Since Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters has released in theaters, concept art from the film. Is beginning to surface online! Today we're highlighting one official piece of Godzilla 2 concept artwork by Ken Barthelmey. His early concepts for King Ghidorah gave the menacing Hydra from space a dramatically different look. The design Legendary went with was more inline with Ghidorah's original Toho version, which most fans appreciated. However, it's always fun to see what other renditions artists can come up with for such iconic movie Monsters.
Also, here is an early concept Ken created for Rodan as well:
What do you think of Ken's Ghidorah concepts? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to check back for more news and concept art from Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters!
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Godzilla Minus Zero is the next Toho Godzilla movie coming to theaters November 6th, 2026 (Nov. 3rd in Japan)! Like Godzilla Minus One, the next film is again written and directed once again by the talented Takashi Yamazaki.
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