It’s happening. After the great success of Godzilla minus one at the box office, among fans and criticsand becoming the only king of the monsters to win an Academy Award, many wondered if a sequel would ever be made. Luckily, we have good news for you. Toho has announced that a new sequel is in the works that will not only bring back this version of the Lizard King, but will also bring back now legendary director Takashi Yamazaki to help weave this new story.

if you were a witness Godzilla minus oneYou may see how a sequel has already been proposed thanks to the final moments of the film. On one side of the equation, Godzilla might have been torn to pieces by those who banded together to fight his path of destruction, but the pieces that remained floating in the sea still pulsed with energy. This means that the lizard king minus one The iteration could have a healing factor that far surpasses other Godzilla iterations we’ve seen over the years. In addition to this scene, viewers also witnessed the character Noriko surviving an earlier attack by Godzilla in Japan. While the female lead may have lived, the marks on her person have left many kaiju fans wondering if Noriko might have a mysterious new link to the king of the monsters.

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The sequel to minus one

Since winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at this year’s Academy Awards, Godzilla minus one receiving a sequel seemed like it would only be a matter of time, even without taking into account its box office reign. Toho International confirmed that production will be underway for the upcoming sequel, although details about Godzilla’s return story remain a mystery. Following the film’s initial release, Yamazaki himself stated that he would love to return for a sequel.

In past interviews, the director has hinted at the idea that he would add some kaiju enemies for his Godzilla to face. Chatting with Empire Magazine earlier this yearYamazaki stated that main character Koichi Shikishima could be returning and that while he might have found peace in the first outing, it could be the ‘calm before the storm’: “I know that the Shikishima war seems to be over and we have reached this state of peace and calm, but maybe (it is the) calm before the storm.”

Does the past point to the future?

We have written quite a bit about Godzilla minus one in the past and an important aspect of those writings is how the film reflects the original Godzilla film that was released in the 1950s. If the sequel continues this trend of paying homage to the past, would it be possible for it to continue Godzilla’s story Raids Again? For those who don’t know, Godzilla Raids Again was the second film starring the king of the monsters and pitted him against another giant beast.

Anguirus may not be as popular as King Ghidorah, Rodan, Mothra or King Kong, but the giant beast was more than a match for Godzilla in their initial showdown. If Yamazaki wants to stay true to the roots of the kaiju universe, perhaps this beast will be the opponent to continue the “Minus One” franchise. Of course, there are plenty of other kaiju to choose from if the director decides to take a different route.

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