Could The 2023 Film Be A Prequel?

SasquaDash
MemberAnguirusNov-04-2022 2:00 PMI know the movie was just announced and not much information on it has been released, but it's fun to speculate regardless...
One of the few details that was released for the film was the fact that scenes would take place during the late 1940s in Post-War Japan (there's also a currently unconfirmed rumor that the entirety of the film will take place in the 40s), which immediately had me speculating. Could this film be a prequel to the 1954 film, or at the very least something similar? It seems pretty specific to set parts of the film in 1940s Post-War Japan, which leads me to suspect that the setting will play a large role in the plot. Is it possible that this film could show the original Godzilla being awoken by the 1940's nuclear tests, as well as certain events that lead up to the 1954 film? The new film having a connection to the original could also explain why it's specifically being released on November 3rd.
I could be completely wrong, but what do you think? Could the film be a prequel?