Godzilla and King Kong Stuff (Mike Dougherty, Adam Wingard)

[Dukefrukem]

Not really surprising given the opening weekend, but sorta surprising since Edwards had come and say they did not write it with sequels in mind.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/godz...areth-edwards/

[Henry Gale]

How is it this movie came out two days ago and I already feel so behind having not seen it yet?

[Ezee E]

How does Godzilla keep itself from starving? Between it and the two monsters, I think they only consumed metal.

Legit curiosity, as I haven't seen too many movies from this genre.

Meanwhile, I hope they don't do a MechaGodzilla as a way to fight Godzilla when it turns against everyone.

[Dukefrukem]

How does Godzilla keep itself from starving? Between it and the two monsters, I think they only consumed metal.

Great question.

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Ken Watanabe describes the MUTO as "prey" to Godzilla and that Godzilla is hunting them. When Godzilla kills them, he doe snot eat them... why? Continuity problems.

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[number8]

Legit curiosity, as I haven't seen too many movies from this genre.

They've never really showed him eating in any of the movies. It's implied that he gains nourishment from absorbing radioactive energy, like Superman with solar energy.

[Dukefrukem]

They've never really showed him eating in any of the movies. It's implied that he gains nourishment from absorbing radioactive energy, like Superman with solar energy.

So how do you explain the "prey" comment.

[megladon8]

Hunter/prey does not mean that the hunter will eat the prey.

[number8]

So how do you explain the "prey" comment.

I didn't realize it needed explaining. Godzilla tracks them, hunts them, kills them, then fucks off back to the ocean. So they're his prey. Is the use of the word incorrect?

[bac0n]

They've never really showed him eating in any of the movies. It's implied that he gains nourishment from absorbing radioactive energy, like Superman with solar energy.

Not to be a nitpick, but in Godzilla 1985, he attacks a nuclear power plant, grabs the reactor and sits there sucking in the radioactivity, which kinda can be said is eating.

[Dukefrukem]

The basic rule is he eats radioactive stuff and not other monsters. I've only seen the 1954 Godzilla and the 1999 Godzilla and in the 1999 Godzilla he (or she) ate fish.

[number8]

Not to be a nitpick, but in Godzilla 1985, he attacks a nuclear power plant, grabs the reactor and sits there sucking in the radioactivity, which kinda can be said is eating.

OH YEAH? Well, in the Emmerich movie he eats fish. So which is it, smart guy?

[megladon8]

Not to be a nitpick, but in Godzilla 1985, he attacks a nuclear power plant, grabs the reactor and sits there sucking in the radioactivity, which kinda can be said is eating.

Did you totally think of this movie when G-Man walks into the ocean surrounded by seagulls?

[number8]

RODAN

MOTHRA

GHIDORAH

yyyyyyyyyessssssss

[Dead & Messed Up]

RODAN

MOTHRA

GHIDORAH

yyyyyyyyyessssssss

Sad we'll have to wait, but really glad Edwards is coming back. I can't imagine anyone replicating his "eye" for the action.

[Kurosawa Fan]

It's a solid five or six years away, no? Maybe even longer? What an agonizing wait.

[Skitch]

I would be concerned about so many monsters, except that Edwards is coming back to steer the ship. I love it. I can't wait to watch Godzilla again.

[Gittes]

From the Slash Film article on this latest update: "Thomas Tull would not confirm that the monsters will definitely appear in the sequel, but repeated that those are the Kaiju that Legendary are interested in exploring in a Godzilla sequel."

I found that part kind of amusing. This seems like Comic-Con hype mongering at its most meretricious: excitement is roused on the basis of a precipitate and tentative announcement, which seems to be teetering on the brink of meaninglessness. Godzilla 2: expect more cherished monsters; maybe some of these. The motivation behind this doesn't lie in concrete developments, but rather an interest in stoking an unchecked culture of anticipation. In a way, this has always been the case, but it's becoming increasingly compulsory, and the feting of the anticipatory masses can be risible (as in this case) or, when tentative vagueness gives way to overexposure, off-putting.

[bac0n]

Some of the best Godzilla flicks have had four or more monsters. Think Destroy All Monsters.

Hell, the last film that had Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah duking it out (Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Giant Monster All-Out Attack) is one of a very short list of greatest daikaiju flicks ever.

[Dukefrukem]

It's a solid five or six years away, no? Maybe even longer? What an agonizing wait.

Less than 4!

Hard to imagine he's going to pump out a Star Wars movie in between. That's a tight schedule.

[MadMan]

We have to wait that long? Darn.

[Dukefrukem]

Hope you can see this.

[bac0n]

Holy Shit

LEGENDARY AND WARNER BROS. PICTURES ANNOUNCE CINEMATIC FRANCHISE UNITING GODZILLA, KING KONG AND OTHER ICONIC GIANT MONSTERS

2017’s KONG: SKULL ISLAND, GODZILLA 2 in 2018 and then GODZILLA VS. KONG, arriving in theaters in 2020

Warner Bros. and Legendary released Godzilla in May 2014 with an agreement to release Godzilla 2 on June 8, 2018. Both films feature the human Monarch organization. Shortly following Legendary’s pact with NBC Universal, Legendary acquired rights to additional classic characters from Toho’s Godzilla universe, including Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah. This paved the way for developing a franchise centered around Monarch and anchored by Godzilla, King Kong, and other famous creatures.

[Dukefrukem]

Holy Shit

LEGENDARY AND WARNER BROS. PICTURES ANNOUNCE CINEMATIC FRANCHISE UNITING GODZILLA, KING KONG AND OTHER ICONIC GIANT MONSTERS

Directed by Adam Wingard.

Excellent choice.

[Skitch]

Now I'm allllllllll the way in.

[number8]