After Warner Bros.‘Godzillabecame a huge sensation at the box office in 2014, the Japanese company that started the original franchise, Toho, decided to move forward with their own new movie. While we don’t know when it will hit theaters in the United States,Godzilla: Resurgencewill arrive in Japanese theaters July 29, and today we learned that Toho has some monstrous plans to promote this homegrown reboot. For fans in Japan, you can actually see what a “real"Godzillafootprint looks like.
Cinema Todayreports that Toho commissioned artists to create aGodzillafootprint on Hokkaido island, which measures 22 meters long and 22 meters wide. The artwork is part of the “Ishikari Beach Sand Park 2016” event that runs between June 18th and July 10th at Asobichi Ishikari. It isn’t known how long it took to create thismassive creature’s footprint, or who was responsible for this piece.
Toho still has a deal with Warner Bros. that allows the studio to makeGodzillamovies domestically, while Toho is still allowed to make their own sequels in Japan.Godzilla: Resurgencenot only won’t be tied to the new American version, but also will be a reboot of their ownGodzillauniverse. The studio hasn’t formally announced plans for a follow-up toGodzilla: Resurgence, and we don’t know for sure if there are plans for a U.S. release for the movie.
Satomi Ishihara,Hiroki Hasegawa,Alex HormigoandYutaka Takenouchistar inGodzilla: Resurgence, but nothing is known about their characters at this time. Very little is known about the plot thus far, aside from the fact thatGodzillawreaks havoc upon an unsuspecting Japanese city.Hideaki AnnoandShinji Higuchiwere announced as thedirectorsback in April 2015, with the filmmakers working fromHideaki Anno’s script.Productionbegain back in Septmeber.
Toho has released 28Godzillamovies since the 1954 original classic, directed byIshirô Honda. The studio last releasedGodzilla: Final Warsback in 2004, and licensed the rights to Godzilla to Warner Bros. for directorGareth Edwards’ remake, which earned $525 million worldwide, $26 million of which came fromJapanese markets. Check out this photo of the “real"Godzillafootprint in Japan, and stay tuned for more onGodzilla Resurgence.
