Godzilla Resurgence trailer: Japan's reboot looks very different from America's
The studio who first created Godzilla is taking the Kaiju film back to basics for a reboot of truly epic proportions
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Though Hollywood's 2014 take on the creature, directed by Rogue One's Gareth Edwards, landed both to fair critical acclaim and popular success; the Japanese studio who first created the creature is set for an epic Godzilla reboot this year, following a 12-year-gap since 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars.
Studio Toho is launching Godzilla Resurgence, directed by Hideaki Anno, which forms the 31st entry into the Godzilla franchise. It's a film which draws heavily on its cinematic past; bringing back the practical Godzilla, thanks to its suit deftly operated by three people. Yet, the use of digital effects here has managed to elevate the more comical iterations of the past into something genuinely quite menacing.
It also happens to be the tallest onscreen Godzilla to date, even surpassing that of the recent American incarnation; ensuring the US' Legendary Pictures will have to seriously up their game if they intend to move forward with their Godzilla-Kong cinematic universe.
Godzilla Resurgence hits Japanese cinemas 29 July; there's no word on whether the film will receive a UK release.
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