Did you enjoy Takashi Yamazaki’s latest entry into the famed Toho franchise that is Godzilla Minus One? If so, then be advised that a new black-and-white version is well on the horizon. News on its U.S. release remains pending but Japan audiences will get to see this one on January 12.
I haven’t seen the first version myself yet but I can imagine the excitement. To add, that a monochrome version is coming to fans will undoubtedly be a testament to fans’ enjoyment. The new teaser is out as of Tuesday as well, and the effect is certainly pleasing as it is appealing.
More from Yamazaki from the film’s official website can be interpreted below. I used Google Translate for this, so, do with that what you will.
We are now able to announce “Godzilla-1.0/C”, which we have been working on for a long time. Rather than just making it monochrome, it is a cut by cut, I had them make adjustments while making full use of various mattes, as if they were creating a new movie.
What I was aiming for was a style that looked like it was taken by masters of monochrome photography. We were able to unearth the texture of the skin and the details of the scenery that were hidden in the photographed data. Then, a frightening Godzilla, just like the one in the documentary, appeared.
By eliminating color, a new sense of reality emerges. Please live and resist further fear at the theater.
