Gareth Edwards' Upcoming GODZILLA Sequel Gets A New Writer

Gareth Edwards' Upcoming GODZILLA Sequel Gets A New Writer

As soon as he's finished working on 2016's planned Star Wars spin-off, Gareth Edwards will return to direct the sequel to Legendary's hit 2014 movie Godzilla.

News
By JoshWilding - Sep 18, 2014 05:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Godzilla
Source: Deadline
Deadline confirms that Legendary Pictures has closed a deal with Godzilla scribe Max Borenstein to return to write the sequel. This isn't really a surprise after the success of the first instalment, and the studio  have also tapped him to write King Kong prequel, Skull Island.

THOR's Tom Hiddleston will star in that movie with Jordan Vogt-Roberts directing. Borenstein also wrote upcoming fantasy flick Seventh Son for Legendary and that will be released next year. Godzilla 2 (that's just the working title) is set to be released on June 8th, 2018. 

Gareth Edwards directed Godzilla, which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai, Inception), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Oscar winner Juliette Binoche (The English Patient, Cosmopolis), and Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine), with Oscar nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck., The Bourne Legacy) and Bryan Cranston (Argo, TV's Breaking Bad). It hit DVD and Blu-ray on September 16th.

Which monsters will we see in Godzilla 2? Well, you can find that out by clicking here!
GODZILLA MINUS ONE Director Takashi Yamazaki Confirms He's Met With Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige
Related:

GODZILLA MINUS ONE Director Takashi Yamazaki Confirms He's Met With Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige
GODZILLA MINUS ONE Director Takashi Yamazaki Officially Returning To Helm New Toho GODZILLA Movie
Recommended For You:

GODZILLA MINUS ONE Director Takashi Yamazaki Officially Returning To Helm New Toho GODZILLA Movie

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Do you have what it takes to write for us?
Want to contribute?
1 2
KelvTwelve
KelvTwelve - 9/18/2014, 5:46 PM
First rule: More fights.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 9/18/2014, 5:51 PM
Okay, awesome.
Pasto
Pasto - 9/18/2014, 5:57 PM
This film is going to kick so much ass.

Calling it now, it will be the best non-CBM of 2018.
NICKHART
NICKHART - 9/18/2014, 6:01 PM
is skull island taking place in modern times? if so, cinematic universe is pretty much confirmed.
JAC
JAC - 9/18/2014, 6:10 PM
Cool shiz.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 9/18/2014, 6:10 PM
King Kong vs Godzilla in 2020. Calling it now!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 9/18/2014, 6:15 PM
@DrunkenNukem

I'll accept that too!
Theace69
Theace69 - 9/18/2014, 6:17 PM
I read the prequel comic and there was an island called "Monstua Island" Godzilla and some other creature fought on it. I think the comic actually enhanced Ken Watanabe's character and his connection to Godzilla.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/18/2014, 6:18 PM
Second rule: Lose weight.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/18/2014, 6:18 PM
Just bought the 3D bluray yesterday. I'll get around to watching it this weekend hopefully, that bootlegged copy was very crappy. Aaron wasn't that bad but he could really use some skills when it comes to emotion from him. I still love the guy as Kick-Ass. Hopefully we get more monster battles/sightings in the next one.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/18/2014, 6:19 PM
...love the first one!
MrBender
MrBender - 9/18/2014, 6:31 PM
How about making the sequel were Godzilla is not an after thought.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 9/18/2014, 6:37 PM
DrunkenNukem - Now I can see Gipsy Danger taking on King Kong, but Godzilla? That's just a massive stomp in Godzilla's favour!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 9/18/2014, 6:38 PM
"Aaron wasn't that bad but he could really use some skills when it comes to emotion from him."

@TheRationalNerd I've seen people bring that up, but I think that was exactly the point. He's a soldier, so he's trained to not be all that emotionally-available. And the backstory he's given with his mother's tragic death (and how he tells his father that he "doesn't want to hear about it" in regards to his father's guilt over her death) helps explain why he's not exactly the type of person to emote all that much.

So I think it was only natural that he was a bit bland. Still, I definitely would've preferred it if Bryan Cranston's character had at least lived a little while longer rather than having Aaron's character become the main protagonist.
mattattack
mattattack - 9/18/2014, 6:40 PM
First was was such a let down that I have zero interest in this...
Pasto
Pasto - 9/18/2014, 6:47 PM
@JokeyMcJokester
I know your secret...
beane2099
beane2099 - 9/18/2014, 6:56 PM
I liked the first one but I see why a lot of people had a problem with it. And if you look at the numbers you can see that opening weekend a lot of folks were all about that movie. But for a movie to make 95 million it's opening weekend and then go on to do barely double that number for it's entire duration in theaters shows that people got turned off. And we all know the reasons - the Cranston bait and switch, Godzilla fight teases in lieu of actual fights, boring and/or bizarre character moments (seriously, who would tell their loved ones to wait while giant monsters are heading for your home?).

So when you couple that with a four year delay in between movies, they've got some hurdles to overcome. Hopefully they listen to the [rational] complaints and make the appropriate changes. If they're including four monsters in the next one you HAVE to see Godzilla for more than 10 minutes. And for God's sake, slim the beast down a little. He's cg. He doesn't HAVE to look like a guy in a rubber suit.
SCURVYDOG619
SCURVYDOG619 - 9/18/2014, 7:02 PM
Can't wait to see how WETA imagines Ghidorah...
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/18/2014, 7:04 PM
@SauronsBANE

Yeah, I understand your points clearly. I gues his character didn't have that "weight" that Cranston's had.


(Spoilers) I could see why everyone was mad when he died (End Spoilers)

But yeah, other than that the Muto's were pretty lame. Can't wait to see a real challenge for the beast in the next installment.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 9/18/2014, 7:05 PM
However I can say that I digged the creative aspect behind them communicating and etc.
TyrionLannister
TyrionLannister - 9/18/2014, 7:19 PM
Interesting strategy. Bring back the writer of the terrible first installment to write the next one. Quality is obviously not one of their priorities. Tom Hiddleston will "star"? Should we take that to mean he'll die in the first act a la Bryan Cranston?
MrBender
MrBender - 9/18/2014, 7:22 PM
I have a happy new persona.
Mike89
Mike89 - 9/18/2014, 7:23 PM
Give me King Ghidorah!
MrBender
MrBender - 9/18/2014, 7:23 PM
I like my new look
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 9/18/2014, 7:36 PM
@TheRationalNerd Yep I hear you. Cranston definitely is a better actor and his character was much more relatable, plus all the marketing made it seem like he was the main character.

And I thought the MUTO designs were pretty cool, and the backstory of them needing to feed on radioactive materials was interesting...but yeah, they were a bit lacking. All of their fights with Godzilla basically amounted to large-scale wrestling. It'll be nice to see a more legitimate threat in the sequel.
osideous
osideous - 9/18/2014, 8:18 PM
oh a godzilla vs king kong movie is a coming
BlackBolt72
BlackBolt72 - 9/18/2014, 8:23 PM
@JokeyMcjokester Put a smile on everybody's face. This site needs an enema! Whoohoohoohoo.
Invictor
Invictor - 9/18/2014, 8:26 PM
It's coming out in 2018 all for the love of Star Wars. Can't wait for it.
dracula
dracula - 9/18/2014, 8:29 PM
we need king kong vs Godzilla and Godzilla vs Gamera and they should make a gamera movie
1 2
Related Headlines
Latest Headlines

Hot Headlines Hot Headlines

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Anime & Manga

Gaming

Horror

Cartoons & Animated Features

Action Movies & TV

Pro Wrestling & MMA News
View Recorder