Loads of New Images and Info For Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Toho’s Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, the first animated feature centered around cinema’s most iconic giant monster, is going to be hitting Japanese theaters in November this year and will then make its way to Netflix either by the end of 2017 or in early 2018. To give fans a taste of what’s to come, new images and an official poster have been released, all of which can be seen below.
Co-director Kobun Shizuno talks about the new kind of Godzilla the movie will portray, saying, “From the start we had the blessing of Toho to not be constrained by previous entries in the franchise, and with the freedom of imagination offered by animation I feel we have come up with a cool new form for Godzilla.”
Joint director Hiroyuki Seshita adds, “With his masses of muscle fibers and unique body tissue to support his enormous bulk, this is an extraordinarily rugged-looking physique. It was an overwhelming presence that reverberated through the whole project, like a fearsome deity that even we who created it must prostrate ourselves before. That is our Godzilla.”
Toho’s Yoshihiro Furusawa, who acts as executive producer for this project, provides a very interesting bit of news when he explains, “As a result of him continuing to grow for 20,000 years, we’ve surpassed Shin Godzilla to create the biggest Godzilla yet! We hope you’re looking forward to seeing this Godzilla, and the unique ecosystem created by his perpetual dominion over the Earth.”
Cheers to the fine folk over at SciFi Japan for the info and make sure to head to their site for more photos and information!
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Toho Animation and Polygon Pictures (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) are preparing the animated feature. It will be co-directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan, Knights of Sidonia) and CG director Hiroyuki Seshita (the Final Fantasy movie franchise, Ajin: Demi-Human). Gen Urobuchi (Psycho-Pass, Gargantia) will write from his own concept.
Confirmed voice actors include Yuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, and Mamoru Miyano.
Official synopsis:
Despair evolves…
The final summer of the 20th century… when mankind learns it is no longer the sole ruler of planet Earth.
The planet is beset by the emergence of colossal creatures that roam the Earth, and king among them is “Godzilla”. For a half a century, these beasts engage in ferocious battle with each other and mankind. Ultimately humanity, unable to compete, prepares for exile from its home planet.
In the year 2048, a select few humans are chosen by the central government’s artificial intelligence to set out on hyper-speed interstellar emigration vessel, the Aratrum, on an 11.9 light-year journey for the planet Tau Ceti e. But when they arrive after 20 years of space travel, the remnants of mankind find the environmental conditions on Tau-e to be much worse than expected, and uninhabitable by humans.
On board the vessel is a young man, Haruo. When he was four years old, he saw his parents killed by Godzilla before his eyes, and in the 20 years since he has thought about nothing but returning to Earth and defeating Godzilla. With their chance for escape to another world closed, and living conditions on the ship deteriorating, Haruo spearheads a movement to return to Earth despite the dangers of such a long return trip.
Somehow, the Aratrum makes the return journey in one piece, but the home they return to has become an alien planet. 20,000 years have elapsed, and a new ecosystem has emerged with Godzilla at its apex. Can mankind take back its native planet? Will Haruo get his revenge?
Prepare for the earth-shattering roar of a brand new Godzilla, unlike anything heard or seen before!
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