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Godzilla stomping back to theaters
Godzilla stomping back to theaters via Legendary
By Ace Fernandez Well, well, well ... look who's getting back in fighting shape. Everyone's favorite gigantic, havoc-wreaking lizard, Godzilla, is on his way back to the big screen via Legendary Pictures, which has acquired the rights to develop and produce a new feature based on the iconic Toho Co. character. Warner Bros. will co-produce, co-finance and distribute through its deal with Legendary, and Toho will roll out the film in Japan. Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Brian Rogers are also producing; Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira and Doug Davison will be executive producers on the project. The last major Godzilla outing, an American, New York-set version from Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, grossed $376 million worldwide in 1998 despite fielding equally major criticism. Toho quickly produced "Godzilla 2000," in which the big beast took on an evil UFO, the following year. But the Godzilla franchise juggernaut has survived decades of permutations (he first appeared in 1954), dozens of films, books, video games and merchandising tie-ins and seems perpetually ready to rear up again for new audiences. The new film is shooting for a 2012 release. "Godzilla is one of the world's most powerful pop culture icons, and we at Legendary are thrilled to be able to create a modern epic based on this long-loved Toho franchise," said Thomas Tull, chairman and CEO of Legendary. "Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop culturally relevant for as long as it has." Added Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, "Godzilla is emblematic of the kind of branded, event films for which Warner Bros. and our partners at Legendary are best known." The two companies have partnered on such global properties as "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight," "Superman Returns" and "The Hangover," which have grossed more than $2 billion worldwide. Together, they have a remake of "Clash of the Titans" stomping into theaters Friday. |
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I'm crazy hyped for both this and Captain America 2.
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I will be shocked if this movie isn't awesome on some level.
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03-19-2014, 10:01 AM | #288 |
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Pretty sure this is
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03-19-2014, 10:08 AM | #289 |
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Saw that in the trailer. I think the most intriguing thing will be if they stick to the "standard" Godzilla cannon or try to move into a different direction.
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They're one evolution of the "MUTOS."
The director already confirmed there are no ToHo monsters in this first film...
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03-19-2014, 11:17 AM | #291 |
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FWIW, 360 owners - there's a movie app on your dashboard called Crackle. Download it and it has 5-6 free Godzilla movies.
Some of these are so bad. |
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70's acting and plot with 90's 2nd rate CGI and suits...
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At least GINO gets his in that...
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03-19-2014, 11:45 AM | #294 |
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I actually think that one is next in line.
It might get accidentally skipped. |
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Oh, it's definitely worth it from a MST300 perspective...
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Its not exclusive to xbox owners. Anyone with crackle can view them.
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That wasn't what I meant. I was just making sure everyone knew it was available no matter what you were on using Crackle. I'm sure most would have figured as much.
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Still had one of the best movie lines ever though; "Listen kid, there are two things you didn't know about the Earth. One is me. And the other is... Godzilla."
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