Toho and Legendary Entertainment They have a very curious agreement regarding the distribution of their films in the US. Basically it is that, if Legendary intends to release a film related to godzilla (that is, with the Monsterverse that manages Warner Bros. and also includes king kong), the Japanese company will not be able to export any other film with the monster. The agreement is so specific that it has rarely had relevance, but lo and behold, it did when Toho released last year Godzilla Minus One. And months later, in 2024, it arrived Godzilla and Kong: The New Empire.
The subsequent release of the film Adam Wingard (one of Warner’s most successful releases so far this year) meant that Godzilla Minus One had to immediately leave the American billboard. Luckily, the film directed by Takashi Yamazaki had already achieved surprising international success, and concluded its career with 115 million dollars collected around the world. When it premiered in streaming The public continued to arrive, so Godzilla Minus One It happens to be one of the most celebrated installments of an extremely long-lived and prolific franchise.
In this particular case, furthermore, Minus One was nominated for Oscar for Best Digital Effectsbeing a milestone when he won it and Yamazaki himself, who had designed them, went up to collect it. Never before had a Japanese production obtained this award, much less a film from godzilla. With such achievements it is not surprising that, according to IndieWirea sequel to Godzilla Minus One. We don’t know if they will take the easy route and it will be titled Godzilla Minus Twobut Yamazaki will repeat as director and screenwriter.
Godzilla Minus Onewhich also released a later black and white version on Netflix (Minus Color), has been widely celebrated for reimagining the origin of Godzilla. Yamazaki’s film placed a new attack by the monster in post-war Japan, focusing the story on a kamikaze pilot with a great guilt complex. It remains to be seen if the sequel (still in the premature phase of development) will recover these characters and how it will confront them again with the radioactive lizard.
Meanwhile, Warner and Legendary are also preparing another sequel to Godzilla and Kong whose premiere I hope will not coincide with Toho again.
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