Toho to go back to one Godzilal film a year after Godzilla vs Kong

[Zarm]

I'm honestly surprised by the negative response to this news. I mean, granted, there are some concerns, but I have to ask do people just not want more Godzilla films?

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So, to say Toho is going to be producing new content, sign me the hell up. Yes, there are concerns, and preferences, and I'm sure there will be some missteps along the way, but I'm still genuinely surprised by this fandom at times because who wouldn't want this?

Here, here!

[Moogabunga]

I'm honestly surprised by the negative response to this news. I mean, granted, there are some concerns, but I have to ask do people just not want more Godzilla films? It seems like the response to Legendary's Godzilla is average at best, and the *AVERAGE* response to Shin is not overwhelming. Maybe I'm a bit naive but I'm just happy to see the franchise have some blood back in it's veins.

I, personally, was VERY let down and unhappy with Monster Planet. But I'd still be the first one to buy the blu-ray, buy a figure, and see the sequel because it's Godzilla. And it's new.

So, to say Toho is going to be producing new content, sign me the hell up. Yes, there are concerns, and preferences, and I'm sure there will be some missteps along the way, but I'm still genuinely surprised by this fandom at times because who wouldn't want this?

There's two reasons I'm not jumping up and down personally:

1) I don't want the Monsterverse to end any time soon (and I'm positive I'm not the only one) With the complete uncertainty post 2020, it's a possibility this news puts the Monsterverse in jeopardy

2) A problem that has definitely plagued Toho in the past, oversaturation

[Cookson]

The anime films feel like something else, and not part of the movie catalog... They are, but not. They're kind of a loophole of sorts. Toho is making money on the character in Japan while they wait for G2 and GvsKong, since they apparently can't have a LIVE ACTION film in production while LP is working on their films. If you think of it that way, it does seem like the MonsterVerse will come to a end after 2020. It's not a bad idea for Toho to come up with something else after that, I just don't want them to RUSH into it. Like, if you want to do a live action film every other year and a anime film in the off years, I think that would be cool. I just don't the character to go away exhausted with a film every year... Let's have the character go out with a big bang and success story. Toho should reconsider and work on a film every other year.

[Godzillian]

Idk why Toho would be in a rush to throw away to power of a Hollywood film, they basically get to sit back and get money printed for them. Assuming the Legendary Godzilla films can still make lots of money, what reason would Toho have to stop that? If anything Toho may want to make some new terms for the contract between them and Legendary

[JAGzilla]

While I am fully on board with the Monsterverse and can't wait for the next installment, I'm also in the camp that feels G14 showed that Hollywood filmmakers still fundamentally fail to understand Godzilla in some key ways. Maybe they'll improve as they go, and I'm withholding full judgement until we get that answer, but at the present time I wouldn't be disappointed if the Monsterverse does end with GvK.

Provided Toho keeps making their own movies, of course, and that's why I'm treating this news as a good thing. It's more Godziller, you know? And one other thing I'd like to address is that I know it's easy to bash big, annual movie franchises right now, seeing as they dominate today's film industry and some of them, like Star Wars, feel forced and needless and deserve to be bashed.

But don't forget: Godzilla's been doing this since day one. If Toho hadn't gotten greedy and slapped together a terrible, cheap sequel six months after the original, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation now. This is what the series has always been, and the next generation of fans will happily take this current era as yet another chapter of Godzilla's sequel-spamming saga, just as we do with the entries that came before us.

[MechaGoji Bro7503]

I'm honestly surprised by the negative response to this news. I mean, granted, there are some concerns, but I have to ask do people just not want more Godzilla films? It seems like the response to Legendary's Godzilla is average at best, and the *AVERAGE* response to Shin is not overwhelming. Maybe I'm a bit naive but I'm just happy to see the franchise have some blood back in it's veins.

I, personally, was VERY let down and unhappy with Monster Planet. But I'd still be the first one to buy the blu-ray, buy a figure, and see the sequel because it's Godzilla. And it's new.

So, to say Toho is going to be producing new content, sign me the hell up. Yes, there are concerns, and preferences, and I'm sure there will be some missteps along the way, but I'm still genuinely surprised by this fandom at times because who wouldn't want this?

Righteousness! I agree- it's almost like people are being ungrateful, but I can see what they mean with oversaturation.

I think we need to wait for a full on video interview with a Toho executive or a lengthy article before we jump to conclusions.

[GodzillaRangerPrime]

Does this mean Legendary’s Monster-Verse will take yet another extended break and just end after vs Kong?

[Tohosaurus]

Does this mean Legendary’s Monster-Verse will take yet another extended break and just end after vs Kong?

We don't know at the moment. I don't think we will for some time either.

[Breakdown]

So basically its the Millenium series 2.0? Great, more sub par films. I'm only interested in the spin-off films. A 2 or 3 year gap would be much better to prevent oversaturation, which was one of the things that killed the Millenium series.

[Xx_The_Masquerade_xX]

So Toho hasn't really learned anything... 2 or 3 years between each movie is much better. One every year esp if mostly sub-par will pretty much be a repeat of the 2000 series which i absolutely hated.

[KingKaiju]

I am ALLLLLLLLL for a new Toho series. I remember how excited I was, being a 10-11 year old kid, and seeing a poster for Godzilla x Megaguirus, GMK, and GxMG. My only fear is that going back to one a year might mess with the quality of the films. Looking at the Heisei films, I feel like the quality really took a dive after Biollante, even though I love GvKG and GvD. I feel the same way about the millenium series. Buuuuuuut, one Godzilla movie a year is better than no Godzilla movie at all. I know that makes me sound like such a shill, but still... I recall the dryspell we got from GFW to G14. Shit felt like being a single dude, fresh off a break up, who who needed to get his game back on track. Plus, I'm suuuuper excited to see different takes on Godzilla. One of the things I loved about the millenium series was seeing how Godzilla's look changed from film to film.

[jackzilla]

What if they do what Star Wars is doing, a main Godzilla film every two years, and a spinoff in between? Like, in 2021, a new Godzilla movie, in 2022, a Mothra movie, in 2023, a new Godzilla movie, in 2024, a King Ghidorah movie, and so forth.

[Zarm]

That would be awesome.

[Cookson]

What if they do what Star Wars is doing, a main Godzilla film every two years, and a spinoff in between? Like, in 2021, a new Godzilla movie, in 2022, a Mothra movie, in 2023, a new Godzilla movie, in 2024, a King Ghidorah movie, and so forth.

I think this is probably the route they'll go. Hell, throw some anime films in between too since that genre is now apart of the franchise.

[Vakanai]

I like this news. I'm fine with a movie a year, every era of Godzilla did it, and unlike most people here it seems I always liked the Heisei and Millennium movies. Oversaturation doesn't concern me, and I trust we'll get a mix of great and mediocre titles no matter what, like we've always got in every era. My only concern is about the Monster-Verse, I hope we can continue to get Hollywood films alongside Toho films, I personally loved both G14 and Shin.

[B34sT]

When I read Mothra or King Ghidorah spin off I read it as Mothra vs Ghidorah (without Godzilla) 3. I really hope I'm wrong but solo KG movie would be cool.

[Vakanai]

Just thought about it, but the spin offs could be Toho's way of remaking some of their classic titles with modern effects. Maybe we could get a remake of the Gargantuas. Unlikely perhaps, but something to think about. If I can at least get a Mothra film and a Rodan film I'll be pretty happy. Maybe even a Varan, however improbable.

[Dyrakro]

Why are some people complaining about the Heisei and Millenium series? Even though I enjoy every Godzilla movie the same, the newer ones are what I prefer to watch. And since I started to become a Godzilla fan in 2007, I always hoped for a time like this to happen again

[KillCrites]

Why are some people complaining about the Heisei and Millenium series? Even though I enjoy every Godzilla movie the same, the newer ones are what I prefer to watch. And since I started to become a Godzilla fan in 2007, I always hoped for a time like this to happen again

Probably because both the Heisei and Millennium series are very inconsistent in quality due to the rushed production that comes from yearly releases.

[eabaker]

Why are some people complaining about the Heisei and Millenium series? Even though I enjoy every Godzilla movie the same, the newer ones are what I prefer to watch. And since I started to become a Godzilla fan in 2007, I always hoped for a time like this to happen again

Probably because both the Heisei and Millennium series are very inconsistent in quality due to the rushed production that comes from yearly releases.

Although the same is really true of the Showa era. While the team that was in place in the early-to-mid-60s had their workflow down very well, the stretch from 1954-1975 is not without its more questionable entries.