Where Could The Monsterverse Go From Here?
After just four blockbuster films, the newest reboot of the beloved Godzilla multimedia empire seems to be lying dormant. After the original Kaiju's landmark battle with King Kong, it may seem like escalation is impossible, but there's still room for these massive beasts in the hearts of the fan base.
After Legendary Pictures and The Raid: Redemption director Gareth Edwards rebooted Godzilla in 2014, fans were buzzing to see where the new universe could go. They brought back the great ape in King Kong: Skull Island, let him face off against some of his iconic enemies in King of the Monsters and pit the icons against each other once and for all in Godzilla vs. Kong. After all that excitement, there's an anime on the way and a currently unknown live-action show in the works, but no new films have been announced.
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There are over thirty Godzilla films created in Japan, divided into four eras with drastically different aesthetics and tones. Godzilla has faced off against countless enemy kaiju, some of whom have gone on to become fan favorites, others of whom faded as quickly as they appeared. With everything the classic monster has accomplished, it's fair to describe Godzilla as one of the most enduringly popular IPs in history. There was a time when the idea of an American Godzilla film would have been laughed out of the room. In fact, the first attempt at the idea was so bad that a later Japanese film killed that iteration off mid-film. The new American takes on Godzilla and his retinue are altogether better received and much better executed, but remain resolutely separate from the ongoing Japanese efforts. Despite all that, the films still have a variety of
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