Over a decade has past since the not so jolly green giant last came marauding down the streets of Manhattan, with Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Godzilla incarnation starring Matthew Broderick. It was met with the thunderous echoes of disapproval, followed by stampeding masses leading out of the cinema. But now, Warner Brother’s and Legendary Pictures want to set the record straight with there own offering.
According to Bloody Disgusting, both companies have almost reached an agreement with the Japanese owners Toho to bring the icon back to life, in what will presumably be 3D.However, director Yoshimitsu Banno who made 1971’s Godzilla Vs Hedorah, will have beaten the pair to the punch after securing the rights to produce a 4O minute version due out next year in 3D IMAX format.
Speaking with Heat Vision Blog, Legendary Chief Thomas Tull explained ‘"Godzilla is one of the world's most powerful pop culture icons, and we at Legendary are thrilled to be able to create a modern epic based on this long-loved Toho franchise," adding "Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop culturally relevant for as long as it has".
Certainly, it can be said that Tull has all the right words at hand, but what is that they say, action is greater…so we shall wait and see whether when the film is delivered in 2O12, if Tull’s words are accurate or a point of scandal and derision.
MATT RICHARDSON
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