BREAKING! Unbelievable Shin-Gojira Godzilla: Resurgence Trailer Released! Godzilla's New Look Completely Revealed!

He looks like a zombie! I wish the arms were a bit bigger. It feels like they can't get past his chest. But I bet they will. I can't tell if that's his real roar, or if they just put the Showa roar in because they are not ready to release a different version. Either way, if it sounds like Godzilla, then I don't care. I can't wait for more! I wonder if he'll have his Atomic Breath? What am I saying? Oh course he will! He's Godzilla! Now that I think of it, the red veins on him were glowing. Is the atomic energy in his body making his blood glow? Or, has Burning Godzilla been brought back? I doubt it's Burning Godzilla, but you never know.

I'm totally accepting of this incarnation of Godzilla. I definitely think the deformed look is what they're going for. The huge tail may look a bit much and arms too small, but I'm embracing it. It's great to see Toho releasing a new Godzilla movie!

Oh, and I've got lots of screenshots inbound shortly!

I have been waiting for a trailer for so long.  Why is it we see trailers in America for movies that will not be out in a year.  Now it is here.  All I can say is he looks great.  I am a little concerned about how he doesn't seem very mobile.  If there was another Kaiju, it would be the slowest fight.  Other then that, can not wait for it to come out.

Welcome to Scified roarzola! Regarding the mobility, it actually makes sense from a physics standpoint that Godzilla moves very slowly. If another Kainu were to face Godzilla, at the size he is, they wouldn't be moving very fast. At least from our perspective.

That was bloody gorgeous! I am now convinced that Shin-Gojira will live up to our hopes and dreams! :)

I knew the trailer had to be coming one of these days! Godzilla looks awesome! My favorite Godzilla movie growing up was Godzilla 1985 and Shin-Goji looks like his spiritual successor. The music is great, sounds definitely like Shiro Sagisu's style so I would bet its from the movie itself.

This is gonna be a good one!

Oh also, I really like whatever is going on with the tip of his tail, very cool

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The badass is too much, I can't too much....Awesome.....*Passes out*

The trailer is very promising. The SFX and VFX are really about what I hoped for. This Godzilla is scary and ponderous and imposing. I know it's 'just a trailer,' but I liked the theme played throughout and I hope it's representative of the actual score. I got a 'sense' of the film from the trailer without the story being spoiled. I would like to hear the original 1954 roar. I loved the wide shots of Godzilla in the city. It provided a good sense of his size. If "Shin Gojira" well-written and acted, we could have something here. 

If they were going for creepy, they succeeded.  Overall Godzilla looks bad A. Can't wait to hear the new Skreeonk. Those arms will give me nightmares though.

@roarzola, I bet he moves slow because he's conserving energy. He's only walking. I think Godzilla will probably pick up speed when he goes on a rampage or starts a fight with the army or any enemy Kaiju we might see.

According to August Ragone some of the effects are likely still unfinished. And, again according to him, the Godzilla we're seeing is fully CG.

I'm not entirely sure if "every" shot is CG, because that first look at his head roaring seemed pretty practical, but... there we are.

Loved the musical piece too. This was an incredibly creepy trailer. I love how ponderous and god-like they make Godzilla out to be. As if he doesn't care how slow he's going. He's Godzilla. He can end life however slowly he wants to.

GMAN2887 - Indeed! This iteration of Godzilla seems implacable - unstoppable. He has the look and feel of a true atomic horror crept back from the dark to exact the bitter reaping we earned when we sewed our nuclear past! I am very ecstatic! :)

Hey Ben, sorry  actually saw it shared on my Facebook feed randomly, I believe it was the Gormaru Island Facebook, I never got your tweet notification, but thanks!

GORILLAGODZILLA - Get the paddles! Clear! *ZAP* ;)

JAMAAL - I am pretty sure you are quite correct! We most definitely have something special heading our way! The only question is: just how special? :)

@Gman, I know, I would bet half the shots were suitmation, or at least I thought they were. No doubt the effects for this G-film are miles better than previous Toho installments. I don't think many fans will have an issue with it.

The king has returned... Again!

tail... tail... the gangs all here... guys... this G is gonna rock. I bet he could swat 2 mutos  at the same time with that beautiful tail. horror has come back to tokyo. no hero.. not just another camp flick.. no.. this one has teeth..no pun intended.

The trailer also conveys a sense of an epic story and an immense struggle. The theme played throughout helped. It was very atmospheric. Godzilla conveyed a sense of mass and power. To this fan, this height, for him, works. I've read complaints elsewhere about him being too big. I honestly don't know what these people are talking about. I love that shot of him in the distance, still visible in a city with many tall buildings. Godzilla in this trailer is inexorable, powerful and fear-inducing. This is excellent work, Anno,  Higuchi and everyone else involved.

Thank you. 

It also looks like Japan is taking the phrase,  "Japan verses Godzilla" seriously. For that's a rather muscular array of weaponry being brought to bear against Godzilla. Loved the wide, aerial shot of the naval ships. I wonder now,  after several viewings, if it means a confrontation at sea. And Godzilla does look like he's in pain. He's glowing and a visible carrier of immense energy. With this kind of power, he doesn't need to be athletic. Comments have been made-again,  elsewhere-about how stiff he looks. To me, he looks powerful. He's a force, unstoppable and impervious to what may be thrown at him. The arms and the tail just enhance the nightmarish nature of his appearance. He's surreal. You would see him (how you not see him?), but not really be able to comprehend or believe what you're seeing. This is part of what makes Godzilla so great: he's an actual creature,  but a symbol as well, although beyond complete comprehension. I think this Godzilla will have a presence that will be felt even when he's not onscreen. 

I am so excited about this. I can't wait to see him in action. Even though his arms seem very short and he seems a bit slow but I think he's gonna be that godzilla that will bring toho those movie awards they so longed for .

 I also love the way he looks because he really looks like a mutated creature due to h bomb test . hes scary strong and above all huge so all of that makes up for his short arms. The way they showed tge might of Japan fight against the might of godzilla is awesome. There desperation to rid themselves of this menace makes thm seem very stressful but determined and focused on great battles . just can't wait.

Godzilla-Kruger is so scary. And nice music. I think - movie will be amazing.

Admittedly I haven't really been that hyped for this movie in the past few months. Seeing this trailer changed that. Love the new look for the most part. 

Seems like he has a lot of open tissue around his spines. Maybe he burns away the charred flesh everytime he uses his atomic breath causing him severe pain? Just something I noticed watching this trailer

Good observation Durp, that's totally possible. Like in Godzilla vs. Destroyah, could be a similar side effect of using his atomic breath.

Do we have confirmation yet that this is in fact the Goji from 1954 post-Oxygen Destroyer?

@Gman and @Chris Picard, I think he's a mix of CGI and that big puppet thing we saw pictures of. I think his tail is CGI and then maybe his spines too, so they can clatter around, while the rest of him is the puppet.

@Jamaal, I agree that his size and the sense of mass is perfect. He looks so huge and unstoppable. So exciting!

@Panthalassan, That could be the case as well. The tail definitely looks CGI, but the spines almost looked practical. Hard to say - which is a good thing, you want the CG and practical effects to blend. All in all, it's looking great!

Is it just me, or does it seem as though Godzilla has a bad leg? I keep watching the trailer, and I get the impression that he may have a slower gait due to muscular damage in one of his legs. Hmm...food for thought! :)

Geez the special effects look incredible.

That tailswipe over the buildings and the fighting with the military look so real. I'm glad they're going with the practical/CGI blend. It just looks so impressive.

Now we just need an epic roar to represent the new look and a quick bit of the classic Goji theme. :3

This trailer is a great source of reassurance to me. It carries a modern, epic feel to it. It's good to see actual, existent military hardware being deployed. The musical cue makes one feel that events are spiraling out of control. Even without dialouge, the urgency and desperation of the government and the military is palpable. They're helpless. It's so plain. In contrast to this, Godzilla is unstoppable, the anticipation of what he may do is chilling. I look forward to seeing and hearing why he had returned or appeared. Could it be a crisis in the region that causes it? I love the apparent scale and the wide, panoramic shots. This helps to give the film a semi-documentary, 'this is really happening feel.' Some of the coloring reminded me of "Gamera 2: Advent of Legion." 

I'm looking forward to "Shin Gojira" more than ever, God willing.

JAMAAL - Well said, sir! :)

It looks like a good movie. I won't get crazy philosophical on all of you lol.

Nothing really to complain about except that the suit/animatronic scenes look way better than the cg scenes so far.

After about 12 viewings or so, I would say that the long tail goes with the great, overwhelming height of Godzilla. Specifically, that shot of him, about, oh, I don't know, a quarter of a mile away with people running in the foreground. In that shot, the length of the tail goes with, and seems proportionate to his height. 

Anyway, I'm loving this design. I'm looking forward to seeing the Toho Blu-ray/Region 3 DVD, hopefully this fall, God willing. At least we have a Blu-ray region in common with Japan. I was hoping that Tokyo Shock would be distributing the Blu-ray and DVD here. I was also hoping for a limited theatrical run,  a la "Attack on Titan." But recent news would seem to indicate otherwise. 

@jamaal,

The music alone represented a dark atmosphere. Something not done since the late great Akira Ifukube. Godzilla alone represents the horror of the radiation scarring he has received from either the atomic bomb or the Fukushima disaster.

I love the fact the trailer didn't give off anything around the plot. I think this helps keep people in the edge. 

The hybrid special effects technique, is absolutely beautiful. I'm really excited to see this movie. 

Something Real said:

"That was bloody gorgeous! I am now convinced that Shin-Gojira will live up to our hopes and dreams! :)"

Yes! The trailer is gorgeous, and the joy it provides is only dampened by the news about Shin Gojira's North American distribution. Or lack thereof, theatrically.

But, that aside, the cinematography is beautiful. Godzilla looks and moves like the nightmare that he is. Based on the trailer, Shin Gojira looks like it could be that modern, epic Godzilla film that is naturally evocative of the 1954 original. The combination of digital and practical effects should actually help to enhance the vision of a giant monster that has been affected by being exposed to fifteen megatons of nuclear power. The complaints about a perceived lack of mobility and his appearance are missing the point: a creature mutated and irradiated by the Castle Bravo test in the Pacific Ocean should move and look like Shin-Goji. The music piece played throughout the trailer was riveting, and it matched the scenes perfectly: the shots of Godzilla, the desperation-driven military and government personnel, the lighting (sunset and the onset of night) and the overall 'feel' of what was presented.

Huge-Ben said:

"The hybrid special effects technique, is absolutely beautiful. I'm really excited to see this movie." 

Agreed. If the trailer is indicative of the overall SFX/VFX of Shin Gojira, it would seem that the 'hybrid' technique mentioned by Shinji Higuchi has been vindicated. This trailer is beautiful. I intend to get the Toho Blu-ray and a Region 3 DVD as soon as they are available, God willing. 

Something Real said:

"Is it just me, or does it seem as though Godzilla has a bad leg? I keep watching the trailer, and I get the impression that he may have a slower gait due to muscular damage in one of his legs. Hmm...food for thought! :)

Shin-Goji looks and moves like he's damaged. Whatever he was before, he no longer is. With the immense power and ability to cause immense destruction, has also come a great amount of damage and harm. It will be interesting to wonder (and see) to what extent he has acquired a sentience that makes more than an instinctual animal. Shin-Goji is truly a monster. We can be naturally fearful of him-indeed, we can dread him-but, because of what he's been subjected and exposed to, we can have empathy for him as well. The potential for emotional investment and involvement on behalf of the viewer (I hope we get be among them, reasonably soon) is immense.  

An interesting (and humorous) review of the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO5y_dTtKI8

Another review of the trailer with an interesting comment about the amount of cameos in the film:

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-04/14/first-japanese-godzilla-trailer