Well, this is pretty fantastic news for fans of the King of the Monsters and his supporting players. As the headline suggests, Toho is to move forward with a shared cinematic realm for Godzilla and their kaiju-driven properties.

At this stage, the Toho Company has a deal with Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures through until 2021. But after that deal comes to an end, it appears that Toho will be branching out to create their own shared universe.

Speaking to Nikkei Style, Toho’s Keiji Ota explained, “After 2021, we’re thinking of a potential strategy that [releases] Godzilla movies uninterrupted at a rate of every two years, although there is a preference for a yearly pace as well. The future of the series and its forwarding developments are very conscious of the method of ‘shared universe’. Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, etc. could all share a single world view much like a Marvel movie where Iron Man and the Hulk can crossover with each other.”

In other news to come out of the same interview, Ota would confirm that plans won’t be moving forward for Shin Godzilla 2. Despite that film impressing many, Toho is said to be focussing their attention on creating a greater, boarded shared world for Godzilla and their other famed characters right now.

Before Toho’s deal with Warners and Legendary comes to a close, of course, Mike Dougherty’s Godzilla 2 is booked in for a March 2019 release, and then there’s still that Godzilla vs Kong crossover that’s set for 2020.

Expect more on all of this as we get it.

Recommended Posts