Interview

Special/Visual Effects

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. ...

By Hugh Hart  |  June 14, 2019
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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 6, 2019

Interview

Production Designer

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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 3, 2019
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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  May 28, 2019
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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  May 13, 2019
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 ...

By The Credits  |  April 23, 2019
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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  March 28, 2019
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 ...

By Kelle Long  |  February 19, 2019
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: ...

By Kelle Long  |  January 18, 2019
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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 14, 2018
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 ...

By The Credits  |  December 10, 2018
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 ...

By Kelle Long  |  November 29, 2018
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, ...

By Kelle Long  |  November 13, 2018
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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 16, 2018
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. ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 31, 2018
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 ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 19, 2018