Toho Studios, the original home of the classical monstrous lizard named Godzilla has recently announced that after the Edward Gareth's movie success with Warner Bros., the studio will be making its own reboot of the film set to be released in summer of 2016. The name Godzilla was derived from the Japanese monster character Gojira. There had been different versions of it but Toho Studios pioneered and dominated the creation of movies about the giant lizard.
"Ever since Hollywood announced that Godzilla was to be resurrected, the expectation for another Japanese Godzilla grew." Toho Studios said in a statement. "And if we were to newly produce, we looked into Japanese creators who were the most knowledgeable and who has the most passion for Godzilla...Their [Higuchi and Anno] drive to take on such new challenges was exactly what we all had been inspired by."
"Godzilla 2016" directors intimidated by Hollywood's "Godzilla"?
But according to reports, both "Godzilla 2016" directors Hideaki Anno, mostly known for "Evangelion" and "Attack on Titan" special effects director Shinji Higuchi almost did not sign up for the job due to the monumental pressure of beating Hollywood's Godzilla. Considering that Anno and Higuchi have been friends for over 30 years, the two took in the challenge eventually. "Being able to work with my friend is the only thing keeping me from running away from all the pressure." Higuchi said.
With Edward Gareth's "Godzilla 2" set to be released in 2018, the battle for the ultimate "Godzilla" movie is starting to heat up. But for those who have been doubting Toho Studio's capacity to beat the Hollywood, here's what Higuchi has to say : "We'll have an amazing, horrific nightmare of a movie for you next year."
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"Godzilla 2016" will hit the theaters in summer of 2016.
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