Toho and GKIDS Films have released the teaser trailer for the anticipated “Godzilla Minus Zero,” the sequel to Toho’s highly acclaimed, internationally successful and Oscar-winning “Godzilla Minus One”.
That film’s writer/director and VFX whiz Takashi Yamazaki returns in the same capacities here with his company Shirogumi, which handled the first film’s visual effects, back again for this.
2023’s “Godzilla Minus One,” the second of the live-action Reiwa era movies after 2016’s “Shin Godzilla,” took place in devastated post-WW2 Japan as the country is hit by a new wave of devastation unleashed by Godzilla.
It grossed $116 milion from a $15 million budget, was the highest-grossing live-action film to debut in Japan during 2023, and became the third highest-grossing non-English-language film in the U.S. market – boasting stellar review scores from critics and audiences.
The new film takes place two years later in 1949 as Japan tries to step away from the nightmares of war and monsters. However, peace is short-lived when Godzilla returns, fully regenerated, larger and more ferocious – endangering the fragile nation.
The teaser offers glimpse of a new threat and ends with a shot of Godzilla stomping next to the Statue of Liberty. “Godzilla Minus Zero” opens in cinemas in November.
