Godzilla Minus One trailer unleashes the beast on Japan

Godzilla returns to his native Japan in the latest trailer for what is already being called one of the greatest movies in the franchise.

Nov 03 (movieweb.com) - Godzilla Minus One is shaping up to be one of the greatest entries in the mighty monster’s long history on screen. Now the new trailer for the first Toho Godzilla movie in five years has arrived to bring everyone’s favorite prehistoric kaiju back to his native Japan.

Godzilla has been a pop icon for almost 70 years, and despite some interpretations of the character leaving something to be desired, the character’s popularity has never waned – even in the face of the much-derided 1998 reboot starring Matthew Broderick. However, Warner Bros. MonsterVerse has been delivering some big box office winners from the franchise’s Western offerings, with Godzilla vs. Kong arriving mid-Covid pandemic, Apple TV+ series Monarch coming November 17, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire slated for a 2024 release. ...continue reading

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