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Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [c] is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. [2] The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television ...
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire [a] is a 2024 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard.Produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and the fifth film in the Monsterverse franchise, also serving as the 38th film of the Godzilla franchise and 13th in the King Kong franchise.
Minus One' director Takashi Yamazaki, who earned a visual effects nomination, has tricked out Japan's iconic kaiju and added some unique details.
Toho, the people in charge of the Godzilla franchise, served them with a notice to remove the name and in response the boat's name was changed in May 2011 to MV Brigitte Bardot. [215] Steven Spielberg cited Godzilla as an inspiration for Jurassic Park (1993), specifically Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), which he grew up watching. [216]
In June 2024, a 2.45 m (245 cm; 96 in; 2,450 mm) tall monument of Godzilla's head and neck was built at Hisaya-Odori Park in central Nagoya, Chūbu to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Godzilla franchise. [13] In 2025, a statue of Godzilla was constructed at Fukuoka, Kyushu, this statue was made from straw. [14]
In May 2016, Warner Bros. announced that Godzilla vs. Kong would be released on May 29, 2020, later pushed back to May 21, 2021, and that Godzilla: King of the Monsters would be pushed back from its original June 8, 2018 release date to March 22, 2019, [7] however, the film was later pushed back again to May 31, 2019.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is an American monster television series created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction and produced by Legendary Television. [1] Based on Godzilla by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the sixth installment and second television series in the Monsterverse franchise.
When Godzilla vs. Biollante had been released, Godzilla at the time was commonly called the New Godzilla (Japanese: 新ゴジラ, Hepburn: Shin Gojira). This name would be used to dub Godzilla Junior 's adult form in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). [ 2 ]