Godzilla, is getting another chance on the big screen as Legendary Pictures have got the rights to develop and produce a new film based on the terrible lizard. Warner Bros. will co-produce, co-finance and distribute through its deal with Legendary, and Toho will release the film in Japan.
Heat Vision had the news.
The last major Godzilla outing, an American, New York-set version from Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, grossed $376 million worldwide in 1998 although it got blasted as being a bit rubbish. Toho quickly produced “Godzilla 2000,” in which the big beast took on an evil UFO, the following year.
As Godzilla has been around since the Fifties I am sure he’ll be around for a long long time. I just hope they go back to the classic design and don’t make him too different.
The new film is shooting for a 2012 release.
How do you feel about the news? How can they make Godzilla cool again?
