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GODZILLA: MONSTER PLANET Takes To The Skies In A Spectacular New Trailer

With longstanding monster movie mainstay, Godzilla, still a relevant factor in film fandom, Polygon Pictures (Knights of Sidonia, BLAME!) are well on their way with their latest high-end offering, Godzilla: Monster Planet. The film opens in Japan on November 17 and with a likely rollout on Netflix sometime thereafter, while this one is certain to leave a mark among fans who’ve followed the franchise in all its glory. Taking it to animation only seems fitting and this newest treatment rocks judging by the latest trailer now online. The last summer of the 20th Century. That day, the human beings learn that they are not the only ruler of the planet Earth. The appearance of the giant living creatures “Kaiju’s” and the ultimate existence that destroys all monsters: Godzilla. Through the battle against kaiju’s that lasted for half a century, human beings have experienced continuous defeat, and finally plan to escape from […]

Man VS Kaiju In The Latest Trailers For GODZILLA: MONSTER PLANET

Lee B. Golden III

News has been rife this summer with the announcement of up to a dozen animated series heading to Netflix from here on. Polygon Pictures’s latest feature length foray, Godzilla: Monster Planet, is part of that campaign slated to air on a date forthcoming following its November 17 release in Japan and the latest promotional jewels online invoke nothing short of promise. Shizuno Kobun and Seshita Hiroyuki direct this latest iteration of the classic Toho property as one of several in recent years per its resurgence back into mainstream. Behind the script are Urobuchi Gen (Nitroplus) and Murai Sadayuki with a story that sets our planet 20,000 years into a dystopian future Earth that now sees mankind’s remnants fighting to reclaim Earth from its rampant monster inhabitants, as well as the titular king who sits at the top of the food chain. Miyano Mamoru, Sakurai Takashiro, Hanazawa Kana, Sugita Tomokazu, Kaji […]

Netflix-Bound GODZILLA: MONSTER PLANET Roars Online With A New Featurette

Lee B. Golden III

The global box office success of Jordan Vogt-Robert’s Kong: Skull Island, is doing greatly for efforts to help aid Hollywood in building a cohesive universe that will involve further intake of the other towering menace, Godzilla, on the live-action front. That hasn’t at all hindered the folks over Polygon Pictures (Knights of Sidonia, BLAME!) who are well on their way to bring Netflix viewers their latest high-end offering with Godzilla: Monster Planet, which goes live this November. TOHO Animation unveiled a featurette to help get your feet wet and immersed into the film’s forth-set millieu which sits helmers Shizuno Kobun (Knights of Sidonia, Detective Conan), and Seshita Hiroyuki (AJIN: Demi-Human, BLAME!) in the director’s chair with a screenplay by acclaimed anime writer Urobuchi Gen (Psycho-Pass, Madoka Magika). Per the press release from a few weeks ago: “We’re looking forward to bringing a spectacular entertainment experience for both existing fans of Godzilla and people […]

GODZILLA Will Debut Its First Animated Movie In 2017

Lee B. Golden III

Much is still ado with Toho’s famed classic monster property, Godzilla. The studio has since taken well off since releasing Shin Godzilla late last month in Japan cinemas from helmers Higuchi Shinji and Anno Hideaki, and rose as both a critical and commercial hit in its first two weeks. This week, word now comes courtesy of a new teaser site announcing Toho’s latest move to anime for a new Godzilla movie from Polygon Pictures to be released in 2017. Sitting at the helm are Shizuno Kobun who directed two Fist Of The North Star animated films and a row of Detective Conan titles, and Ajin series helmer Hiroyuki Seshita who also led way for Knights of Sidonia. Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero scribe Urobuchi Gen is penning the script. Marking the company’s first-ever animated feature-length film since the franchise’s cinematic inception in 1954, the film is just one in several Godzilla […]