Toho Prepping New Godzilla Movie For Next Year

Above, the Godzilla mural at Toho Studios. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

To celebrate Godzilla Day today, Toho Co., Ltd. in Japan announced that a new Godzilla movie will be produced next year.

This will be Toho's first Godzilla movie since the acclaimed Shin Godzilla of 2016. 

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

The King of Monsters will soon roar again. Mighty Godzilla celebrated his 68th birthday on Thursday — Nov. 3, aka global Godzilla Day — and to mark the occasion, Japanese studio Toho revealed that it is prepping an all-new installment in the long-running film franchise for release in exactly one year. 

The film will be Toho’s first domestic Japanese Godzilla flick since the well-received Shin Godzilla in 2016. The new project remains untitled, with Toho keeping details on the mega monster’s return below the water for now. But the legendary Japanese studio revealed that the film will be directed by VFX artist turned director Takashi Yamazaki, who has helmed everything from Doraemon film installments to sci-fi action films like Space Battleship Yamato (2014). Toho dropped a teaser poster for the new movie across its social media channels, including the release date. 

Above, yours truly with the Toho Studios Godzilla statue in December 2010. 

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