Nick Roy

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Godzilla vs Megaguirus - Black Hole Strategy

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

With Godzilla 2000 bringing some positive attention back to Godzilla, Toho decided to get to work on making another film. Masaaki Tezuka was chosen to direct this film, who’d worked on a few other Godzilla movies. This film wouldn’t be a sequel to Godzilla 2000, as this film and most of the other Millennium films would take place in their own universe, usually with the 1954 Godzilla being in their continuity.
Godzilla 2000 - Millennium Monsters

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

The original plan for Godzilla was that Tristar would make Godzilla movies, and Toho would return in 2004 with new Godzilla movies. However, the Tristar Godzilla was poorly received by fans and critics, and the support for a new, Toho-made Godzilla movie mounted quickly. Takao Okawara, who directed Godzilla vs Destroyah, was chosen to lead this new project that would begin the Millennium era. Godzilla was designed to resemble his design from King Kong vs Godzilla, wanting something new but iconic.
Rebirth of Mothra 3 - Let’s do the Time Warp again

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

While successful, Rebirth of Mothra 2 was heavily criticized by most audiences, who wanted something similar to the Heisei Godzilla movies. In response to this, Toho decided that they’d end the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy on a slightly darker film than the others. It was decided to bring back a famous monster to end the series, choosing King Ghidorah. A lot of story elements were considered for this film.
GODZILLA - America’s First Attempt

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

There had been attempts to make an American Godzilla movie since the seventies, however none of these attempts bore any fruit. However, Henry G. Saperstein worked a deal between Toho and Tristar, and in the end, Tristar was allowed to make their own Godzilla movie. After a lot of work and various scripts, the film was made and now has an interesting legacy. The most famous of these unmade scripts was one written by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio.
Rebirth of Mothra 2 - Temples and Terrible Kids

1 month ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

With Rebirth of Mothra being a success, a sequel was greenlit. Toho, not wanting to compete with Kadokawa’s Gamera trilogy, decided to make their next film more child friendly. It was also decided to turn up the environmentalist themes from the last movie, along with a plot involving an ancient civilization and new monsters. Shinji Nishikawa was in charge of monster design, mainly working in design elements from fish and dragons.
Rebirth of Mothra - Mothra’s Returning Rebirth

1 month ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

With the end of the Heisei Godzilla series and with Tristar working to make their own Godzilla films, Toho was left without a monster star. However, Toho turned to their audiences, finding that Mothra appealed heavily to women and girls, and decided that Mothra should star in the next few movies Toho would make. They also wanted to appeal to children, so the tone would be lighter as well.
Godzilla vs Destroyah - Heisei’s Final Bow

1 month ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

As mentioned in other reviews, a rights deal was made between Toho and Tristar so that America could begin making Godzilla movies. Not wanting to compete with what would become blockbuster movies, Toho decided that they would end the Heisei Godzilla series, and that they would do it in a spectacular way, killing off this version of Godzilla. The process of creating the final monster Godzilla would fight was long and filled with cut monsters.
Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla - Monstar Wars

1 month ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

With the failure of Orochi, the Eight-Headed Serpent, Toho wanted something that could attract a large audience back to Godzilla. This initially started as Emperor Ghidorah, which was then changed into Astro Godzilla due to the popularity of Super Mechagodzilla. This theme of space would then change Astro Godzilla to SpaceGodzilla, who’d become the new draw of the film. Minoru Yoshida was put in charge of designing SpaceGodzilla, as he’d previously worked on Battra and Mechagodzilla II.
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon - Toho’s Mythical Remake

1 month ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

With the concept of remaking Toho’s classic tokusatsu being a massive success, Toho decided to take a risk on something larger. Shogo Tomiyama, a producer for Toho, wanted a remake of the epic film The Three Treasures, which told of Japan’s founding and culturally important treasures. Shogo wanted a more fantastical version of events, aiming for more mythology and fantasy. Takao Okawara was chosen as the director, having previously directed both Godzilla vs Mothra and Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II.
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II - Godzilla’s the Baby, Gotta Love Him

1 month ago | medium.com | Nick Roy

With the massive success of Godzilla vs Mothra, it was decided to bring another memorable monster back. Toho initially wanted to remake King Kong vs Godzilla, but they couldn’t secure the rights for King Kong to fight Godzilla again. However, Toho decided to remake another famous monster for the Heisei, but this time it would be Mechagodzilla. Kōichi Kawakita was chosen as director of special effects, his most recent work at that time being Gunhed.