Director Confirms Oxygen Destroyer To Be In New Godzilla Movie

Above, the orignal Oxygen Destroyer on display. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Dr. Serizawa's invention will be making an appearance in the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters, according to an article in Cosmic Book News.

According to the article, the Oxygen Destroyer will be making much more than a cameo appearance.

They wrote:

Back in August of 2017 while filming King of the Monsters, director Michael Dougherty took to Twitter to tease the Oxygen Destroyer used in the original 1954 movie and the 1995 film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.  

In a new interview, Michael Dougherty confirms the Oxygen Destroyer will be used in King of the Monsters and that it will be more than just a nod to the previous movies. 

"It appears as an important key item to the story, this is not a cameo," Dougherty confirms to the Japanese site Cinema Today. "Of course there will also be other weapons created by humanity that will be shown." 

In the 1954 original movie, the Oxygen Destroyer is used to kill Godzilla, while in the 1995 film, the Oxygen Destroyer creates the monster Destoroyah who appears as three forms in the flick. Destoroyah's final version stands twice the size of the King of the Monsters and sports bat-like wings with large curved horns on its head, a humanoid body structure, a long tail, and pincer.

To read more, go here.

A Clean-Up Job Is Coming For Tokyo Bay

Above, a view of Tokyo Bay from Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If science-fiction were real life, all Japan would have to do to kill off most organisms in Tokyo Bay would be to drop an oxygen destroyer into the water. Still, the garbage that has accumulated over the years would have to be removed conventionally.

But being that it isn't, the Japan government is planning to spend ¥3.6 billion to clean up Tokyo Bay in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

According to The Japan News (Yomiuri Shimbun):

The Environment Ministry plans to clean up the water of Tokyo Bay as part of efforts to promote Japan’s environmental technology and natural scenery ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

The ministry included about ¥3.6 billion in its 2015 budgetary request for measures to help put on an Olympics that is sensitive to environmental problems. 

Tokyo Bay is planned to be used for the swimming leg of triathlons at the Olympics, but the quality of the water declines during the summer. 

To read the full story, go here. 

Japan Times' "Godzilla, the monster with multiple personalities"

Above, a GMK Godzilla filming suit on display at the Shibuya HMV store in 2001. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Over at The Japan Times, there is a special article on Godzilla. Actually, it is more like a Valentine to the 1954 original by Mark Schilling.

Along with it, is a 45-minute video collection of Godzilla trailers to enjoy.

Why do I say the article is a Valentine to the 1954 Godzilla?

Here's a snippet to give you an idea:

Since 1954, the”King of the Monsters” has appeared in 28 Toho films (and two big-budget Hollywood films, including Gareth Edwards’ new one, which opens in Tokyo on July 25), but has the old thrill gone? 

Though crude by today’s CGI standards, the original Godzilla has retained his primitive power — he represents powerful forces, from the natural to the manmade, that humans struggle to control or understand.

In the 1954 film, the only effective weapon against Godzilla is the Oxygen Destroyer — itself so fearsome (it transforms living creatures into lifeless skeletons in seconds) that Dr. Serizawa, its conflicted creator, finally burns his research papers and ends his own life. He tries to put the dangerous genie back into the bottle, something the inventors and users of the atomic bomb knew was impossible.

Above, one of the Oxygen Destroyer props. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

 To read the full article, go here.