GAMERA Update: Will Legendary’s MonsterVerse Revive Unmade Remake?
Most people don’t realize that Gamera, the humongous firebreather turtle, isn’t part of Toho’s stable of Kaiju. He’s actually the property of Kadokawa Studios, who even presented a proof of concept trailer for a Gamera reboot to San Diego Comic-Con attendees in 2015. It was amazing; check it out below:
While Godzilla: King of the Monsters doesn’t seem to have quite hit sky-high expectations, Kaiju Fever is pandemic with anticipation already hot for 2020’s Godzilla vs Kong. So could the overall success of Legendary’s MonsterVerse pave the way for the Gamera reboot we were promised in 2015?
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One of our favorite Uk film critics and academics, Mr. H did some deep diving in order to check the status of the proposed Gamera reboot and was able to unearth a telling comment from the trenches of Twitter. Give his report a spin at the top of the article.
Are you a Gamera fan? Based on the proof of concept trailer, would you love to see a Gamera remake come to fruition? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also carry on the convo with me personally on Twitter @josh_millican.
