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Filming begins on Godzilla 2, synopsis and cast revealed
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Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Everyone's asking for an appearance on screen but no one seems to ask for Minilla
he even made appearance in Final Wars, what's your excuse?
he even made appearance in Final Wars, what's your excuse?
He sucks.Everyone's asking for an appearance on screen but no one seems to ask for Minilla
he even made appearance in Final Wars, what's your excuse?
Everyone's asking for an appearance on screen but no one seems to ask for Minilla
he even made appearance in Final Wars, what's your excuse?
I don't like him. I would rather have Gabara make a reappearance.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
that's the joke
besides we got Gamera for the children anyways, and yet for some odd reason we still don't have Godzilla meets Gamera, I know different studios but still!
Haha, Minya's gotta have some fans. Thought you were one of the proud few!
WordAssassin
Member
I'm surprised so many seem to love the buzzard
I was actually talking about Baragon - though, full disclosure, I have not seen his movie in decades.
Rodan is a classic though!!
WordAssassin
Member
How does that work in-universe, though? The movies take place in a relatively realistic present-day. Unless they set something up in Kong (haven't seen it yet) there's nothing even remotely close to the tech needed to create a robot head + torso + wings to make Mecha King Gidorah. Also, who would create it? What would its purpose be?
Geno Breaker
Banned
So over at the splendid Monster Zero forums someone posted details on supposed film sets which include
Pretty interesting locations. Also, a rumor that you should take with a huge grain of salt is that the Mothra design is
Monarch Antarctic Base
Monarch Underwater Base
and an "Ancient Temple"
Monarch Underwater Base
and an "Ancient Temple"
Pretty interesting locations. Also, a rumor that you should take with a huge grain of salt is that the Mothra design is
pretty crazy.
If we ever get a Pacific Rim cross-over, that would be the perfect setting for Mecha-King Ghidorah. Mecha-King Ghidorah is simply too cool to go to waste!
Master Yoshi
Member
I can't see Pacific Rim working in this universe, as the existing Kaiju laid dormant while Pacific Tim's Kaiju wreaked havoc on this world.
Just have Godzilla killed and force Monarch/humanity to build a mech to fight the threat.
Yeah, I would agree that it would be hard to make a cross-over work. Mecha-King Ghidorah would feel simply feel fitting in that universe, I think lol. Hopefully Monarch will use Ghidorah's corpse or something, basically like you said lol.
Hm. I wonder which purpose this location would serve
The answer to all of these questions is aliens.
I hope not. Everytime Aliens are involved Godzilla gets to stupid
They can just throw Gigan at earth, of course.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
They don't need to actually do a crossover with Pacific Rim. Just have the humans build jaegers and drift technology in the wake of the events of Godzilla 1 and 2 and Kong vs Godzilla. Nobody cares all that much about the Pacific Rim characters, we just want the robots. And I've got a great idea free of charge for the name of the first prototype mech:
. You're welcome, everyone.
Jet Jaguar
WordAssassin
Member
My initial assumption, knowing its backstory, is Mothra.
But I also wonder if maybe they're gonna do something there with Gidorah's origins or backstory.
I kind of wonder if it'll be
Arctic Base - Mothra, will be a fuzzy caterpillar
Undersea Base - Gidorah, design could be changed so that he's some kind of sea-based multi-headed serpent
Temple - Rodan, simply because it makes no sense to me to have a flying reptile come from the ocean or the snow.
Undersea Base - Gidorah, design could be changed so that he's some kind of sea-based multi-headed serpent
Temple - Rodan, simply because it makes no sense to me to have a flying reptile come from the ocean or the snow.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
you say that but then Gamera came from Antarctica (?) and he's fire based, but then again it never made sense haha
speaking of which surprised Toho didn't buy the franchise when the studio owning Gamera went bankrupt
ElMexiMerican
Member
So we can safely assume this will have a stinger at the end with Kong? Sounds like a shoe in. Hopefully the sequel improves on the first Godzilla, I enjoyed it a lot but there were definite issues.
WordAssassin
Member
That's a different monster universe though! Doesn't count!
(I love Gamera, the only MST3K DVD set I have is the Gamera steel book)Who owns the rights to Gamera now? When do we get American Gamera??
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
That's a different monster universe though! Doesn't count!
Who owns the rights to Gamera now? When do we get American Gamera??
apparently Kadokawa Pictures (bought Daiei Film, the original owner)
LordOfLore
Banned
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DieNgamers
Member
That's a different monster universe though! Doesn't count!
Who owns the rights to Gamera now? When do we get American Gamera??
I can't think of any american director or film team that probably would be able to reproduce the heart and soul of the Gamera films.
balladofwindfishes
Member
If this universe exists for a few more movies, eventually they'll want to include Mechagodzilla, so they might as well figure out some nonsense for the super robot technology now, rather than later. Mechagodzilla is basically Godzilla's #2 enemy behind King Ghidorah
Edit - Looking more into it, this rejected idea for 90s Mechagodzilla would work
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Del Toro has the right mix of warmth and cruelty, he could make it work. But Hollywood will never touch Gamera. A giant fire-breathing lizard is one thing, but a giant flying turtle...
DieNgamers
Member
Hey, you might have a point with Del Toro! I love everything he did with creatures in it...Yes, even the Hellboy movies.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
can their jet jaguar change size? because that's important
but gamera is also known in public consciousness!
but gamera is also known in public consciousness!
Dunno where else to put this and it doesn't seem new thread worthy, but the Kong twitter account just posted a short little snippet about Monarch quarantining a volcano in 1991.
https://twitter.com/kongskullisland/status/882636137927294978
Spoiler Alert: It's probably Rodan. If you look at the text around it, it also lists a "return to Skull Island" in 1995 and the "Janjira Meltdown" in 1999 (from the opening of Godzilla 2014). A bunch of other dates are listed but it's hard to make out what they're for. The 50s stuff is probably Godzilla but who knows (1959 is almost readable, "something Mystery"). Something as early as 1915 on there too.
https://twitter.com/kongskullisland/status/882636137927294978
Spoiler Alert: It's probably Rodan. If you look at the text around it, it also lists a "return to Skull Island" in 1995 and the "Janjira Meltdown" in 1999 (from the opening of Godzilla 2014). A bunch of other dates are listed but it's hard to make out what they're for. The 50s stuff is probably Godzilla but who knows (1959 is almost readable, "something Mystery"). Something as early as 1915 on there too.
playingwithfire
Member
What's the GAF consensus on Kong Skull Island? I watched it last night and was thoroughly entertained by it. The creature designs were cool as heck. Thought it was far better than Godzilla. Not sure if that's just me.
Most of the GAF reactions I saw were pretty positive.
Personally; I loved it and thought it was better than Godzilla 2014
And King Kong is just a giant primate. Never understood his popularity.
I can't wait to see Ghidorah.
Hopefully we get a Mothra v Battra movie after this.
Mothra is awesome though.
Hopefully we get a Mothra v Battra movie after this.
Mothra is awesome though.
It was pretty positive from what I've read. Bobby Roberts hated it with a passion. I liked it and was entertained.
I don't understand how he didn't like the movie, especially since he likes Godzilla 2014
balladofwindfishes
Member
I bought the DVD and sat through Mothra.
Mothra also brought enhanced value because her DVD also included 3 other movies! One of which was the Giant Claw, which is a fun movie to watch.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Because from a filmmaking perspective it has more in common with Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad than any previous Godzilla or Kong film
But somehow dumber and more inept than both those films.
(It's been a thing in this week's B.O. thread, if you'd like to know more.)
I don't hate it with a passion or whatever. It's just shitty. Real shitty.
Edit: if they're keeping/augmenting the skreeonk, (and they did) they'll keep Ghidora's sound effects, I'd imagine. They'll just juice it up a lil like they did Godzilla's
balladofwindfishes
Member
Godzilla didn't have his iconic roar in the last movie (I don't think?) so I doubt it.
The roar was most certainly there, just heavily modified, as if it were coming from a real giant animal.
They don't need setup movies. They were completely watchable on their own. If anything they had to properly overpower King Kong in his movie to make it work.
But no doubt about it, these are setup movies. They are working the marks heading for the big pay per view with some warm up matches. This is Godzilla vs King Kong. That's the headline match for the heavyweight title and they're going to hype the hell out of it in advance. Would you want it any other way?
I won't accept a reality where Mothra doesn't sound like Mothra.
balladofwindfishes
Member
There were some cringeworthy moments and some incredibly stupid decisions by the human characters. Don't fly away from the giant monster that is systematically taking down every helicopter. No, don't do that. The Sam Jackson character is wonderfully stupid as well.
But it's Godzilla and King Kong movies. They're supposed to be stupid. That's the whole point. If all you can do is roll eyes, then you probably don't get it. Campy seems to be a lost art better suited in the 60's.