Godzilla 2 leaks and news
So a lot of small bits of news have come out regarding the sequel to Legendary's Godzilla film. Most of it has involved actors being revealed and announced to continue on to be in Godzilla versus Kong. The actors in question are fantastic picks in and of themselves. Millie Bobby Brown did great on Stranger Things and Kyle Chandler is a very well rounded actor who did great on Super 8. There is also the return of Ken Watanabe as Dr. Serizawa which is very welcome.
Without a doubt the bit of "news" that caused the most stir is the supposed leak of Ghidorah's design in the new movie. As the internet tends to do, people ate it up right away without taking any part of it with a grain of salt. Many fans were open to the design, just about as many didn't care for it. Since it's release the creators have gone on record to state that that is not the design for Ghidorah. While many fans are understandably skeptical of this, I tend to believe them. Legendary is very clever with their marketing so I am sure that was a concept they left teased to mess with our expectations. Comic-con is right around the corner and I feel many things will be teased or revealed around that time so it is best to keep our eyes and minds open.Godzilla anime scheduling update
The Godzilla anime got a of of mixed reviews when it came out. I have my own thoughts on it which I already discussed here. Despite the mixed feelings people were still awaiting the sequel, albeit more out of curiosity then sheer excitement. With that in mind, the current schedule we got for Godzilla 2 is...weird to say the least. We were going to get a version on Netflix this weekend but it has been pushed back to a yet to be determined date. The reasoning behind this actually makes sense. The movie is under-performing big time in the theater so the creators and Netflix are likely not throwing a lot of resources towards it compared to the first part. What really threw us for a loop was that the next part is right around the corner. The third and final part of the anime will air in November. with a yet to be determined release date for Netflix. This could also be attributed to the under-performance. Creators may want to rush the product out to maximize profits since the project is ultimately short term. Even more so I think Toho wants some extra time to plan their future Godzilla projects. New Godzilla Cinematic Universe?
This was the news nobody was expecting. Toho has revealed that they do have plans for a Cinematic universe for Godzilla after the contract for Legendary expires and the monsterverse reaches its conclusion. This news, by itself, was already enough to excite Godzilla fans all over, but there was a catch to this. It was also announced that there are currently no plans for a Shin Gojira sequel to make room for their cinematic universe. There were fans that found this very bittersweet since Shin Gojira was such a groundbreaking film. While it did initially make me sad, I am personally okay with Shin Gojira being a stand-alone movie. It is great enough in its own right to the point where it does not really need a sequel. I would dare to say that making the sequel anything like other Godzilla moves would feel like a betrayal to what Shin Gojira represents. That is a discussion for another day.Big things are happening with the Big G. with news and updates around every corner, there is no better time to be a fan of Godzilla. I can't wait to see all of these finished products in motion. This is the Kaiju Kidd signing out excitedly.
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