Godzilla: King of the Monstersis getting ready to climb out of the ocean on May 31st, so get ready. The movie is the continuation ofGodzilla’s adventures in 2014 with the current film picking up where the old movie left off. When watching the parts that have already been released the actors in the film keep referring to the giant monsters in the movie as “Titans”.
In a new TV spotdirector Michael Dougherty’s movieteases that there may be “17 and counting” titans in the movie. Judging from the images so far, we will see destruction on a massive scale that only advanced CGI can create. The very earlyGodzillamovies were based on a guy in a sophisticated lizard suit tromping over miniature models that were full building size to the viewer. We have come a long way in movie making since those days.
We have also come a long way in the development of the creatures featured inKing of the Monsters. Through years and years of the different version ofGodzillawe have seen spawned many an enemy. So the phrase “17 and counting” in the new TV spot indicates that our hero battles at least that many cool kaiju creations. Here are a few that seem to be prominent in the new film so far.
Rodan:Rodanis a massive titan, first appearing in the 1956 movieRodan. It seems Rodan will be doing his best against U.S. military jets inGodzilla 2, with the trailer showing him spinning and maneuvering around them.
Mothra:Mothrafirst appeared in Toho’s 1961 film,Mothra. So far, we have a nice close-up of Mothra’s face, which looks pretty intense, almost angry. There was also a short tease recently with the creature cooing and emitting her warm, white-hot glow. In the full trailer we get the idea that Mothra is a full on friend to mankind.
King Ghidora:Godzilla’sarch-nemesis, the three headed dragon looks awesome in the footage of him released so far.Ghidorahdefinitely cuts an intimidating figure, as he’s bigger in size, packing three spiked tails, he is also using electric powers againstGodzilla. King Ghidorah originated from Toho’sGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster(1964). Although Toho officially trademarks the character as King Ghidorah,the character was originally referred to as Ghidrah in some English markets. The trailer also shows what looks to be an epic battle between Ghidorah andGodzilla, so that may be the biggest clash in the movie.
Kumonga: Kumonga is a mutated, enormous spider who first appearing in Toho’s 1967 filmSon of Godzilla. What we have seen so far in the trailers shows what appears to be giant legs emerging from an oil-drilling site. While we don’t see Kumonga directly, the creature coming up from the oil site seems to have huge spider-legs, which point to the giant spider being the monster we will see in the full length film. In Toho lore, Kumonga hibernated under Sogell Island in a deep cave, and emerged when the ecosystem was threatened by man. Kumonga has been an ally ofGodzilla, after coming into conflict with him, and realized Ghidorah was the larger threat.
It will be interesting to see how TheKing of the Monstersbattles it out before returning once again into the unknown deep. Check out the footage at Youtube.
