It was announced today that the giant fire-breathing turtle Gamera is back!
There hasn't been a Gamera movie produced by Kadokawa since 2006's Gamera The Brave. I was in Japan at the time and attended the premiere.
According to Bloody Disgusting:
Officially announced by Netflix Japan tonight on social media, the kaiju known as Gamera is coming back to life with Gamera: Rebirth, a “new work” that’s coming soon to Netflix!
The project’s official Twitter bio states, “From the Showa era to the Heisei era, the production of the new work “GAMERA -Rebirth” of the giant monster Gamera that has been loved by monster fans all over the world has been decided! Global distribution on Netflix!”
Director Mr. Shusuke Kaneko said in a statement, “When I came up with my own idea for Reiwa Gamera and made a proposal, KADOKAWA has already started a new project, and it’s content that makes me think that’s what happened, so I can expect this too. With that in mind, I would like to support the team from the position of a baseball commentator who has experience as a manager of the Gamera team until they win the championship and pitch again.”
It is not surprising that Kadokawa is getting back into the kaiju game after 16 years with the recent successes of Godzilla in Japan (Shin Godzilla) and in America (Legendary Pictures/Warner Bros. Monsterverse).
Regardless, it will be nice to have the old fellow back!
To read more, go here.
Here's the teaser trailer:
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