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HinikunaGoji

Humanoid monsters are often the most unsettling. There's something creepy about a creature that sort of looks like us, but at the same time are clearly different from us.

3rd Weekend Comparisons added to prior post.

Technically the godzilla 2014 is a foot smaller than shin but if he is 2019 or 2021 that they be the same size I think

Why are you posting on articles from SEVEN years ago? This is out of print by now.

Well ur in luck the G19 remodel is here and it swims like 2014 and 2021

Bro why did you add that Resident Evil 6 picture

I never heard of the canceled gojira movies

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I like the humanish body plan, its a bit unsettling. Which is why a lot of movie monsters use it.

Interestingly wikizilla didnt archive it. They just posted the OG video. Im not sure if they have done anyting yet.

UPDATE 5/29/2022:
As expected, Eiga Ranking News reports Shin Ultraman finished its third weekend surpassing $21 Million. It sits at an estimated $21.2 Million from the exchange of an estimated 2.693 Billion Yen. Though 5 Billion Yen might be a stretch goal, it definitely still puts it on track to exceeding 4 Billion Yen.

This brings the estimated attendance to 1.77 million. It has surpassed every 1970s Godzilla film, with the exception of Godzilla vs. Gigan (1.78 million), which it will pass tomorrow. (Monday) It will likely surpass Godzilla: King of the Monsters before next weekend where it is expected to blow by the 2 million attendance benchmark.

Actuals on Monday or Tuesday. (Hopefully.)

3rd Weekend Comparison:

Shin Godzilla:
3.36 Billion Yen/$32.6 Million/>2.59M attendance
Shin Ultraman:
2.69 Billion Yen/$21.2 Million/1.77M attendance
Godzilla: King of the Monsters:
2.21 Billion Yen/$20.5 Million/1.51M attendance
Godzilla 2014:
2.05 Billion Yen/$20.1 Million/1.42M attendance
Godzilla vs. Kong:
1.4 Billion Yen/$12.9 Million/0.90M attendance

A Space Godzilla. The entire concept is so batshit insane I would've loved to see it as a one-off story. (Which it kinda set itself up as anyway.) It would've likely made for/fits better as a more original tokusatsu story, but the idea that this was even remotely considered for Godzilla keeps me wondering.

It would've been trippy. It would've set the fanbase ablaze for years to come. And it would've theoretically delivered one of the most insane concepts for a kaiju battle in the Showa era.

I really liked the idea for the 1994 "Godzilla vs the Gryphon" script that was originally supposed to be the TriStar movie.

I also kind of wish that "Godzilla vs Batman" had been made, mainly due to how weird the idea was.

Yup. The video has been removed--Unless you know where to look.

I feel like this is what the humanoid Godzillas at the end of Shin would've evolved into if they had made a sequel.

just looks like a slimmer dinosaurian godzilla

Downloaded it

That is so cool!!!

UPDATE 5/28/2022:
As announced, both Tsuburaya and Toho have released the first 1:17 intro of Shin Ultraman. Click here for more details.

In the meantime, Eiga Ranking News updated the film's gross with Friday's box office numbers. The movie now sits at an estimated 2.356 Billion Yen. (Estimated $18.53 Million.) The forecast for the weekend points to a $21+ Million total after Sunday. More as it comes.

Thank you all for the support (even you I Hate Godzilla!), please share far and wide!

I hate Godzilla!

clearly your the only one who doesnt lol

Who wants to support this Fake Kiryu figure?

Edwards' cast I think was better acted than most of Dougherty (save for MBB), and I just think it could have a better connection to the Brodys as they both came from different viewpoints, and Gareth handling that would be interesting.  Also, his tone of Godzilla feels like a better fit.

sonictiger

In my opinion, the Russells specifically feel like dougherty.

In most of his films I see of his, there usually is a broken family, or family dealing with divorce or whatever. 

@sonictiger: What makes your think so?

Also, it'd possibly serve as a little contrast as Toho could compare less heroic Godzilla to good Godzilla in subtle ways.

Honestly, I think the Russells were a better fit for Edwards than Dougherty.

I just supported it, hopefully it hits shelves because if it does I'm definitely buying it.

UPDATE 5/26/2022:
The movie just can't be stopped. Eiga Ranking News reports that the movie maintained a solid weekday hold from last Wednesday which boosted its gross to an estimated 2.286 Billion Yen. (Estimated $18 Million.) This tops Kong: Skull Island's final gross of $17.7M.

More importantly the same source reports Shin Ultraman is now at 1.5 million in attendance. This tops All Monsters Attack's attendance total from 1969. In celebration of reaching so many tickets sold in 14 days, Tsuburaya is putting up a clip of the intro for the movie tomorrow on Youtube for 48 hours.

Top Gun: Maverick premieres this weekend and will likely add competition that Shin Ultraman hasn't had in the last two weeks. Tom Cruise is one of the last Western box office draws in Japan. But if Shin Ultraman's legs continue it shouldn't be too difficult for it to hit 2.0 million tickets soon. It's still on track to hit the 4 Billion Yen mark.

Top 10 charts have been updated.

WARNING: LONG.

Here’s how I think Edwards would’ve approached Godzilla II if he got to direct it…

1. He would’ve kept Godzilla pretty much the same minus a few minor behavioral and aesthetic differences. I imagine that Godzilla would’ve had bigger spines than in the first movie, and would’ve acted a bit more aggressive towards humanity. For instance, if some military force tried to interfere with his fight against Ghidorah, Godzilla would’ve engaged with them for a short period of time before going back to fighting Ghidorah. He also probably would’ve gotten some power boost during the final battle like what happened towards the end of KOTM. But as for what power up he’d get, maybe it would’ve been his red beam or nuclear pulse.
2. As for Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah, I think Edwards would’ve handled them very similarly to the way Micheal Dougherty handled them in KOTM, with Mothra being an ancient ally of Godzilla, Rodan being a fire god who is awakened from a volcano, and Ghidorah being an alien monster who exists outside the natural order. However, I believe their designs would differ slightly from their KOTM counterparts. For example, Mothra would’ve sported her traditional colors of orange, black, yellow, red, and dark blue, while Rodan wouldn’t have had magma for blood. As for Ghidorah, I think that if Edwards decided to lean into his extraterrestrial origins, he would’ve looked a lot more otherworldly than how he looked in KOTM. To get an idea of what I’m talking about, think of the alternate designs that concept artist Ken Barthelmey did during pre-production for KOTM.
3. As for the story and it’s characters, I think Edwards would’ve explored the inner workings of Monarch, with the protagonist either being someone who works for the organization or a journalist or conspiracy theorist who tries to uncover the organization’s secrets about Godzilla and the other monsters (much like Joe Brody investigating the MUTOS from the first movie and Bernie Hayes investigating APEX from GVK). The story would’ve revolved around the protagonist wanting to get dirt on Monarch for keeping the existence of Godzilla and the MUTOs a secret from the world. They would’ve been a survivor of San Francisco who lost their loved ones during the battle. While trying to expose Monarch, the protagonist stumbles upon some classified information about Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah, and before they can warn the world about their existence, each monster is awakened by a group of eco-terrorists or through other man-made means like fracking, drilling, and melting glaciers caused by climate change.
4. Meanwhile, world governments would be scrambling to create new weapons to kill Godzilla, while Monarch would be on Godzilla’s side. Much like in KOTM, Serizawa and Graham would argue for Godzilla’s importance in maintaining the natural order, but each nation would ignore them during a United Nations meeting, instead agreeing to invest into developing new defense technology to counter Godzilla and other MUTOs that may surface in the future.
5. As for the world building around the monsters, this is where things get a little tricky to figure. On one hand, it would make sense that Edwards would try and ground the monsters more than in KOTM by having them behave more like real animals. But in the other hand, when handling monsters like Mothra and Ghidorah, leaning more into a mythical approach would make a lot of sense considering they are the most fantastical out of the three monsters Legendary got from Toho. So what I’m thinking is that Edwards would’ve either leaned more into his naturalistic approach from the first movie, or lean more into KOTM’s mythological approach. As for the world building around humanity, I think we definitely would’ve seen a big leap in technology from the first movie considering that Gareth Edwards is a huge Star Wars fan, and likely would’ve taken some visual inspiration from Rogue One. We probably would’ve seen world militaries with Argo-like aircraft and maser-like tanks, and possibly even the beginnings of mechanized suits (like the jaegers in Pacific Rim and Mechagodzilla from GVK). In other words, this movie would’ve leaned heavily into science fiction territory like KOTM, but with a darker and more grounded spin. Basically, if KOTM was more of a modern Heisei Era film, Gareth Edward’s sequel would’ve been more of a gritty, science fiction thriller in the veins of Rogue One, and Bladerunner with giant monsters mixed in.
6. I also think we would’ve seen how people reacted to seeing Godzilla and the MUTOs from the first movie. We would’ve seen some heated debates among different groups over whether Godzilla should be seen as a hero or enemy to humanity. We also would’ve see some civil unrest and anarchy that would lead to governments implementing martial law. The protagonist would’ve been a journalist who thought Godzilla was an enemy, but much like Mark Russell in KOTM, they would’ve had a change of perspective and come to view Godzilla as humanity’s protector.
7. I think the tone would’ve been the same as the first movie, with Edwards framing the monsters the same way he did for the first movie. But unlike the first movie, its sequel would’ve introduced for science fiction elements like advanced military technology, and Ghidorah being an alien.

Godzilla has done many things....

why do you hate godzilla?

Nice poster!

sonictiger

That would be interesting. I personally like villlain godzilla.

I want Yamazaki's project to harken back to the Showa-era version, but I want the tone of Godzilla 2014 and Shin to still be there and maybe depict Godzilla as a neutral force of nature, since Toho's last 2 incarnations were more-or-less villainous depictions.

On Legendary's side, I highly doubt that Godzilla is returning in the next movie due to it being most likely a Kong sequel.  But I do believe that he will get a third movie after his TV show.

UPDATE 5/25/2022:
This is going to be something of a hodgepodge of information, since I still don't have the verified actuals. But the estimates have been pretty close lately.

Last weekend Shin Ultraman was #1 at the box office for the second weekend in a row with an estimated 2.027 Billion Yen (estimated $15.9 Million). (According to Eiga Ranking News)

By Monday, Eiga Ranking News reported the haul for Shin Ultraman pushed it to 2.1 Billion Yen, (an estimated $16.5 Million) making it the 3rd highest grossing, live action Japanese film of 2022 in just 11 days. A fairly substantial stat. Currently the 2 movies ahead are The Last 10 Years and Confidence Man JP. Both are within striking distance and sitting with less than 3 Billion Yen.

The Last 10 Years has been in theaters for 10 weeks, so it's not pulling away anytime soon. And Confidence Man JP is finished at the box office. Including animated (anime) films, Shin Ultraman sits at #5 for 2022. (Animation is notorious for being more successful at the Japanese box office though.) Including foreign films, it sits at #8 for the year--And climbing.

And then something happened Wednesday, according to the latest report by Eiga Ranking. There was a strange uptick in sales for Shin Ultraman today, which has pushed its estimated gross to 2.232 Billion Yen. The exchange for that amount is estimated for $17.5 Million USD! That's a massive uptick for a weekday in Japan and I'm not sure what caused the surge.

Comparing its opening weekend attendance to the current gross, Shin Ultraman sits at an estimated 1.4 Million tickets sold.

For comparison, Shin Ultraman has now sold more tickets than the following Godzilla movies:
Godzilla x Megaguirus - 1.35M tickets
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla '74 - 1.33M tickets
Godzilla vs. Kong - 1.25M tickets
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. - 1.20 tickets
Godzilla: Final Wars - 1.0M tickets
Godzilla vs. Megalon - 0.98M tickets
Terror of MechaGodzilla - 0.97M tickets
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters - < 0.17M tickets
Godzilla: The Planet Eater - < 0.14M tickets
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle - < 0.09M tickets

Keep in mind, most of these movies either flopped at the box office, were merely skirting by due to a decline in Japanese cinema in the 1970s or were limited releases. Shin Ultraman is only in the middle of its second week at the box office.

To further illustrate what a juggernaut this movie is for the genre, Godzilla vs. Kong took 9 weeks to only hit 1.25 million tickets. Shin Ultraman is on day 13.

It has also beaten the following non-Godzilla kaiju/giant monster movies of recent years:
Kong: Skull Island - 1.34M tickets
Attack on Titan: Part 2 - 1.23M tickets
Pacific Rim - 1.03M tickets
Pacific Rim: Uprising - 0.61M tickets
Rampage - 0.30M tickets

If Shin Ultraman can get to the 3.0M mark, it will have outsold 22 movies in the Godzilla series, including every Legendary Pictures film and the entire Millennium Series.

Charts have been added and updated for comparison. Hopefully we'll get some actuals before the weekend.

Curious to see the new incarnation of Toho's Godzilla

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