‘Godzilla Minus One’ Sequel Gets an Update!!

Takashi Yamazaki‘s kaiju feature Godzilla Minus One created box office and Academy Awards history, and then went on to rage on streaming. The movie single-handedly breathed new life into the monster movie genre, reigniting fans’ interest and reinstating the relevance of the long-running franchise. Without a doubt, the makers greenlit another Godzilla project from the award-winning director, but no further details were provided. That changes now as Yamazaki recently revealed some crucial details about the upcoming projects.

The filmmaker recently received Society’s Visionary Award by the Visual Effects Society, and during the ceremony confirmed that “he’s currently working on the screenplay and storyboards for the new Godzilla movie,” Variety reported. Furthermore, he added that he expects to have “more” of a budget compared to VFX Oscar winner Godzilla Minus One which was made for under $15 million, though he didn’t give an exact figure. This news will certainly please Kaiju fans, who love the spectacle of monsters fighting monsters or all the destruction that lies in the wake of the third act. Nonetheless, Yamazaki will be writing, directing, and serving as VFX supervisor on the upcoming film, and given his storytelling prowess, it’ll be bigger and better in every sense.

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Was a Major Hit

Yamazaki brought almost unprecedented success to the long-running giant monster franchise with Minus One. The film, which follows a kamikaze pilot deserter who seeks redemption by defending Japan from Godzilla in the aftermath of World War II, was universally hailed by critics and viewers alike. Financially, the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise was a sleeper hit in the theaters, grossing $115.8 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of roughly $15 million.

Nonetheless, the movie won hearts all around with its amazing VFX, social message, cinematography, and solid character-driven story and went on to become the first film in the franchise to win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Following the film’s success, a black and white version of the feature was released in the theatres. The feature has a 99 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sae Nagatani, Miou Tanaka, and Kisuke Iida. Yamazaki directed from his own script and also supervised VFX for the film.