Godzilla 2014: Rumors, Pix and filming

Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Gojira, Mar 3, 2013.

  1. MOSUGOJI

    MOSUGOJI Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2004
    Location:
    Central NY
    Here's a small bit of trivia about the cgi "zilla" from GFW. Toho used a Trendmaster Deluxe G98 toy for the macquette that they scanned for the cgi. I thought that was oddly appropriate.
     
  2. EmoBorg

    EmoBorg Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Apr 2, 2012
    Location:
    in the 10 dimensions of reality
    Which city is Godzilla attacking this time ?
     
  3. MOSUGOJI

    MOSUGOJI Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2004
    Location:
    Central NY
    They are filming in Wakiki,Hawaii presently so possibly there unless they are using it as a stand in city for something else. I've also read San Francisco as another city that gets stomped.
     
  4. Hartzilla2007

    Hartzilla2007 Vice Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2006
    Location:
    Star Trekkin Across the universe.
    The viral marketing also seems to have Godzilla near San Diego
     
  5. MOSUGOJI

    MOSUGOJI Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2004
    Location:
    Central NY
    I wonder if he will stomp Comic Con
     
  6. Gojira

    Gojira Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Location:
    Stompin' on Tokyo
    From all reports Godzilla will be making a big apperance at Comic-Con. I just hope whatever is seen there is shown to the rest of the world.
     
  7. JD

    JD Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Location:
    Arizona, USA
    Yeah, it drives me crazy when they never release that stuff online. I can see premiering stuff at Comic Con, but it sucks for those of us who can't go when don't release that stuff online.
     
  8. Christopher

    Christopher Writer Admiral

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2001
    Does he ever make any other kind?
     
  9. DWF

    DWF Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    May 19, 2001
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    As long as they don't compare the size of his foot to a bus, I think his appearance will be rather limited.
     
  10. Kai "the spy"

    Kai "the spy" Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2011
    Location:
    Home
    He did in Dark Horse's GODZILLA VS HERO ZERO.
     
  11. Gojira

    Gojira Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Location:
    Stompin' on Tokyo
  12. MOSUGOJI

    MOSUGOJI Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2004
    Location:
    Central NY
    You are right, I had completely forgotten about that. Time to dig out that comic book after al these years.
     
  13. Kai "the spy"

    Kai "the spy" Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2011
    Location:
    Home
    I recently had this thought. Let's assume for a moment that this new movie will actually be a sequel to the 1954 original. We do know Akira Takarada will have at least a cameo. What if he'll reprise his role as Ogata?!
     
  14. Christopher

    Christopher Writer Admiral

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2001
    ^Every Japanese Godzilla film since 1955 has been a sequel to the '54 original (except maybe Godzilla 2000, which was mute on the issue), and Takarada has been in several of them, in a different role each time. He was the reporter lead in Mothra vs. Godzilla, the lead astronaut in Invasion of Astro-Monster (aka Godzilla vs. Monster Zero), the lead in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, a government official in Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth, and the UN Secretary General in Godzilla: Final Wars (as well as the second lead in King Kong Escapes). So his appearance in the 2014 film doesn't necessarily suggest that he'll be playing Ogata. Particularly since we don't know if the new film will be a sequel or a complete reboot.
     
  15. DWF

    DWF Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    May 19, 2001
    Location:
    Columbus, Ohio
    The official synopsis so far from themoviebit.com.

    [/LEFT]
     
  16. Kai "the spy"

    Kai "the spy" Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2011
    Location:
    Home
    And I don't say he will be. It was only the possibility which dawned on me. Even though Toho rarely used the same human character twice in the series, despite using the same actors over and over again, western film makers, especially now-adays, do tend to do just that.

    Look, I realize that at the moment there's not much to extrapolate the content of the movie, or who Takarada will be playing. I just had this thought he might turn out to play Ogata (for which, again, there's not even the slightest suggestion, other than Takarada's involvement itself), and thought it would actually be cool.
     
  17. Christopher

    Christopher Writer Admiral

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2001
    ^Well, sure. You raised the possibility, and I offered more information to flesh out the discussion for whoever may be reading. On the one hand, it's conceivable that he could be playing Ogata, but on the other hand, he's played enough other characters in the franchise that it's too early to know. Just getting both sides of the question in there.

    Personally, I'm hoping the new film is a sequel rather than a reboot, and I'd be happy if he were Ogata; I loved it that they brought back Emiko in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. But I'm not going to get my hopes up.
     
  18. Gojira

    Gojira Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Location:
    Stompin' on Tokyo
  19. Psion

    Psion Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

    Joined:
    Oct 19, 2001
    Location:
    Lat: 40.1630936 Lon: -75.1183777
  20. Gojira

    Gojira Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Location:
    Stompin' on Tokyo