Overhauled the Vapor Man (Showa) in the Aliens, SDF & Misc, adding a:
- larger main image
- sound effect
- power listing
- background information
July 5, 2020 0:00 AM
Patrick Galvan
Added Interview: Reiko Yamada - Remembering Akira Ifukube to the Blog. Miss Yamada was a student at the Tokyo College of Music in the 1980s, at a time when Ifukube was president of the school. In our interview, she remembers the legendary composer, provides insight as to what he was like as a teacher and as a person, talks about the times she's performed his music in concert, and more.
Added The Legal Battle over Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven to the Blog. Akira Kurosawa called the 1960 American remake of his classic samurai film an "entertaining" western, but he and his co-screenwriters were not very pleased with the way Toho had authorized a remake of their film.
Updated H-Man (Showa) in the Monster Bios, adding:
- a new main image
- expanded description
- three secondary images
- roar
- power listing
- background information
Added SpaceGodzilla (Trendmasters) review to the Toys, which covers both the original release and the 40th anniversary repaint - special thanks to Josh Reynolds for the submission!
June 14, 2020 00:43 AM
Patrick Galvan
Added Interview: Norman England - On the Set of Gamera 3 / Making of The iDol to the Blog. We talked to England about his time visiting the live-action and special effects sets for Shusuke Kaneko's highly acclaimed Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999), learning about Kaneko's directing style, the making of the film, and about the Japanese film industry in general. (England was kind enough to share photos he took on the set!) We also talked about a science fiction movie he directed called The iDol, now available for preorder from SRS Cinema, LLC and which co-stars Gamera 3 actor Yukijiro Hotaru.
June 13, 2020 10:41 AM
Thomas Fairchild, Tyler Trieschock & Chris Mirjahangir
Added Yamatai Kingdom (Lost Project - 1978) to the Cutting Room, which includes a synopsis, image, history, trivia, and the listing for featured Monsters
Updated the history and trivia sections for Bakan (Unused Character) in the Cutting Room to reflect the new information presented in the above page
Added 2 sketches of Bagan (1st Version), 1 sketch of the Spirit God Beast, 3 sketches of Bagan (2nd Version), and modified the history and trivia for Bagan (Unused Character) in the Cutting Room
Enhanced the navigation for the blog and content under it so it should load much faster now
May 26, 2020 10:29 PM
Anthony Romero
Added stockage footage and background information to Dogora (1964) in the Movies
May 25, 2020 7:03 PM
François Coulombe
Added 80 pictures to A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957) in the Movies, an early Ishiro Honda film that features a lot of the cast from the 1954 Godzilla film
May 24, 2020 11:42 PM
François Coulombe
Added stockage footage to the war film Zero Fighter (1966) in the Movies
Added The Paradise Island Story (1957) to the Movies, along with a Japanese poster and trivia about the suitmation work done by Eiji Tsuburaya in the film
Below is a video panel from the team at Legendary's comics division about two new Monsterverse graphic novels, a MonsterVerse picture book, and the upcoming "Godzilla vs. Kong" art book. It runs about 30 minutes and is a pretty informative watch!
Over 50 Toho titles, produced and distributed, are heading to HBO Max when it launches later this month. This includes almost the entire Showa Godzilla series. Check out a Toho and Godzilla movie list for HBO Max to find out what will be available.
Added Biollante (Trendmasters) review to the Toys, which covers both the original release and the 40th anniversary repaint - special thanks to Josh Reynolds for the submission!
May 15, 2020 2:01 AM
François Coulombe
Expanded the stock footage listing for Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure (1969) in the Movies, which to our surprise borrowed footage from a Godzilla film as well: Invasion of Astro-Monster
Added stockage footage to the disaster film Magnitude 7.9 (1980) in the Movies
Updated details around the US release of Attack Squadron (1963) in the Movies, thanks goes to Terasawa for the information
May 14, 2020 0:38 AM
Anthony Romero
Overhauled the Zobot (Zone Fighter) in the Aliens, SDF & Misc, adding a new:
- main image
- secondary image
- description
- power listing
- background information
Thanks goes to Andrew Gilbertson for this!
Think you know Godzilla? Put your knowledge to the test in the Godzilla Certification Exam Translation - a collection of prep quizzes based on Toho's "1st Annual Godzilla Certification Exams" held in Japan last March
Born April 1st, 1920, this month would have marked the 100th birthday for actor Toshiro Mifune. To celebrate, here is a video tribute for the centennial occasion.
Adjusted the image of Ishiro Honda on his bio in the Cast and Crew and made his film entries sortable... however, his description still needs updating in the future despite being marginally expanded. It's amazing it has stayed mostly the same for over a decade in its formerly very short state.
Added Mechagodzilla (Trendmasters) review to the Toys, which covers both the original release and the 40th anniversary repaint - special thanks to Josh Reynolds for the submission!
Hey everyone!
Starting tomorrow, April 23rd, at 5:00pm PST, Legendary will have their MonsterVerse WatchAlong finale with Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The special guest will be director Mike Dougherty ! To "watch along", at 5pm, hit play on the movie via your blu-ray/digital download/streaming service and watch along with Legendary and other Godzilla fans via the social media channels listed below. During this time Legendary will also be tweeting Godzilla trivia, behind-the-scenes information, concept art, and polls. Here's where you can follow along: @Legendary on Twitter @Legendary on Instagram Stories @Nerdist on Twitter @Godzillamovie on Twitter @Kongskullisland on Twitter
Likewise, added high definition images to Miles Imhoff's review of the American version of All Monsters Attack (1969) in the Movie Reviews
April 20, 2020 2:03 AM
François Coulombe
All Monsters Attack (1969) is well known for its use of stock footage. We are pleased though to discover a new source from the movie. If you remember, there is a part where jet planes are attacking Godzilla in the film. That sequence is simply stock footage from Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. But before the planes start attacking Godzilla, Ichiro and Minilla see them in the sky, and there are two low-angle shots of planes passing by at fast speed. These two shots weren't shot for Honda's film. They are actually from a 1964 Toho movie called Tiger Flight, directed by Kengo Furusawa.
This stock footage listing has been added to the film in the
Movies section
Hey everyone!
Just a reminder that this week's MonsterVerse Watch Along is Kong: Skull Island. Just like last week, at 5pm PST later today (Thursday, April 15th), hit play on your DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital copy of Kong Skull Island and watch the film along with other fans and special guests and check out facts about the film and artwork! Here's where you can follow along: @Legendary on Twitter @Legendary on Instagram Stories @Nerdist on Twitter @Godzillamovie on Twitter @Kongskullisland on Twitter
April 15, 2020 1:22 AM
Anthony Romero
Added Day of Resurrection (1965) to the Cutting Room; note with current global events around COVID-19 this might seem insensitive in terms of timing for covering this lost project, as it deals with a pandemic. Please note that this was not my intent.
April 14, 2020 8:49 PM
Anthony Romero
Added a lot of details to Virus (1980) in the Movies
Hey everyone!
Starting tomorrow at 5pm PST, Legendary will begin their "MonsterVerse Watchalong" starting with Godzilla 2014! At 5pm, hit play on your blu-ray/digital download/stream and watch along with Legendary and other Godzilla fans while live tweeting. During this time Legendary will also be tweeting Godzilla trivia, behind-the-scenes information, concept art, and polls and it's possible a special guest might show up. Here's the schedule for the entire watchalong!:
4/9 at 5pm PT: Godzilla (2014)
4/16 at 5pm PT: Kong: Skull Island
4/23 at 5pm PT Godzilla: King of the Monsters
For those of you on Twitter/Instagram, what will happen is that a tweet/Instagram stories post on Legendary's official Twitter/Instagram accounts will happen just before 5pm PST as a reminder. This looks to be a real fun activity during this time!
Added 12 translated manga panels to Godzilla World (Keibunsha) in the Comics, with additions for "Godzilla Papa of Kaijuland" through "Godzilla Fairy Tales of Japan"
April 6, 2020 6:16 PM
Christian Salabert
Added Behemoth (MonsterVerse) to the Monster Bios, adding a new:
- main image
- description
- roar
- power listing
- background information
Wizards of the Coast and Toho have come together for a special Magic: The Gathering card set, which will showcase Godzilla, Mothra, King Caesar, and more
