Godzilla: Toho announces a new movie coming in 2023

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Japanese production company Toho has announced the development of a new Godzilla movie on the occasion of this year's "Godzilla Day", the anniversary of the Japanese national release of the original Godzilla film November 3, 1954. Let's see all the details!

A new movie about Godzilla is coming

According to the official Twitter account of the franchise, the director and screenwriter of the new film will be Takashi Yamazaki, who is also credited for visual effects. Takashi is known for directing mainly live-action films such as Always: Sunset on Third Street, Returner and Parasyte and CG films such as Stand By Me Doraemon.

The latest works in the franchise

The latest film in the franchise was Godzilla Vs. Kong, directed by Adam Wingard which starred Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall and with Kyle Chandler. Arrived in Italy in digital exclusive on May 6, 2022, Godzilla vs. Kong was incredibly successful by becoming the second Covid-era film to cross the $ 100 million mark at the national box office en route to $ 468 million globally.| ); } The film stars Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies, La tamburina), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Rebecca Hall (Christine, The genesis of Wonder Woman), Shun Oguri (Weathering with You), Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Eiza González (Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw), Brian Tyree Henry (Joker, Spider-Man: A New Universe), Kyle Chandler (Godzilla II: King of the Monsters) and Demián Bichir (The Nun: The Evil Call, The Hateful Eight).

Wingard (The Guest, You're Next) directed the film based on a screenplay by Eric Pearson (Thor: Ragnarok) and Max Borenstein (Godzilla II) : King of the Monsters, Kong: Skull Island), and a story written by Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge) with Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields (Godzilla II: King of the Monsters).

Netflix previously debuted a trilogy of anime films between November 2017 and November 2018 as Hideaki Anno's live-action Shin Godzilla debuted in 2016 and grossed 8.2 billion yen ($ 75.6 million) at the box office in Japan. The film was the last of TOHO's film series after a 12-year absence from Godzilla: Final Wars in 2004.