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Im wondering if they find a way to make a couple of Mechagodzilla's? That would be cool to see. If the Futua are related to Mothra, maybe the 2 monsters combined would be enough to combat Godzilla Earth.
I would love to see a bunch of Mothra's and Mechagodzilla's armies take on Godzilla Earth. That would make sense to me. This is very exciting! Maybe by July we will have it on Netflix?
Cant wait!
^haha! You are right. I didn't mean to blow everyone's minds. Nothing to see here people. Move along...
I can't wait. How will they combat Godzilla Earth? Even if they get MechaGodzilla working, it'll only be around 50 meters high (estimating based of the fact that originally Godzilla Earth was 50 meters during the initial rampages that resulted in humanity abandoning Earth in the first place). Godzilla Earth is 6 times larger than it originally was. It will not be an easy fight and they had trouble beating Godzilla Filius without a mecha unit. I really can't wait to see how this plays out.
Awesome! I gotta share this elsewhere to make sure folks know!
I mean shadow for shin, sorry
Nice, I was wondering when we'd get some news on the film.
After shin its not so bad as long as his bottom jaw doesn't split apart, also he needs to be a singular entity. Reptillian attributes are always a plus, just give him Lizard eyes not Snake eyes so he can blink. I was upset in 98 but if I knew what 2016 had in store I would have started praying to Zilla earlier. Hell after shin I vote we put the God back on Zilla 98's name. She is definitely a Proto-Dragon when we were used to a full fledged Celestial-Dragon we knew and a riot followed. I am ashamed and sorry for how I rebelled against the crown in 98 but I cannot endorce a army of people in the shadoe of Godzilla or the ultimate form of Biollante as the true king. This design may not be the Dinosaur that raised me but he looks like a close relative. I say crown him in Japan but lets keep our design as close to Gareth's as we can here in the states.
But riggzamortis86,
Don't you remember the mass panic and hysteria where people were confused by the misleading marketing that it wasn't a Donkey Kong movie?!
It clearly affected the box office. Y'know--The same box office number that topped Godzilla '14?
I love Shin Godzilla.Step off your throne and let the new king rule.Love the creepy look.
I love Shin Godzilla.Step off your throne and let the new king rule.Love the creepy look.
What are we talking about? Its "King" Kong! In the original movies and novel, Kong came from Skull Island. The movie is called Kong: Skull Island. Its King Kong just not fully grown up yet. Im sorry this seems silly to squander about.
I can only assume they don't say King yet is because Kong is not fully grown into "KING" size yet.
Its freaking King Kong people.
I know that this is for the upcoming GvK film, but before anyone posts something here, can there please be no spoilers? Thank you.
That was nice to see. Congrats also to Guillermo del Toro. Score one for the geeks!
Donkey Kong: Skull Island
Seems like a lot of kicking and screaming over something that's fairly clearly revered as a king/god, regardless.
I see what you’re saying but I still find it disappointing that we never hear the iconic title “King Kong.” Whether they’re mocking him or not, I don’t care, I would just like to hear some confirmation in the actual movie, that he is in fact “King Kong” not Kong, King of Skull Island or some other bull crap that implies he is King Kong. I might be okay if they would have include King Kong in the title, but they couldn’t even achieve that.
I don't think anything about the character was necessarily sacrificed. It's pretty clear which Kong this is given the film, marketing and material. The film's characters consistently refer to him as a "king" or "god"--The inferred references solidify the monster's iconic status.
And to be fair, since 1933, just "Kong" has always been the monster's actual name. "King Kong" was the name given by the character Carl Denham--With a sense of mocking irony, since he had been captured by that point. Skull Island may not have "King" in the film title, but the characters in it gave him that designation more quickly and reverently than the players in the original film.
This is less of a case of "God" being dropped from Godzilla's name and more of a case of "King of the Monsters" being dropped from Godzilla's title.
Makes me thankful nothing like this ever happened with Godzilla(minus 1998) and Toho renamed that bastard “Zilla”
I love this Kong and he may be the baddest one yet. But still when I look at him, I think who the hell is this? Is this Donkey Kong? King Kong? Or just Kong? It seems sloppy to me. I suppose Legendary thought it was now or never with his rights. But do we really need King Kong so bad that we’re willing to sacrifice his character to some degree? I say no.
*Godzilla deserves the win in GvK just for fact he’s not called Zilla
I'm not even sure if that's the reason. In Japan, Kong: Skull Island was released as King Kong: Giant God of Skull Island, plus the name "King Kong" is used as the name of a track in the film's official soundtrack. The solicitations for the Skull Island: The Birth of Kong tie-in comic series also described it as "the story of King Kong." The FunKo Pop! figure of the 2017 Kong is also called "King Kong."
Legendary may be able to use the name King Kong, but potentially either can't use it in the English title, or simply thought the title sounded better without the "King." The only thing that's for certain is that the rights to Kong are all over the place and we will always be left with questions like this.
I think it has to do with a lot of legal shenanigans. The Cooper estate, the family of Kongs creator, Merian C. Cooper, owns certain portions of the character, and since RKO was acquired by Universal, they also own some parts of the character. It gets even murkier since Universal lost a case they brought on Nintendo for using the name Donkey Kong. I think literally the only way we are able to Kong in the Monsterverse is because they don't put "King" in name.
I’d have go with Mothra, but Megaguirus is a close second.
Because he has to challenged Goji first before taking the title, ok, I actually don't know why.
Slight update: I'm currently working on another prologue, which should be done tonight or tomorrow! Hopefully you guys like it!
Thanks, guys! I appreciate the support! Be sure to share the project with Godzilla loving friends if you think its something they'd be interested in!
I'm very intrigued. And I like the awesome abbreviation. ;)
I guess I'm fine with it, if that's what Toho wants, they can have it. I don't own the statues
^Plus, it's not like it won't be replaced by yet the next hot incarnation in 20-30 years.
Honestly, I'm fine with this.
It's showing that Toho feels that the Godzilla name has progressed past its Heisei roots, and into a bright and shiny new future.
Shin Godzilla is the herald of this new era of Toho's Godzilla franchise as a bold and different take on the character that ultimately paid off and ended up as a major success.
^Even though he was only a dinosaur (a mutated one) in the Heisei series...
Ugg! Not digging that design.
Ugg! Not digging that design.
They should have brought back the Heisei Godzilla instead of posing shin off on us, nor is Godzilla a plant. This is just another kick in the nuts from Toho. They forget the Dinosaur will never die and can not be stopped.
Not strictly a purchase, but a perfect birthday gift from the girlfriend:
Well it hasn't arrived.....yet. I got a great deal on a Bandai Movie Monster Series Keizer Ghidorah for only $140 CAN with the tag included. I was going to buy one on Amazon but the price was about over $400
At least they didn't destroy it.
I think that it was either Burning Godzilla and Godzilla Jr. or Destroyah's juvenile form (when they split from his final form to attack Burning Godzilla at the airport) in Godzilla vs. Destroyah.
Has anyone else thought about how releasing the Blu-ray for Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters would affect the success of its sequel, which comes out that same month? I know I have.
