The first Godzilla Minus One/C trailer and poster have been released, previewing the black-and-white version of this year’s explosive kaiju movie. For now, the new release has only been announced to be happening in Japan, where it will debut on January 12, 2024.
The film’s director, Takashi Yamazaki, released a statement about Godzilla Minus One/C and revealed that this black-and-white version of the film has been in the works for a good while.
“We are now able to announce Godzilla-1.0/C, which we have been working on for a long time. Rather than just making it monochrome, it is a cut by cut, I had them make adjustments while making full use of various mattes, as if they were creating a new movie,” Yamazaki stated (via Fangoria). “What I was aiming for was a style that looked like it was taken by masters of monochrome photography. We were able to unearth the texture of the skin and the details of the scenery that were hidden in the photographed data. Then, a frightening Godzilla, just like the one in the documentary, appeared. By eliminating color, a new sense of reality emerges. Please live and resist further fear at the theater.”
Check out the Godzilla Minus One/C trailer on YouTube below:
You can also check out the poster below:
Godzilla Minus One was written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, who previously worked on the visual effects for Shin Godzilla. It stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki. It marked the first new Toho Godzilla film since 2016’s Shin Godzilla.
What other Godzilla movies are on the horizon?
Besides Godzilla Minus One, Legendary’s upcoming sequel to the Godzilla vs. Kong film film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on April 12, 2024. The project, titled Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, is once again directed by Adam Wingard. It is being led by Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Kaylee Hottle, and more.
