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In 2007, film producer Brian Rogers met former [[Toho]] company director [[Yoshimitsu Banno]] who had the rights to make an IMAX 3D ''[[Godzilla]]'' film. Rogers then met Toho to arrange a license to produce a 3D ''Godzilla'' film. After securing the rights, Rogers approached several film companies and [[Legendary Pictures]] agreed to work with Rogers on the project.<ref name="roger-sept-2010">{{cite web |url=http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2010/09/godzilla-2012-brian-rogers-on-legendary.html |title=Godzilla 2012: Brian Rogers On Legendary Pictures Film Plans |date=September 21, 2010 |accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref> In August 2009, rumors surfaced that Legendary were in talks with [[Toho]] to produce a new American ''Godzilla'' film to be released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17061 |title=The Mighty "Godzilla" Will Roar Once More! |publisher=Bloody Disgusting |date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> |
In 2007, film producer Brian Rogers met former [[Toho]] company director [[Yoshimitsu Banno]] who had the rights to make an IMAX 3D ''[[Godzilla]]'' film. Rogers then met Toho to arrange a license to produce a 3D ''Godzilla'' film. After securing the rights, Rogers approached several film companies and [[Legendary Pictures]] agreed to work with Rogers on the project.<ref name="roger-sept-2010">{{cite web |url=http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2010/09/godzilla-2012-brian-rogers-on-legendary.html |title=Godzilla 2012: Brian Rogers On Legendary Pictures Film Plans |date=September 21, 2010 |accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref> In August 2009, rumors surfaced that Legendary were in talks with [[Toho]] to produce a new American ''Godzilla'' film to be released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17061 |title=The Mighty "Godzilla" Will Roar Once More! |publisher=Bloody Disgusting |date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> |
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On March 29, 2010, it was confirmed that Legendary had acquired the rights to Godzilla. They plan to [[reboot]] the franchise with [[Warner Bros.]] co-producing and co-financing.<ref name="variety-032910">{{cite news |work=Variety |
On March 29, 2010, it was confirmed that Legendary had acquired the rights to Godzilla. They plan to [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the franchise with [[Warner Bros.]] co-producing and co-financing.<ref name="variety-032910">{{cite news |work=Variety |
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| Godzilla | |
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| Produced by | Executive producers: Brian Rogers Yoshimitsu Banno Kenji Okuhira Doug Davison Producers: Dan Lin Roy Lee[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Toho |
Release date | TBA 2012 |
Godzilla (tentative title) is an upcoming American science fiction film based on the Japanese movie monster of the same name. It is the second Godzilla film to be produced and financed by an American film company, the first being Roland Emmerich's 1998 film of an identical name.
Development
In 2007, film producer Brian Rogers met former Toho company director Yoshimitsu Banno who had the rights to make an IMAX 3D Godzilla film. Rogers then met Toho to arrange a license to produce a 3D Godzilla film. After securing the rights, Rogers approached several film companies and Legendary Pictures agreed to work with Rogers on the project.[2] In August 2009, rumors surfaced that Legendary were in talks with Toho to produce a new American Godzilla film to be released in 2012.[3]
On March 29, 2010, it was confirmed that Legendary had acquired the rights to Godzilla. They plan to reboot the franchise with Warner Bros. co-producing and co-financing.[1] TriStar Pictures will not be involved in the production because their rights to the character expired in 2003. Legendary plans to make the new film closer in style to the original Japanese character than TriStar's iguana-like-creature from the American remake.[4] According to Thomas Tull, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures, "Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop culturally relevant for as long as it has."[5]
At the 3D Summit conference held in September 2010 at Universal Studios, producer Brian Rogers confirmed the planned date of 2012. The reboot will be a live-action project featuring a computer-generated Godzilla. Godzilla will fight at least one or multiple monsters, rather than simply the military as seen in Emmerich's remake. It was also mentioned that Godzilla will use his atomic breath, a trademark weapon omitted by Emmerich and co-writer/producer Dean Devlin in the previous American film.[2]
Production
The film was first announced at Comic-Con 2010 where an early concept art impression for the new Godzilla was revealed.[6] A director and scriptwriter have not been announced yet.
Marketing
Visitors to the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con received a t-shirt with an image of the new Godzilla design.[7] The image is credited to comics and manga publisher UDON Entertainment. Artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias worked with Legendary and Toho for the painting.[8] Visitors to the Legendary Pictures booth at the convention could view an animation of the new Godzilla expelling his thermonuclear breath superimposed over their image captured via a webcam. The augmented reality promotion was designed by Talking Dog Studios of Saskatchewan, Canada.[9]
References
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (March 29, 2010). "'Godzilla' stomps back to screen". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ a b "Godzilla 2012: Brian Rogers On Legendary Pictures Film Plans". September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "The Mighty "Godzilla" Will Roar Once More!". Bloody Disgusting. August 13, 2009.
- ^ Graser, Marc (July 17, 2010). "Legendary Pictures dances geek to geek". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Fernandez, Ace (March 2010). "Godzilla stomping back to theaters via Legendary". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ New GODZILLA Look Revealed, Mania.com, July 27, 2010
- ^ "SDCC: First Look at the New Godzilla!". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "UDON Crew Envision the Next Generation of Godzilla". UDON Entertainment. July 28, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "News". Talking Dog Studios. July 22, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
