The Original Script For Legendary’s GODZILLA Included A 600 Foot Tall 'Godzilla' & Much More!
It turns out that David Goyer was hired to revise the original script for Godzilla. And in his revised script, many things were different. For instance, Elizabeth Olsen played Aaron-Taylor Johnson's sister in the film, not his wife! What else was changed? Check it out!
Before Legendary Pictures officially published the final script for Godzilla, a 107 page revised screenplay was worked on by Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice screenwriter David S. Goyer, David Callaham, and Max Borenstein. After those revisions were made and submitted in 2012, even more revision would be made by Max Borenstein, and that eventually resulted in the final version you saw on the big screen.
However, thanks to a page on Wikizilla (via Scified), many plot points for the un-revised script have been revealed! And like you might have guessed, many things are different. For example, Godzilla was originally set to be 600 feet (182 meters)! That’s 250 feet larger than what we saw in the film! Aside from that, we also have unseen images that give us a look at some of the things you’ll read in the points below. Check everything out, then share your thoughts in the comment section below!
• The atomic test in the very beginning of the movie which is gone into detail in with Godzilla: Awakening actually has a full-fledged scene instead of being part of the opening.
• Krasnokamensk, Siberia, Russia is the site where Dr. Serizawa flies to instead of the Philippines, ten years prior to the events of Godzilla.
• "Dr. Stabler" takes the place of the man who meets Serizawa and Graham in the Philippines.
• Ishiro Serizawa is called "Honda."
• Vivienne Graham doesn't appear in this draft.
• Instead of finding a giant Godzilla skeleton in the cave and 2 M.U.T.O. spores, the skeletons of giant 3 creatures (a Godzilla and 2 M.U.T.O.s) are found frozen in ice.
• Ford Brody is called "Ford Maddox" and is not in elementary school during the opening when his mother dies in the power plant; he's an 18-year old high school senior ready to go off to college.
• Elle Brody is called "Elle Maddox" and is Ford's 13-year old sister instead of his wife.
• Joseph Brody is called "Nathan Brody," is 40 years old, and is Ford's and Elle's step-father.
• Sandra Brody is called "Linda Maddox" and is 40 years old.
• The opening takes place in a suburban neighborhood in the Shakotan peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan, instead of in the fictional city of Janjira, Japan.
• The company that ran Janjira's power plant are called "Jancorp" in this script.
• The MUTOs are referred to as "Hokmuto" (male--from "Hokkaido" and "MUTO") and "Femuto" (female--from "female" and "MUTO").
• Akio, the Hawaiian boy Ford protects in the final film, is called "Ichiro" in this script and is Japanese.
• In this draft, Godzilla is explicitly mentioned to be 600 feet tall (182 meters).
• The 'Hokmuto' is defeated [not killed] early on, outmatched by Godzilla as it was hunting alone instead of in a pair with a female. So, Hokmuto turns himself into a chrysalis where later on it breaks free and has grown 4 wings.
• Godzilla uses his Atomic Breath for the first time against the male MUTO instead of the female MUTO.
• Godzilla rips off one of the male MUTO's wings.
• Only the female MUTO has EMP powers, and whenever the female is close, Godzilla cannot breathe his atomic breath.
• Instead of Ford Brody destroying the MUTO eggs by igniting an explosion by himself, he gets the help of other soldiers and destroys a spore by jamming a pair of boltcutters through it.
• Instead of impaling the 3-winged Hokmuto with a broken building, Godzilla crushes the Hokmuto's head with a strong bite.
• Instead of firing down his Atomic Breath down the female MUTO's mouth in a "Kiss of Death," Godzilla cuts off the Femuto's head clean off her neck with his claws.
What do you think? Godzilla 2 hits theaters in June 8, 2018!