Loved the recent Godzilla movie? Then rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced that Godzilla 2 is being planned, and it will come to theaters on June 8, 2018.
This little piece of news is both exciting and bitter for Godzilla fans. Exciting because a sequel to one of the best movies of 2014 is in the works, bitter because the movie won't come out in theaters for the next 3 years. That's quite long, but at least we're certain that Godzilla was successful enough at the box office to warrant a sequel.
The first movie only managed to bag $500 million, a small number in our eyes, considering that this is indeed a Godzilla movie. Yes, the movie wasn't that spectacular, which is mainly due to the weakness of the human characters. You know, we felt more emotional about Godzilla and the Mutos than the human characters, so it goes to show that this is an area that needs to be fixed in the sequel.
Who will return for Godzilla 2?
According to reports, Gareth Edwards will return to direct the movie, but let's hope we get someone that is good enough to pen the script this time around. We have no idea of the original actors will return, but it wouldn't make much of a difference if they did not, because the movie should be more about Godzilla than anything else.
This isn't the first time we've gotten information about Godzilla 2. Back at Comic-Con in San Diego, Legendary teased that a new Godzilla is in the pipeline, the studio even mentioned some of the monsters that could feature. These include Mothra and Rodan.
We're particularly glad Warner Bros. and Legendary are working on a sequel to Godzilla. We are big fans of the monster of all monsters, and hoping that Godzilla 2 will be even better when compared to the first.
The first movie, while it did have its shortcomings, depicted Godzilla in his correct form. The design stayed true to the original Japanese design, and not that ugly thing from 1998. Remember that Godzilla movie? No? Good, it was terrible.
For those who remembered that movie, we apologize for bringing back those terrible memories.
