News Date: 3/2/2004
Updated: 3/10/2004
Source: http://www.godzilla.co.jp/,
http://www.clubtokyo.org/monsterzero/
More news has poured in on the
50th anniversary Godzilla film, previously dubbed THE GODZILLA,
confirming everything from the director, release date, to possible
details on the actual film. Toho's official Godzilla site (http://www.godzilla.co.jp/)
has reported that the film is being directed by Ryuhei Kitamura,
as others sites had previously reported. Ryuhei Kitamura directed
the 2000 film Versus along with the 2003 Toho offering
Azumi, but his credits
are quite varied and even include directorial work for the upcoming
Gamecube game Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes. The name Godzilla:
Final Wars is also being used by the site for the 28th Godzilla
film. Toho is also reporting that the movie will release this
December, on the 11th.
Monster Zero (http://www.clubtokyo.org/monsterzero/)
has several other tid pits of information which they have acquired
from translating various news articles. The most interesting of
which include:
- A redesigned Godzilla (hinted at being more mobile)
- A monster cast of around 10, names dropped include Mothra
along with a possible new monster for the moment dubbed "Monster
X." A "long time fan favorite" will supposedly
make a come back as well
- Shogo Tomiyama,
the film's producer, hints that this could be the last Godzilla
film for quite some time, and will likely mark the end of, what
fans' call, the Millennium Series
- Godzilla: Final Wars will not be paired up with a Hamaturo
film, as done for the past 3 films
- Locations in the film will include, among several, New York,
Shangai and Paris
For a more complete list, please
see Monster Zero's site on the film here.
Updated: Monster Zero has added more information, extracted
from a interview done with Tomiyama,
about the new film. New details include:
- The film will feature a world in which numerous monsters
have been born from atomic tests
- The director, Kitamura, wants a Godzilla which can defeat
a foe in a single blow
- Wataru Mimua
and Tomiyama
worked on the story elements of Godzilla: Final Wars
before handing the project over to Kitamura and Isao Kiriyama,
who has worked with Kitamura on Alive and Azumi
(2003)
- Eiichi Asada, who did the SFX work for Godzilla:
Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), will direct the special effects
for the 50th anniversary flick. Cinematographer will be Takumi
Furuya, who did the cinematography on Azumi
(2003)
For a more complete list, please
see Monster Zero's site on the film here.
-Anthony Romero
