Toho Working On First Animated Godzilla Movie
Now, Godzilla owner Toho Studios is looking to do even more with the radioactive lizard by having him star in his first anime film. As of right now, the film is simply titled Godzilla, with only a generic sci-fi teaser image providing any clues as to what the film might be about. American films about Godzilla opened in 1998 and 2014.
First animated feature in franchise history.
Japan’s movie giant, Toho has announced the production of a feature-length Godzilla animation.
While Godzilla has been the star of two different USA cartoons, up until last month he’d never appeared in Japanese animated form. It will be directed by Kobun Shizuno, who previously helmed Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare and other Detective Conan movies, as well as Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshirô, Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki and Knights of Sidonia, and Hiroyuki Seshita, the director of Blame! and Ajin. Gen Urobuchi, a popular of s, light novels and.
Later this year, fans in the USA will get the opportunity to see Godzilla Resurgence on the big screen, but Toho’s iconic giant monster will be back in theaters sooner than expected.
The latest film in the series, Shin Gojira (Godzilla: Resurrection), has sold over two million tickets since it debuted on June 29 in Japan.
Legendary plans to release a Godzilla sequel in 2019.
It’s the kind of thing that you wonder why it hasn’t been done a hundred times already, but TOHO has finally signed off on doing an anime version of Godzilla in a big way with the launch of the official site. Godzilla vs. Kong is scheduled to hit theaters in 2020.