New Godzilla Adaptation Moving Forward with Monsters Director!

New Godzilla Adaptation Moving Forward with Monsters Director!

The rights for the giant lizard 'Godzilla' has been bought out by Legendary, with new reports revealing a new director in Monsters' Gareth Edwards. Check it Out!

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Jan 04, 2011 05:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: THR



Godzilla has grown from being a Japanese movie monster, to a worldwide pop culture icon appearing in numerous media incarnations including Marvel comics. And the creature has starred in twenty-eight films, all produced by Toho Co., Ltd. And now according to The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary Pictures have bought out the character's rights for a new adaption, with a new director in line.


"Gareth Edwards, the British filmmaker who wrote and directed indie sci-fi movie Monsters, is closing a deal to develop and direct the creature feature for Legendary Pictures, the company that helped produce blockbusters such as Inception and The Dark Knight."


Edwards' Monster film apparently landed him the Godzilla gig, which was made for a budget in the low six figures and took a different tact in its handling of the alien invasion genre.


With Gareth Edwards bringing Godzilla into the 21 century, what do you think?
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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/4/2011, 5:39 PM
WTF????

Am I in the TWILIGHT ZONE?

This not MARVEL or DC lol????

; P
WolvieCBM
WolvieCBM - 1/4/2011, 5:44 PM
@LEEE: Yeah it's Marvel :)
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/4/2011, 5:45 PM
excellent i downloaded "monsters" the other day i thought it was good.

his got to up the action for "godzilla" though.

Denn1s
Denn1s - 1/4/2011, 5:46 PM
marvel produced some godzilla comics
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 1/4/2011, 6:03 PM
Finally, some Godzilla news. I am so looking forward to this.
Ibz
Ibz - 1/4/2011, 6:03 PM
@LEEE coming from you that pretty funny

well it looks very promising gareth edwards did such a amazing job "monsters" it wasnt the movie i was expecting none the less it was still a good movie. if he could do so much with such a small budget imagine what he can do with a massive budget. godzilla is in good hands

@DCMF great find dude
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/4/2011, 6:09 PM
Guys @ Wolvie ; P

Okay u got me FRESH lol!





Hey, he was DARK HORSE too lol har har! ; D
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/4/2011, 6:13 PM
JUST PLEASE DO IT JUSTICE THIS TIME, I LIKE SEEING GODZILLA AS THE INTELIGENT BIG BROTHER PROTECTOR AND KICKING OTHER BAD MONSTER'S ASS'
IF THISBECOME JURASSIC PARK AGAIN... IM JUST GOING TO THROW A FIT.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/4/2011, 6:13 PM
I thought Monsters was one of the most overrated films I have ever seen. I Love the old Godzilla flicks, but can't say I'm too excited for a reboot. Look at the last one!
felixxx
felixxx - 1/4/2011, 6:13 PM
Its comicbookmovie.com, not MarvelDCComicbookmovie.com
ChristopherM
ChristopherM - 1/4/2011, 6:15 PM
if you guys haven't seen monsters

frigidgiantinthe716
frigidgiantinthe716 - 1/4/2011, 6:32 PM
Yes! Can't wait to see a new Godzilla
Darkseidis
Darkseidis - 1/4/2011, 6:36 PM
So...why is it that only Wasp and Yellowjacket can stop Godzilla? Do they mean tech wise? Or, special amount of brawn they can dish out at him that no one else can't?...
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 1/4/2011, 6:42 PM
This and Avengers looks to be the best movies of 2012.
SoItGoes
SoItGoes - 1/4/2011, 6:54 PM
finally, a good Godzilla movie
MiZeatWizad
MiZeatWizad - 1/4/2011, 6:55 PM
PhotobucketI'm right there with manofmidgard. Please let Big G look like the Toho versions.
theslenderman
theslenderman - 1/4/2011, 7:01 PM
YES!!! Finally some more godzilla news,i can NOT wait for this!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/4/2011, 7:05 PM
NOW THATS WHAT GODZILLA SHOULD LOOK LIKE NOT SOME BLOCK HEADED, NO FORE BREATHING, HOPPED UP ON STEROIDS, EGG LAYING MALE JURASSIC PARK WANNABE...!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/4/2011, 7:09 PM
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/4/2011, 7:15 PM
kookevin3
kookevin3 - 1/4/2011, 7:19 PM
please let him take on ghidorah!
Kalabog
Kalabog - 1/4/2011, 7:28 PM
Now I'm hyped. Question: will it still be the same Godzilla from Japan or a reboot. Eitherway I hope its still maintain the antiwar, anti-weapons of mass destruction, and anti-terrorism message.
Jimdlux
Jimdlux - 1/4/2011, 7:38 PM
@GUNSMITH

FYI, there are only a few Godzilla films where he is a hero. A majority of the films people run in terror of him.
dbatman
dbatman - 1/4/2011, 7:40 PM
Hey, if they are gonna remake Godzilla, at least it should be the guy that made Monsters.
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 1/4/2011, 7:55 PM
So psyched to hear this! Sounds like we're gonna get a damn good remake right here. :)
BrutalDuke
BrutalDuke - 1/4/2011, 8:21 PM
@Mizeat where did you find that picture dude it's so cool looking. is it a fiberglass statue? I love Godzilla films. what i find funny is when i was a kid my mom told me she was'nt allowed to watch them when she was a kid.
ThomYorke
ThomYorke - 1/4/2011, 8:41 PM
great news!! thought monsters was brilliant. one of the best films of last year
Radsavage1
Radsavage1 - 1/4/2011, 8:54 PM
I saw this flick and for a movie called Monsters there sure wasn't a lot of them in it. I thought the movie was kind of boring. Don't get me wrong, the story, acting and effects were good but I thought it would have been cooler. I hope with a bigger budget Gareth Edwards can make a giant monster movie that delivers.
MiZeatWizad
MiZeatWizad - 1/4/2011, 9:08 PM
@BrutalDuke I just googled Godzilla 2012. It's the 1st pic on the 4th page of images. IMO it's the best looking Godzilla I've ever seen. If Godzilla get's shot by any missles in this movie, it better just annoy the heck out of him and NOT freakin kill him.
IronicMan
IronicMan - 1/4/2011, 9:42 PM
I am the BIGGEST Godzilla fan, so I'm excited to hear any news about this moving forward. Haven't seen Monsters yet, apparently it's overrated, but hey... it's got monsters in it, right?
Fracture
Fracture - 1/4/2011, 9:43 PM
Cool! I hope he helps fight in the middle east and solves crimes!
CBMDeadpool
CBMDeadpool - 1/4/2011, 10:28 PM
Big G also has a series by IDW coming!!
Grimm
Grimm - 1/5/2011, 3:52 AM
This could be really epic...or really aweful.
Vital
Vital - 1/5/2011, 4:24 AM
Monsters isn't out til Feb. 1st, so most of us haven't seen it lol. Unless you watched that crappy pirated dvd quality one. Everything has to be blu ray for me. I gotz the standards lol.
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