Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ VFX Supervisor on Giving Mythic Dimension to the Titans
Godzilla first came to life in 1954 when actor Haruo Nakajima put on a sweltering 220-pound suit and tromped around a Tokyo soundstage smashing miniature buildings. Orchestrated by special effects genius Eiji Tsuburaya, the black and white Godzilla, King of the Monsters terrified movie audiences and effectively birthed the Kaiju cinematic universe of radiation-mutated ogres. This summer, Godzilla: King of the Monsters version 2 relied on five visual effects shops to digitally resuscitate the gargantuan title reptile and fellow titans Rodan,
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Director Reveals Film’s Easter Eggs & More
Spoiler alert for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
If you’ve seen Godzilla: King of the Monsters, then you’ve witnessed one of the biggest Godzilla spectacle films ever made. Godzilla fights two very ferocious titans, in King Ghidorah and Rodan, and he fights them a few times. We talked to production designer Scott Chambliss about creating these epic brawls, and he gave us great insight into how and why each monster was given its own specific origin point.
Building Beasts With Godzilla: King of the Monsters‘ Production Designer
There hasn’t been a film that has lived up to its title quite as thoroughly as Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In director Michael Dougherty’s Kaiju cage match, Godzilla goes clawed toe to clawed toe with some of the biggest beasts on the planet, including King Ghidorah, a three-headed dragon whose provenance is one of the film’s many twists. Every time these monsters clash—and the film doesn’t skimp on these colossal skirmishes—they do so in increasingly inspired locations.
It’s a Gnarly Brawl in Final Trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The early reactions to Godzilla: King of the Monsters were so positive we had some people calling it the event movie of the year, and this is after Avengers: Endgame already stormed into theaters. Comparing this kaiju battle royale to the biggest Marvel movie of all time seems a little unnecessary, but the important point is that folks were fired up about Godzilla’s epic return. Now Warner Bros.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Early Reactions Tease Colossal Kaiju Romp
Godzilla: King of the Monsters doesn’t open until May 31, but the embargo for spoiler-free reactions on social media was lifted for those who caught press screenings and premieres. The consensus seems to be this—King of the Monsters is an absolute blast.
We’ve grabbed a slew of Tweets and embedded them below. Directed by Mike Dougherty from a script he co-wrote with Zach Shields and Max Borenstein, King of the Monsters boasts a great cast,
The Final Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer is a Beast
Director Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters offers bigger, meaner monsters for the single price of a movie ticket. Gareth Edwards reintroduced the king of the monsters to the big screen in 2014’s Godzilla, which also had a bunch of other monsters in it. Yet Edwards’ film was more of a gorgeously rendered and evocatively staged epic, whereas Doughtery’s movie feels like a full blown monster mash.
It’s a Kaiju Mosh Pit in New Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer
Godzilla has been around a long time. In Godzilla: King of the Monsters our tortured history with the most iconic beast in cinema has come to a point of clarity. Godzilla was clearly a good guy in Gareth Edwards‘ 2014 Godzilla, but it took nearly the entire film’s runtime for folks on the ground to realize that. In this new trailer for director Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters,
Godzilla Is The Size of a Mountain in New King of the Monsters TV Spot
There is no longer any wonder as to what lies beneath. Bursting from below ground, monsters, allies, and enemies surface in the latest TV spot for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. These ancient beasts will not quietly crawl out of the ocean. They are determined to make a much more dramatic entrance.
The 2014 Godzilla was a bit of a slow burn with MUTOs nesting underground. Of course,
How Godzilla: King of the Monsters Pays Homage to the Original
Krampus has become one of my favorite films and one of the highlights was absolutely the creature building. The attic toy attack was a gruesome burst of creativity and the Christmas demon himself was fearsome and mesmerizing. That’s why I was thrilled to hear director Michael Dougherty would be helming the next installment of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
The franchise is picking directors on the rise and giving a few different creators a shot at the atomic lizard.
Rodan, Mothra & King Ghidorah Revealed in new Godzilla: King of the Monsters Posters
Godzilla is going to have his claws full in the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The most iconic beast in cinematic history not named King Kong, Godzilla has been making waves in the movies since the 1950s, and as digital technology has improved (and improved, and improved), so too has the realism and capability of the king of the monsters and his adversaries. A recent trailer revealed Godzilla’s most lethal challenge yet,
The new Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer Ends With Epic Clash
This is the trailer you need to get you through Monday. The king of the monsters himself has a fight on his hands that’s going to make the events depicted in 2014’s Godzilla reboot look like a walk in (Jurassic) park. Warner Bros. has just dropped the second trailer, and it reveals a film, directed by Michael Doughtery (Krampus) and starring Stranger Things‘
Humans Have No Power Over Beasts in New Godzilla: King of the Monsters Image
A lot of monsters think they are king. King Kong and King Ghidorah just to name a few. Can they defeat the great Godzilla, though? Classic rivals Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah will have their chance to take the creature down in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The film’s director is traveling back to where it all began and shared a brand-new image of Godzilla in action.
Godzilla Japan tweeted that director Michael Doherty (Krampus) will swing by Tokyo Comic Con on December 1 along with a stunning new image of the beast.
Details Emerge About Godzilla vs. Kong As Filming Gets Underway
What will happen when two exceedingly destructive creatures collide? We are getting closer to finding out as Godzilla vs. Kong entered production. The ultimate showdown will come after Godzilla: King of Monsters is unleashed next year.
Both titans of the silver screen have had storied histories as villains and victors. They have incredible potential for devastation, but they have also been cast in a more redemptive light in this recent series.
A Brief History of Godzilla’s Rise
On the last day of July, we shared these new images from Godzilla: The King of the Monsters that included the featured image of Godzilla in all his nuclear glory.
In Warner Bros.’ third Godzilla entry, the studio is pitting the iconic monster against some of his greatest foes; Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. The first trailer gave us a few brief snippets of the monsters in action but left their brawling for a later glimpse (or for the film’s release itself).
First Godzilla: King of the Monsters Image Reveals the King Himself
We got our first look at the trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters last week during Comic-Con, and it revealed possibly the most monster-packed film in the franchise’s history. Now, with the first official image of Godzilla himself made available by Warner Bros., we can see what form the iconic monster has taken in the latest film. One of the intriguing aspects of King of the Monsters is that this is an actual sequel,
Check out Millie Bobbie Brown in First Godzilla: King of the Monsters Clip
Our guess is in only a few days, we’ll have plenty of fresh Godzilla: King of the Monsters information to share. The Warner Bros. panel at Comic-Con is this Saturday, and the studio has already begun teasing their upcoming monster epic. Entertainment Weekly got this epic pic of everyone’s favorite nuclear-powered lizard. And now we’ve got a glimpse of the first teaser from Michael Dougherty’s film,
