Godzilla (2014)

[Henry88]

Deadline reports that David Goyer will write the screenplay for Legendary Pictures' Godzilla from a draft by David Callaham. Goyer has worked on Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy and the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed Superman movie.

Toho's "Godzilla" franchise boasts one of the most widely recognized film creatures worldwide, resulting in a series of books, television programs, video games and more than 25 films worldwide. Legendary Pictures intends to approach the film and its characters in the most authentic manner possible.

Gareth Edwards will direct the Warner Bros. Pictures release, to be produced by Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=79791

Screenwriter David Goyer has been hired by Legendary Pictures to write the script for the Godzilla movie that they want to make. For those of you not familiar with his work he wrote Dark City, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Man of Steel, and The Dark Knight Rises. So he should have the fanboys and fangirls backing him up on this.

There are no story details yet, but I can tell you that it will be about a big prehistoric reptilian monster that will destroy a big city. Legendary plans to approach the film and its characters in the most authentic manner possible. It will be interesting to see how this film turns out, with an updated monster design and with the awesome CGI effects and technology that we have today. As for the story, it's going to be what it's always been. You know what would be great? If they did it old school and used a guy in a costume!

http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/7/13/david-goyer-to-write-godzilla-script.html

[ScottotD]

Cool.

[Henry88]

David S. Goyer

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333060/

not a bad list

[Henry88]

I've had several conversations over the last few years with Thomas Tull about Godzilla, both generally and specifically.

If you don't know Tull's name, he's the Big Cheese at Legendary Pictures, the company that has served as one of the primary financing partners for Warner Bros. the last few years, and he is a fascinating figure, a guy who came to Hollywood from the world of high finance but who is genuinely a giant movie nerd. Sure, he's a financial partner in the Pittsburgh Steelers, and a guy who build a giant hedge fund, but movies are one of his great passions.

And even with movies as a general passion for Tull, the character of Godzilla is a particular passion, something he loves dearly. Right now, as Legendary prepares for their first Comic-Con panel next week, I'm excited to see what sort of presentation they've put together for "Pacific Rim," which is a big giant demented monster and mecha movie that Guillermo Del Toro and Travis Beacham have cooked up. It's a wild read, and I can't even imagine what sort of outrageous energy Del Toro's eventual film will have. I know there was some confusion during development when it was reported that "Pacific Rim" would be replacing "Godzilla," but despite the presence of giant monsters in both projects, I don't think that would be as easy as previously suggested.

"Godzila," after all, comes with its own mythology, its own history, and over 50 years of pop culture baggage. If you're going to make a movie about Godzilla, you need to consider all of that when crafting your approach. Toho, the company that created the character and released his movies, is onboard to distribute this new version in Japanese theaters when it's ready, and according to Tull, they're very protective now of a new Godzilla after their experience with Sony in 1998. Everyone involved seems well aware of just how easy it would be to get this wrong, and they seem dedicated to getting it right.

Gareth Edwards, whose microbudget movie "Monsters" garnered him some serious attention, is onboard to direct this new version, and until now, Dave Callaham has been the writer on the film. It looks like that changed, though, and now David Goyer is coming onboard to rewrite the film. What I can tell you about the approach the studio is taking to the film is that Godzilla is not "just" a giant monster. He is a character, a major force of nature, and there will definitely be other giant monsters in the world. They're focusing on the notion of Godzilla as a defender of Earth, the one thing that can stop some of these other giant creatures, and while there will obviously be a human story playing out with the giant monster story, don't expect it to overwhelm or overshadow the monsters. They know why you're going to the theater, and they are determined to give you a real, no-compromises Godzilla film featuring the giant lizard you know and love already. There are definite design choices they'll make, and the official Toho Godzilla has gone through many changes over the years, but I guarantee when you see this one for the first time, you will know immediately that it is Godzilla.

Goyer is one of those guys who knows the studio system and game very well, and I have no doubt this was an open assignment people were fighting for. What he does well is think big-picture, and this is an important franchise for Warner and for Legendary. If all goes well, they could make a number of these. If they screw it up, they'll be a footnote in the character's history, just like the Emmerich version. I know they're doing everything they can to avoid that, and I'm curious to see now if they set a 2013 date for this one, and if so, how fast things will start to come together.

One thing's for sure... we'll be covering any developments on "Godzilla" eagerly, and we look forward to seeing his return to theaters as soon as possible

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/legendary-brings-in-david-goyer-to-rewrite-godzilla

[Henry88]

Looks like even Edwards is getting bored with waiting around for something to happen with this film. He just signed on to direct another film. I won't be surprised if he manages to make this one before Godzilla or even leave Godzilla all together.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/gareth-edwards-new-project-is-going-to-be-a-robotic-star-wars

[Henry88]

Max Borenstein has been tapped to write the planned remake of Godzilla.

Gareth Edwards, the director of the indie sci-fi movie Monsters, is attached to direct the creature feature centered on the giant city-destroying and monster-fighting lizard, which is in development at Legendary Pictures.

Legendary's Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni are producing along with Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Brian Rogers. Warner Bros. will distribute per its deal with Legendary.

David Goyer (The Dark Knight) previously worked on the script.

Borenstein, who just turned in his script for Art of the Steal for Warner Bros and producers Kevin McCormick and Zac Efron, is well acquainted with Legendary. He worked on the company's in-development Jimi Hendrix biopic, Jimi, and rewrote the outfit's supernatural fantasy The Seventh Son. The latter, based on the Joseph Delaney YA book, is due to go into production with Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore and Ben Barnes attached to star.

Borenstein is repped by UTA, Anonymous Content and Rosen Feig & Golland.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/legendarys-godzilla-remake-be-written-259512

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/legendarys-godzilla-remake-be-written-259512

[Henry88]

Article about what Shock til you Drop guys would like to see in the new Godzilla movie....interesting to see what non-die hard/ forum going fans want to see in a new Godzilla film.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/165445-what-we-would-like-to-see-from-the-godzilla-reboot

[gojikranz]

i can get behind most of that though i don't think you can fake camp to well, especially since it is a foreign film series i find it a bit rude to try and be funny wit it or make fun of the older movies.   not that there cant be funny moments but id prefer not to have self referential funny moments if that makes sense.

And i do not think you can seperate godzilla from the bomb.

[Henry88]

http://www.scienceandentertainmentexchange.org/article/featured-entertainer-max-borenstein

Go to the bottom.

Anything you can share about your next project? Here is your chance to go crazy!

My next project is a reboot of Godzilla for Legendary Pictures and the folks behind the recent Batman trilogy. Our director is the young and enviably talented Gareth Edwards, whose vision for a fresh but faithful update of this beloved classic will – I feel safe in saying – kick major ass. Wish I could go crazy and tell you more, but I am pretty sure I would then be contractually obligated to be shot.

[Henry88]

From CBM:
KAPOW '12: Gareth Edwards Offers GODZILLA Update

"It's going great and I'm genuinely excited about it. We're just working really hard with Legendary, who have been fantastic. Thomas Tull has just been an absolute pleasure and nothing like the experience they warn you about when you go to Hollywood. I can't say much other than I hope that we'll have some proper news soon. So you won't have to wait too long at all."

[Henry88]

Legendary Pictures will be descending on Comic-Con this year in full force. Not only is the company going to be preview Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, but it will provide a sneak peek of some sort of Godzilla! That's according to our pals at Latino Review, who dropped some big Marvel news today.

Now, Legendary is taking up prime real estate at SDCC. They'll be in the coveted Hall H.

The site would not say what will be shown from Godzilla - a project that has been in development for a bit now - but that it was going to be "sick."

Gareth Edwards of Monsters is directing. I'm guessing that they'll either be showing off some concept art or pre-viz FX perhaps..

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/168315-comic-con-2012-godzilla-reboot-panel-to-surprise-attendees

[Bob]

Interesting........I have my hopes.

[Henry88]

Interesting........I have my hopes.

i think i will do all right

[Henry88]

From BC:

Godzilla Trailer Screens At Comic-Con

Unfolding to Robert Oppenheimer's "I am become death the destroyer of worlds" speech, a surprise, Comic-Con exclusive Godzilla trailer just gave us our first look at the great lizard. And appropriately enough, Godzilla absolutely brought the house down.

The trailer started with some footage of huge urban devastation, and then as we saw more and more shots of buildings smashed to pieces, we catch a glimpse of train, apparently trampled by a giant foot and then a building with a huge hole through the middle.

As though Godzilla had walked right through it.

And then, a curving shot finds Godzilla's body, apparently dead in the ground – arms revealed as Oppenheimer talks about Vishna's many arms. Cut to a logo and the famous Godzilla roar as we know and love it, timed just perfectly to Oppenheimer's speech.

And then we were back to a shot of Godzilla, alive. The trailer tracked up his back and came to head level, just in time for him to turn around, show his face, his slightly snub snouted face, and roar again.

It's an astonishing creature design, very grounded.

And Edwards took to the stage after the trailer and echoed this, saying that the film is indeed grounded, and "there's nothing sci-fi about it."

The trailer was then repeated to audience excitement just about off the charts.

[Henry88]