when it came out last year, a $15 million monster flick that somehow looked as good or better than a lot of Hollywood blockbusters made for 10 times that much. Director Takashi Yamazaki justly earned a ton of praise for his accomplishment, not to mention other career opportunities. "I started receiving all kinds of great [film] offers…I can’t tell you what offers they were," he recently told Cinema Today. "I turned them down, crying tears of blood, because they were making a new Godzilla movie.”

That new Gozilla movie was soft-revealed the other day, with very few details. All we know is that it's being made:

“I’m here to tell you that I can’t announce any more about the new film," Yamazaki said. "I’m really happy to see this excitement. I’m also happy that there are so many children here.

Godzilla Minus One has been well-received by fans for its fresh take on the classic monster, combining horror and emotional depth.

The film’s success, especially as a Japanese production, shows its broad appeal, even in markets dominated by Hollywood. Fans appreciate how it honors Godzilla’s legacy while introducing new ideas, avoiding the common trap of rehashing old material.

It wasn’t surprising when Takashi Yamazaki announced he’s working on a sequel to Godzilla Minus One, and the news was met with excitement. In a recent interview, he revealed he met with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. However, it seems the meeting didn’t lead to Yamazaki joining the MCU. While it would have been a great opportunity for Marvel, it’s unclear if Yamazaki would have been willing to follow Marvel’s creative direction.

When asked by announcer Shinsuke Kasai, who appeared on stage wearing a “Operation Kaishin” T-shirt that day,...

‘Godzilla Minus One’ has been well-received by fans, who appreciate its fresh approach to the classic monster. The film returns Godzilla to his terrifying roots while playing with horror and emotional depth, the viewers liked it, especially in the era of lukewarm reboots with astronomical budgets.

Its success at the box office, especially for a Japanese film, shows its strong appeal, even in markets dominated by Hollywood. Fans also like how the movie balances nostalgia with new ideas, honoring Godzilla’s legacy while avoiding rehashing old material.

No one was surprised when recently Takashi Yamazaki announced he is working on a sequel. The news was met with praise and cheers. In a recent interview, The director Takashi Yamazaki confirmed that he met with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.

However, it seems that the meeting did not lead to Yamazaki joining the MCU. While it’s a missed opportunity for Marvel,...

Kaijus are really the hype of the town right now – yes, even after all these years – with mastermind filmmakers like Takashi Yamazaki dominating the entertainment industry with his outstanding piece Godzilla Minus One. While non-fans may deem it yet another addition to the films on the Kaiju, true fans know just how massive of a masterpiece the 99% critically approved film is.

Takashi Yamazaki. | Credits: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan/Cca-3.0/Wikimedia Commons.

Since then, Yamazaki has hinted in interviews that he may have something big planned up, and a sequel was recently confirmed as well. But while that was that, reports have further received a tremendous boost as reports reveal that Yamazaki has indicated meeting Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently. That said, could there be a Godzilla vs Avengers movie incoming?

Takashi Yamazaki Hints at His Meeting with Kevin Feige Kevin Feige. | Credits: Gage Skidmore/Cca-by-sa-2.0/Wikimedia Commons.

Godzilla Minus One is easily a contender for the iconic monster's best movie and the news filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki will return for a sequel has been celebrated by kaiju fans. 

During a recent interview - translated from Japanese - Yamazaki confirmed he's met with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like that ended with the director agreeing to make the leap to the MCU. 

That's a shame, particularly as we can easily imagine him doing something special with any number of superhero characters. Whether he'd be willing to do things the way Marvel Studios wants them done is another matter, of course.

Here's an excerpt from Vg+'s report: 

When asked by announcer Shinsuke Kasai, who appeared on stage wearing a "Operation Kaishin" T-shirt that day, "I heard that Operation Kaishin is popular with foreigners," he admitted, "Yes, they seem to like that kind of down-to-earth fighting style.

Godzilla Minus One Box Office (North America): Re-Release Opening Weekend Update ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

Godzilla Minus One was re-released in the United States one year after its theatrical release. The film returned to mark the 70th anniversary of Godzilla. It grossed winning numbers in its re-release debut weekend. It was written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Keep scrolling for more.

The movie was a big success at the box office and was made on a budget of $15 million. It collected seven times the production budget. Ryunosuke Kamiki led the movie with Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki in supporting roles.

According to Luiz Fernando’s report, Godzilla Minus One was re-released in 1,365 theatres in North America. It is the first film in the Godzilla franchise to win an Oscar in its 70-year history. The movie collected a strong $510K on its three-day reissue weekend,...

More than 40 production staff associated with the Godzilla films throughout the years took to the stage at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

The fest held a Godzilla remastered 4K Digital screening and a day-long “Godzilla Fest” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the original 1954 film.

88-year old Yoshio Suzuki, who worked as an assistant sculptor on the original film, shared his experiences on a panel alongside Oscar-winner Yamazaki Takashi, writer and director of Godzilla Minus One.

The remastered digital version of Godzilla had its world premiere at the Berlinale earlier this year.

Suzuki first worked on the 1954 Godzilla film as an 18-year old.

“I was a first-year sculpture student at Tama Art University and was looking for work as I was short on cash,” said Suzuki. “My classmate, Yoshio Tsuburaya, told me that his uncle was making a movie called Godzilla and suggested that I try to work on that set.

Takashi Yamazaki, director of the film ‘Godzilla Minus One’ offers,” and revealed, “I can’t tell you what offers they were. I turned them down, crying tears of blood, because they were making a new Godzilla movie.”

Also on stage, footage from their attendance at New York Comic Con in the US was shown, along with special footage shown there. Director Yamazaki reminisced about the reaction of local fans at the screening of Godzilla 1.0, saying, “The fans over there seemed to love the parachute scene. They stood up and got really excited.“

He also smiled as he recalled the overseas reaction, saying, “It seems they also like steady fighting styles like Operation Wadatsumi. Even the president of Marvel told me that. He said, ‘We all have meetings every day about whether we can create a plot development like that.‘”

Furthermore, video messages from Kamiki Ryunosuke and Hamabe Minami , who starred in “Godzilla 1.0,...

The independent film fall festival love affair with moviegoers continues with A Real Pain posting the year’s third best per screen average. Anora continues its standout run as does Conclave. The Ralph Fiennes-starring Vatican thriller is no. 4 at the box office in week 2. A24’s We Live In Time is no. 6.

Searchlight Pictures’ A Real Pain debuted to $240k at just 4 theaters for a $60k PSA, in the top three for 2024 after Kinds Of Kindness earlier in the year (also from Searchlight) and Anora, from Neon last month. The comedy written and directed by Eisenberg stars The Social Network star with Succession’s Kieran Culkin as cantankerous cousins exploring their family roots on a road trip in Poland. Won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for Best Screenplay at its Sundance premiere.

Neon’s Anora by Sean Baker is pushing $1.9 million over the three days on 253 screens in...

We have some news that's sure to make kaiju fans very happy indeed.

After bringing the monstrously successful and critically-acclaimed Godzilla Minus One to the screen, Takashi Yamazaki is set to return as writer, director, and VFX supervisor on the next Japanese Godzilla movie.

Toho International (via SFFGazette.com) made the news official, but details are practically non-existent for the time being. We have no idea if this movie will be a direct sequel to Minus One or a brand-new outing for the legendary King of the Monsters.

The ending of Minus One did leave the door open for a follow-up, with a mysterious black mark starting to form on Noriko's neck, and the destroyed (or so we thought) Godzilla beginning to reform in the depths of the ocean.

Minus One went on to become the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla film of all time, taking in over $116 million worldwide on a reported budget of $15 million.

It’s suddenly been, if not an embarrassment, then for sure a nice flush of riches in the indie film space as high-profile festival and well-reviewed fare continues releasing into awards season. This week we’ve got a return guest with wide re-release of Godzilla Minus One.

Emilia Perez is hitting 125 theaters, quite a few for Netflix. This weekend Apple opens Steve McQueen’s WWII-set Blitz, starring Saorsie Ronan on three screens in London, two in NYC and one in LA. Warner Bros. is launching an Academy run for Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 starring Nicholas Hoult and Zoey Deutch. Disney is doing the same for Laurent Bouzereau’s documentary Music by John Williams at the El Capitan in Hollywood and Regal Union Square in Manhattan.

La Cocina, Memoir Of A Snail and doc Black Box Diaries expand in week 2.

Jumping in with Searchlight Pictures’ Jesse Eisenberg written-directed comedy A Real Pain...

While Tarsem Singh is currently enjoying the The Fall, Distribution Woes, and the Next Chapter”>recent restoration of his cult classic The Fall, he’s still seeking distribution for his last film Dear Jassi. In the meantime, he’s moving on to his next project, set to begin shooting next year. Deadline reports he’ll direct Dev Patel in The Journeyman, a crime thriller scripted by the husband-and-wife duo of Bryan and Alexis Roberts, aka The Roberts. The film will tell the “story of a struggling pro tennis player who is lured into an illegal match-fixing ring to support his family and finds himself trapped in a ruthless world of corruption and violence he may never escape.”

In a small update, Julia Ducournau is in production on her mysterious Titane follow-up Alpha and a report from France gives a few more details, noting the title is the name of the female main character,...

Toho’s Godzilla Minus One was praised by critics as one of the greatest and most affecting kaiju films ever created. So on that end, we have good news: Toho is keeping its director around. Takashi Yamazaki will once again be the head of the next Japanese Godzilla picture, whatever it turns out to be. Toho has not stated this is a Minus One sequel, even though Minus One was not without its sequel baiting moments. The fact that Godzilla might survive, however, isn’t as much sequel bait as it is “well, duh.” He’s Godzilla, he’s got some of the toughest plot armor in show business. We should point out here there are two Godzillas: the Eastern version (owned by Toho) and the Western version (licensed to Legendary and WB). The Godzilla of the East frequently appears by himself, while the Godzilla of the East teams up...

Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One was a minor revelation when it arrived in theaters last year. Eschewing expensive and over-drawn special effects, convoluted 'verse building, or bombastic multi-monster pile-ups—i.e., all those things that have made the American Godzilla movies exhausting in recent years—the film instead told a focused,...

The world’s most famous kaiju turns 70 this year, and, in celebration, Super7 is releasing a brand new Ultimates! Godzilla figure inspired by the heat ray charge-up scenes in Godzilla Minus One.

The figure, available at Super7.com now, aligns with the theatrical re-release of the Academy Award-winning film Godzilla Minus One, also part of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary festivities.

Godzilla Minus One is the highest-grossing Japanese film in US box office history and the #3 top-grossing foreign film in US Box Office History, earning more than $115 million at the global box office. Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects, it’s the first film in Godzilla’s 70-year franchise history to be recognized by the Academy with a nomination or win.

In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in...

A sequel to the Oscar-winning “Godzilla Minus One” has been greenlit and is in the works at Toho International, the Japanese studio announced on Friday, November 1.

Takashi Yamazaki, the writer and director of 2023’s “Godzilla” film, will return to write and direct the follow-up. The “Emergency Announcement” that came through via X said only “further details to follow.”

“Godzilla Minus One,” the Japanese prequel twist on the classic “Godzilla” story, was one of the better “Godzilla” movies in years. The film was a surprise international hit, grossing $115.8 million worldwide and performing even better once it finally hit PVOD and later Netflix.

The film though dealt with some unfortunate timing that limited its box office run stateside, as it opened within several months of Warner Bros. Discovery and Legendary’s own Godzilla film, the “Godzilla vs. Kong” sequel. Toho has a contractual agreement to not open within the same year as a Legendary “Godzilla” production,...

Move over South Korea, there’s a new player in the international arena. Japan’s famously risk-averse broadcasters and studios have woken up to the world outside Japan and are making a bold move on the U.S. and other international markets.

In part inspired by the global success of Korean content, but also aware that their huge domestic market is shrinking as Japan’s population declines, major players such as Toho, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and Fuji Television realize they need to find a source of revenue elsewhere in order to grow. And with deep libraries of anime, manga, movies, formats and games, they’ve also realized that they’re sitting on huge reservoirs of valuable IP.

Toho was among the first Japanese studios to make international moves, under forward-thinking president and CEO Hiro Matsuoka, taking back some rights to its Godzilla franchise and getting involved in merchandising in the U.

Beating all odds Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One became the first ever film in the franchise to win an Academy Award. The talented filmmaker not only looked after the direction of the film but also handled the writing and visual effects.

After causing much chaos at the Oscars, fans are now excited for the movie’s sequel which will reportedly be directed by Yamazaki again. However, this time a familiar face should lead the Kaiju film, and it’s none other than Hiroyuki Sanada. Instead of the Westernization of the movie, fans deserve an authentic but talented cast and the Shōgun actor is the perfect choice.

The unexpected win: A golden chance Still from Godzilla Minus One | Credits: Toho Co., Ltd.

In 2023 the Godzilla franchise received its 37th movie written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki. The director was known for his exceptional visual effects and had received numerous accolades,...

Godzilla fans have reason to roar with excitement, as Toho has greenlit a new movie from Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki.

Godzilla Minus One took a unique approach to the traditional giant lizard tale that created one of 2023’s best films: A prequel to the Godzilla franchise set in the immediate aftermath of World War II, the movie depicts a Japan struggling to get back on its feet as seen through the eyes of Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki), a young man paralyzed by grief and trauma following the war (and an adjacent Godzilla attack).

Godzilla Minus One notably won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards: Before becoming a director, Yamazaki got his start working as a VFX supervisor, experience which was undoubtedly essential to keeping the first film’s budget under $15 million while looking as good as any $200 million blockbuster.

The new Toho movie...

Good news, kaiju fans: Godzilla will be stomping back into cinemas soon, courtesy of the director behind last year’s Oscar-winning smash hit, Godzilla Minus One.

Legendary Japanese studio Toho, creator of Godzilla and studio home of Akira Kurosawa, revealed Friday that Takashi Yamazaki has signed on to helm the next film in the long-running franchise. The filmmaker famously wrote, directed and oversaw all of the VFX in Godzilla Minus One, and he’s set to reprise all of those responsibilities on the new title.

Toho posted a video on X of Yamazaki cheerfully announcing the upcoming project.

“Hello everyone, I have wonderful news,” the director says. “I’ll be directing the new Godzilla movie. Please stay tuned.”

Production of a new Godzilla film by writer, director, and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki @nostoro has been greenlit. pic.twitter.com/uQmNo60e47

— Godzilla.Official (@Godzilla_Toho) November 1, 2024

It’s unclear whether...

Big news for Godzilla fans—Toho, the original creators of Godzilla, recently announced a new film project directed by Takashi Yamazaki.

This exciting development follows his previous success with the award-winning ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ which captivated audiences globally.

This announcement was made through an ‘Emergency Announcement’ on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Takashi Yamazaki isn’t just directing; he’ll also handle the writing and oversee the visual effects. It’s not clear yet if this film will directly continue the story from ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ but anticipation is already building.

‘Godzilla Minus One’ not only pulled in a worldwide gross of over $116M but also earned Yamazaki an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects on a surprisingly modest budget.

The film’s backdrop is post-World War II Japan, a country already dealing with economic and social challenges.

Then Godzilla appears, bringing a new level of disaster, as the nation...

Godzilla will live on in another movie!

After 2023′s Godzilla Minus One won an Oscar at the 2024 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, it was announced that a new movie starring the iconic monster was in the works.

The new movie will see the creature reunited with an important figure – Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki, who also managed the movie’s visual effects.

Keep reading to find out more…

Variety confirmed the news on Friday (November 1). Toho, the Japanese company that created Godzilla, is managing the new project.

It is not yet clear if the new movie will act as a sequel to Godzilla Minus One or if it will pick up at a different point in time. We will continue to update you as we learn more!

Godzilla Minus One made history at the box office in early 2024.

If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s how...

On the heels of his triumph with Oscar winner Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki is set to write, direct and steer VFX for a new Godzilla film for Toho, the Japanese creator and longtime steward of the franchise, Toho announced on Friday.

The news came as part of an “Emergency Announcement” via X (formerly Twitter). No further details on the project were disclosed, including whether the film will be a direct follow-up to Godzilla Minus One.

A monster hit at a worldwide gross of over $116M, against a relatively lean budget, Godzilla Minus One won Yamazaki the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects earlier this year, besting titles including Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Napoleon and The Creator.

Pic is set in the aftermath of World War II, with Japan already grappling with economic and social devastation before an even more destructive force arrives: Godzilla.

The official Godzilla accounts announced tonight that a brand new Godzilla film is in production from the award-winning team behind Godzilla Minus One . The video only revealed that Takashi Yamazaki will return as director, writer and VFX supervisor and that more details will be revealed later. A short message from Yamazaki was also released. New Godzilla Film Announcement Teaser Yamazaki previously spoke about a sequel to Godzilla Minus One in multiple interviews. In an interview with Collider before the Academy Award win, Yamazaki said that for any (then) hypothetical sequel, he wanted to “date it with how long it’s been in our timeline as to what the characters have gone through.” It has not been confirmed if the new Godzilla film will be a sequel. Related: Why is Godzilla Minus One So Good? Godzilla Minus One was initially released in Japan on November 3, 2023, eventually grossing, according to The Japan Times...

Last year, Toho released a new Godzilla film, titled Godzilla Minus One (read our review Here), in Japan on November 3rd, which happens to be Godzilla Day, the anniversary of the 1954 release of the original Godzilla movie. That was the 69th anniversary – and since this year marks the 70th anniversary of the original film, Godzilla Minus One is returning to theatres this weekend… and that’s not the only way Toho is celebrating the anniversary. Today, they have also announced that they’ve given the greenlight to a new Godzilla movie that will be written and directed by Godzilla Minus One mastermind Takashi Yamazaki, who will also be handling the visual effects! The announcement can be seen right here:

Emergency Announcement pic.twitter.com/YhfztQgu0Z

— Godzilla.Official (@Godzilla_Toho) November 1, 2024

Godzilla Minus One saw an already devastated postwar Japan facing a new threat in the form of Godzilla. Toho...

Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Do you hear that? It’s the unmistakable sound of colossal Godzilla news, wading in from the sea to smash a city to smithereens. And it’s the news Godzilla fans have been hoping for ever since Godzilla Minus One dropped. The most recent kaiju outing from Japan proved to be a major success – an outstanding film that made fans across the globe, and even crashed the Oscars by winning the Visual Effects award. That was, in large part, down to Takashi Yamazaki – not only the writer-director of the film, but also its visual effects producer, having spent much of his career in the VFX industry. And the news is this: not only is Godzilla returning, but Takashi is too.

As confirmed by Toho, Takashi will officially be back to helm a brand new Godzilla film – as delivered via an ‘emergency announcement’.

As the video states, Takashi...

After the success of “Godzilla Minus One” last year, it was inevitable that Toho would tap Takashi Yamizaki for a sequel. Well, the inevitable is now official: a new teaser announced that the Japanese studio has greenlit a follow-up to the 2023 film, with Yamizaki returning to write, direct, and lead VFX. The sudden news only makes sense for US audiences; “Godzilla Minus One” is back in stateside theaters for a limited run.

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Godzilla is stomping its way back to the big screen.

A new “Godzilla” movie, from the director of last year’s Oscar-winning Japanese film “Godzilla Minus One,” has been officially greenlit. Toho, the Japanese entertainment company and creator of Godzilla, made the announcement on Friday.

Takashi Yamazaki, who wrote and directed the surprise hit “Godzilla Minus One,” will return for the new film. He’s once again handling the VFX, after winning the Academy Award for best visual effects in 2023.

“Godzilla Minus One” was Toho 33rd “Godzilla” movie and the 37th to include the famous monster. The Japanese film is unrelated to Hollywood’s recent portrayals of Godzilla in Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Monsterverse, which includes King Kong. Set in Japan after World War II, “Godzilla Minus One” starred Ryunosuke Kamiki as Kōichi Shikishima, a former kamikaze pilot who survives an almost fatal encounter with Godzilla and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

A new “Godzilla” movie is in development with “Godzilla Minus One” writer/director/visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki set to return, Toho announced on Friday.

“Godzilla Minus One,” released at the end of last year, was a surprise box office smash. The movie, made for less than $10 million, was set before the events of the original 1954 “Godzilla” movie (hence the “minus one”) and wound up making $116 million worldwide. It is the highest grossing Japanese film in United States box office history and the third most successful foreign language film in the United States.

The movie also won the Best Visual Effects Oscar at this year’s awards, beating behemoths like “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” and “Napoleon.”

“Godzilla Minus One” is back in theaters this weekend, both the regular version and the “Minus Color” black-and-white version, in more than 1,000 theaters.

On Nov. 3, Godzilla Day, the...

How’s this for a Halloween Hangover cure? The official Godzilla accounts on social media have announced this morning that a brand new Godzilla movie has been greenlit for production!

Takashi Yamazaki (Godzilla Minus One) will return to handle the VFX as well as write and direct the next Godzilla movie for Toho, with further updates to be announced soon.

For now, watch the official “Emergency Announcement” video below!

On a related note… In celebration of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary, the critically acclaimed Godzilla Minus One will be re-released in theaters nationwide starting today, November 1.

Directed by Academy Award® Winner Takashi Yamazaki, the film’s re-release honors the King of the Monsters’ 70th Anniversary, timed to Godzilla Day, celebrated annually on November 3.

In celebration of the groundbreaking film’s return to theaters, each screening will showcase over 13 minutes of exclusive behind-the-scenes content. Grab your tickets now.

Godzilla Minus One is...

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Last year, Toho released a new Godzilla film, titled Godzilla Minus One (read our review Here), in Japan on November 3rd, which happens to be Godzilla Day, the anniversary of the 1954 release of the original Godzilla movie. That was the 69th anniversary – and since this year marks the 70th anniversary of the original film, Godzilla Minus One is returning to theatres this weekend, with screenings starting on November 1st. There’s also a black & white version of Godzilla Minus One that’s called Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color, and that version of the film is also returning to theatres for this celebration. To see if Godzilla Minus One and/or Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color will be showing near you this weekend, check out the Tickets.Godzilla website.

Written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One sees an already devastated postwar Japan facing a new threat in the form of Godzilla.

The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival began its 10-day run on October 28 with a colorful Red Carpet event featuring Japanese and international cinema luminaries, ahead of the TIFF Opening Ceremony.

The Red Carpet festivities got underway with brief stage appearances by over 200 filmmakers, actors and luminaries from across sections of the festival, as well as the TIFF juries. They then moved along the 162-meter serpentine walk, stopping for multiple autographs and selfies with fans from far and wide before arriving at the elegant staircase leading into the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater. The theater was built in the style of yesteryear’s grand movie houses, providing the perfect backdrop for TIFF’s Opening Ceremony.

Among the international luminaries making the stroll were Chinese actor Zhao Liying and director Midi Z (at TIFF with the film The Unseen Sister); Hong Kong actor Michael Hui (The Last Dance); Taiwanese director Huang Xi and Hong...

Black and white re-release of one of the fire-breathing lizard’s best outings looks terrific and has an intriguingly ambiguous human lead actor

It’s 70 years since Godzilla first stomped into cinemas, and the big lad has barely aged a day. He’s the Cher of movie monsters: constant reinvention, permanent icon status (even in his ropier moments), while never being afraid to play the hits and give the people what they want. Which in Godzilla’s case is a big fire-breathing lizard smooshing skyscrapers to rubble while the people below flee like ants. That’s exactly what you got a satisfying amount of in Godzilla Minus One – and now it’s re-released in monochrome as, wait for it, Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color. Do you see what they did there?

The film, if you recall, opened by introducing its human protagonist Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) in the dog days of the second world war,...

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Universal’s animated feature “The Wild Robot” maintained momentum in week two with £1.9 million for a £6.4 million cume. Also in its sophomore session, Paramount’s horror sequel “Smile 2” took third with £1 million, reaching a £4 million total.

Three weeks into release, “Transformers One” from Paramount secured fourth place with £377,581 (cume: £3.4 million), while Studiocanal’s “The Apprentice” completed its second week in the top five with £372,778 for a £1.5 million total.

Warner Bros.’ “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” displayed remarkable staying power in its eighth week, adding £367,938 to reach £25.3 million. Horror entry “Terrifier 3” from Signature Entertainment held seventh in its third week with £269,971 (cume: £2.8 million).

Newcomer “The Room Next Door” (Warner Bros.) debuted at eighth with £239,043. Mubi’s “The Substance,” in its sixth week, added £150,604 for a £3.4 million total,...