Story Ideas and Plot Speculation

[Living Corpse]

I don't have much of a problem with that Godzilla. But when he flat out ran away during his initial meeting with Kiryu? That was in no way proper behavior for the Monster King.

That felt more like poor writing than an attempt to make Godzilla look scared.

I always figured he was confused. Here's this weird shiny Godzilla firing at him with the same weapons the little bugs use at him.

[NSZ]

I always figured he was confused. Here's this weird shiny Godzilla firing at him with the same weapons the little bugs use at him.

Probably went home to make sure them bottles of sake he drank the night before weren't expired.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

I though he just didn't give a damn, and decided he had something better to do with his time. Why fuss over something that just isn't that important at the moment?

[Lord Gappa]

Here's a thought; kpa said in the GAM thread that Toho said something about Kiryu and Godzilla being father and son. So....perhaps Kiryu Godzilla = Minya? *shrugs*

[GORIZARD2]

We all know by now that David S. Goyer is writing the script, even as we speak. I don't know if it's safe for me to say but I'm gonna say it anyway: the biggest speculation about the film is what is it gonna be about? Will it be an origin story, will it be a sequel to the original like the Millennium films, will it be a remake, or will it continue Godzilla's legend like G2K?

The point of this thread/topic is to ask you guys what kinda story would you do if you were the one(s) writing the script?
What would be your story for the film? And what would you choose, origin, remake, sequel, reboot with continuation (like G2K)

[shinmattiathekaiju]

Theres already a topic about this subject.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

While I've not bothered speculating too much on what the main storyline of the film will be, I did propose an opening that included the original 1954 attack as back story. See:

I would love to see this done in the manner of the new Friday the 13th remake. Before anyone has a heart attack, I am specifically referring to the way that they opened the film with re-staged moments based on scenes in the original F13th, creating a prologue for the new film that could be seen as standing on its own for a new audience, or as a "previously on..." section for fans familiar with the orginal. Thus the film can be seen as a total reboot, OR as a direct, G '84-style, sequel to the first movie.

For Legendary's Godzilla, my ideal story would begin in the same way, with some vague reference to an attack in 1954, after which Godzilla was not seen until the present day. A good approach might be to start with an exciting scene of fiery destruction as a character attempts to escape Tokyo, only to cut the scene right before we get a good look at Godzilla, then launch into a Citizen Kane-style newsreel sequence explaining the basics of the attack, and setting up the fact that Godzilla was never confirmed dead.

I think the public is familiar enough with Godzilla: King of the Monsters to understand and appreciate such an approach. Sure, most of the audience probably hasn't seen the movie, but they all know it's the tale of an atomic dinosaur tearing shit up in the 1950s.

This way Legendary has a cool set-piece opening, and they avoid a huge chunk of potential fan bitching.

[GlitchyFlame]

Godzilla is rejected at working at a circus and wants to kill people by jumping on a pogo stick THE END!

[Tyler]

Godzilla is rejected at working at a circus and wants to kill people by jumping on a pogo stick THE END!

Story of my life.

[Chris55]

Godzilla is rejected at working at a circus and wants to kill people by jumping on a pogo stick THE END!

You forgot the lingerie pillow fight.

[Bigdog]

Origins?

Mine would be an update of the original one, but with more mystical elements. Godzilla , the Mkele Membe of the Japanese Island of Odo (Or maybe Hawaii) has for centuries predated the human population of the island until the recent day where he is only thought of as a fairy tale by the modern generation until it is seen by the inhabitants over a hillside, devouring a cow in his mouth. Although this Godzilla is studied on the island, it resembles more of a Godzillasaurus of 1991's G vs KG ,yet sorta like Baby Godzilla too . It is seen to having amphibious qualities , small stegosaurus like fins ,and a gray skin tone. It likes to be left alone so they study from cameras and probes on that island and the world watches a living fossil. But then Godzilla never shows up on cameras again, with a flash of blue before the cameras fry out in the sea and is presumed dead. The prophecies tell of a thunder lizard who will become of blue flame and bring hell to the world as it did before thousands of years before. No one thinks its anything and everybody goes back to their ordinary lives but then reports of a nuclear missile exploding near the spot flood in and the inhabitants flee to the furthest island or the main land/island and its confirmed to be North Korean/Iranian. Now peopel begin to panic about a third world war , but that'll be the least of their worries as a charred black dinosaur now 70 meters tall demolishes what was the ruins of said Japanese/Hawaiian island , heading towards a nuclear facility on Hawaii ...

[Space Hunter M]

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[Living Corpse]

........Or we could Just have a passing 5 second sentence "where did Godzilla come from?" "we think it's a dinosaur that somehow survived to today and was mutated by fallout from an atomic bomb in the 50's" and there you go. I don't get why people are acting like his origins are complicated or need to be. This isn't rocket science. Just show old black and white footage of an nuclear test at the start and then later have two characters say these lines which only take 5 seconds.

[Bigdog]

........Or we could Just have a passing 5 second sentence "where did Godzilla come from?" "we think it's a dinosaur that somehow survived to today and was mutated by fallout from an atomic bomb in the 50's" and there you go. I don't get why people are acting like his origins are complicated or need to be. This isn't rocket science. Just show old black and white footage of an nuclear test at the start and then later have two characters say these lines which only take 5 seconds.

Or , just make it a sequel to 1985 , better yet KOTM. Just recast Steve Martin or have his grandson from 1985 in it .

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

........Or we could Just have a passing 5 second sentence "where did Godzilla come from?" "we think it's a dinosaur that somehow survived to today and was mutated by fallout from an atomic bomb in the 50's" and there you go. I don't get why people are acting like his origins are complicated or need to be. This isn't rocket science. Just show old black and white footage of an nuclear test at the start and then later have two characters say these lines which only take 5 seconds.

Or , just make it a sequel to 1985 , better yet KOTM. Just recast Steve Martin or have his grandson from 1985 in it .

Godzilla movies really need to stop going back to 1954. Its boring.

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

........Or we could Just have a passing 5 second sentence "where did Godzilla come from?" "we think it's a dinosaur that somehow survived to today and was mutated by fallout from an atomic bomb in the 50's" and there you go. I don't get why people are acting like his origins are complicated or need to be. This isn't rocket science. Just show old black and white footage of an nuclear test at the start and then later have two characters say these lines which only take 5 seconds.

Or , just make it a sequel to 1985 , better yet KOTM. Just recast Steve Martin or have his grandson from 1985 in it .

Godzilla movies really need to stop going back to 1954. Its boring.

I agree 100%. We need a new origin. If they want to keep the atomic origin, fine. But they need to do it in a different way.

[Giga Kaiju]

" a Dinosaur is walking around an island during WWII and we see the movie in his POV and then The Atom Bomb is drop. The explosion gets closer and closer
and the screen cuts to black, later in the movie they discuss the origins of Godzilla in just a brief moment" (5 seconds like LC Mentioned and thats it.)

[Living Corpse]

........Or we could Just have a passing 5 second sentence "where did Godzilla come from?" "we think it's a dinosaur that somehow survived to today and was mutated by fallout from an atomic bomb in the 50's" and there you go. I don't get why people are acting like his origins are complicated or need to be. This isn't rocket science. Just show old black and white footage of an nuclear test at the start and then later have two characters say these lines which only take 5 seconds.

Or , just make it a sequel to 1985 , better yet KOTM. Just recast Steve Martin or have his grandson from 1985 in it .

" a Dinosaur is walking around an island during WWII and we see the movie in his POV and then The Atom Bomb is drop. The explosion gets closer and closer
and the screen cuts to black, later in the movie they discuss the origins of Godzilla in just a brief moment" (5 seconds like LC Mentioned and thats it.)

THANK YOU.

[Showa Gyaos]

........Or we could Just have a passing 5 second sentence "where did Godzilla come from?" "we think it's a dinosaur that somehow survived to today and was mutated by fallout from an atomic bomb in the 50's" and there you go. I don't get why people are acting like his origins are complicated or need to be. This isn't rocket science. Just show old black and white footage of an nuclear test at the start and then later have two characters say these lines which only take 5 seconds.

Or , just make it a sequel to 1985 , better yet KOTM. Just recast Steve Martin or have his grandson from 1985 in it .

Raymond Burr's dead.

[Gojira-Fan]

They should have Steve Martin play Steve Martin.