The American Roland Emmerich Godzilla movie from 1998 was met with a mixed bag of criticism upon its release but almost unanimously Godzilla fans everywhere have excluded the film as a legitimate Godzilla movie - albeit a good Monster movie, just not one deserving of the Godzilla moniker. For this and other reasons, a sequel was never pursued - however plans for a sequel were tossed around behind the scenes.
In a recent interview between Yahoo! and producer Dean Devlin, he reveals the initial plan for a Godzilla '98 sequel would have taken us to Monster Island - and their approach with Godzilla/Zilla would have been to make him more of a hero, rather than the neutral mutant Iguana just trying to survive.
We decided that Godzilla was neither good nor evil -- it was just an animal looking to reproduce. It was a threat to us because it puts us at risk in order to survive. That's an interesting way to approach it, but it doesn't tell the audience how they're supposed to feel about the title character.
We really wanted to go to Monster Island. In the original Godzilla movies, Godzilla started off as a monster, but became a hero by the time Monster Island was introduced.
Dean Devlin went on to jokingly express that he had PTSD from working on Godzilla (1998) and opted not to watch the (much better) American adaptation by Gareth Edwards in 2014.
Discuss this news and other Godzilla & Monsterverse topics in our Godzilla Forums- a dedicated community of Godzilla fans built by fans for fans!
More Godzilla Movie News & Articles
Want to chat about Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire? Join thousands of other Godzilla fans in the Godzilla x Kong online forums here! You can click here to start your own discussion!
Browse images from the upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong sequel here as well as images from Apple TV’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Toho’s Godzilla Minus One.
Stay up to date with the latest news on all things Godzilla, Toho and the Monsterverse also by liking us on Facebook and by following us on Twitter and Instagram! Also, consider subscribing your email to our blog for instant notifications of when new posts are made!
