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This little bit of news slipped by us apparently. Dread Central has acquired images of Bandai’s of America upcoming Atomic Roar Godzilla figure from the Godzilla 2014 Film. And this figure gives us our first good look at what the big man will look like in toy form.

The roar gimmick appears to be activated by leaning Godzilla forward, bending at the hips, causing him to roar. Fortunately the atomic fire breath appears to be included, inside of Godzilla’s throat, on a spring! Credit to sister site  ToyArk for the tip.

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During a special screening today in London, director Gareth Edwards presented roughly 20 minutes of footage from the upcoming “Godzilla” film. The few critics lucky enough to see this footage have given near-universal appraisal, suggesting a very promising return for the King of the Monsters!

While we will try to avoid major spoilers, the footage contains five very interesting scenes:

*The first clip involves Bryan Cranston’s character in a nuclear power plant, then the second cuts to 15 years later with Cranston trying to deal with the fallout of that incident. Both scenes highlight Cranstons’ impressive talents as a dramatic performer.

*Scene number 3 is the official reveal of Godzilla, said to be the largest incarnation of the character to date (over 350 feet tall according to Edwards). The report from BleedingCool sums up Godzilla nicely: “What I will say is that he honestly looks magnificent. They nailed this.”

*The final two scenes involve military personnel reacting to Godzilla’s arrival, with special emphasis on the HALO Jump sequence featured in both major trailers.

Finally, the major critics that had a chance to view this test footage have all been “sworn to secrecy” regarding at least one plot point in this film. Could that mean another monster appearance? A secret twist on the origins of Godzilla? We’ll have to wait until May 16 to find out!

Check out the full breakdown of test footage via the critical perspectives at:

*IGN

*TotalFilm

*BleedingCool

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Fans of Godzilla were blown away by the magnificent new trailer that went online this week, and now the film’s director Gareth Edwards has ]sat down with Empire Magazine to offer several special insights regarding the trailer and drops some key hints about the film!

Edwards describes the story as “Man VS Nature” centered from the perspective of a family divided by natural disasters. The film supposedly contains a number of very emotional moments within the expected action sequences-“If you don’t get close to tearing up in this film, then I’ve failed” says Edwards.

The full breakdown can be viewed HERE via Empire Online.

There are several other hints and suggestions to the overall plot of the movie, which we will not reveal here out of respect for those who want to go in unaware. Godzilla premieres in theaters May 16!

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If you thought the king of monsters would only be in CG this year then you were wrong!

In a pretty off the wall commercial for Snickers candy bars, we see an actual “classic” Godzilla suit used, even though it’s promoting the 2014 reboot movie featuring the CG redesign of Godzilla! Watch the full 46 second commercial to see Godzilla, riding ATV’s, playing Ping Pong, Pranking his friends, picking up the ladies, water skiing, destroying the city, and enjoying a tasty snickers bar!

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In a final bit of viral marketing for the upcoming Godzilla 2014 Film Godzillamovie.com has announced that the 2nd trailer for the film will be released tomorrow morning at 10AM (pacific time)! They’ve also posted two clips of audio from the film to hype fans up for the trailer reveal.

In one clip we can hear Bryan Cranston’s character describing in a frantic way what can only be his encounter with Godzilla. To listen to the audio follow THIS LINK. Dialogue quoted below:

“You’re not fooling anybody when you say that what happened was a natural disaster. You’re lying, you’re hiding something out there! It was not an Earthquake. It wasn’t a Typhoon. This is what caused everything in the first place. Don’t you see that?! It is going to send us back to the stone age! You have no idea what’s coming!”

The second clip was posted to the movies official youtube page and features the iconic roar of Godzilla himself.

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Empire Online has jut revealed a special treat for it’s subscribers. A Godzilla 2014 Movie exclusive cover! This most recent image provides one of our best looks yet at the full body of Godzilla.

The latest issue of Empire Magazine featuring this cover will be on newsstands Thursday February 27th. Empire also teases “keep your eyes peeled for more Godzilla goodness in the next few days…” so expect some more new images of the king on monsters to appear soon! Godzilla destroys theaters May 16th!

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A Yahoo Movies exclusive reveal, we’ve got a brand new look at a new 2014 Godzilla film poster! As you can see this image makes the king of monsters seem much larger than previously thought. From Yahoo:

“The new poster gives us one of our best looks at Godzilla yet, though what’s most striking isn’t the creature’s design (pretty traditional and awesome) but his sheer size. He towers like a lizardy colossus over his target city of San Francisco, easily twice as big as its tallest building, the Transamerica Pyramid — and, as that skyscraper stands at 48 floors, that makes Godzilla himself about 100 stories high.”

So what do you think of this new image? Is this just a misinterpreted scale on the poster artists part? Or could Godzilla actually be this gargantuan? Sound off in the comments by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this article.

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Site sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has put up some listings of the upcoming NECA Godzilla figures, which act as the first true revelation of what exactly we’re getting, along with a concept image of their classic Godzilla figure. Check it out!

– Classic Godzilla Series 01 Set of 2 (The 1985 “Return of Godzilla” figure and a figure from “Godzilla vs Space Godzilla)
– 24” Head to Tail Godzilla
– 12″ Head to Tail Godzilla
– 2″ Mini Figures Set of 24
– Godzilla Connect with Pieces Puzzle Game

For those who aren’t in the loop, for tokusatsu fans NECA is best known for their figures from the Pacific Rim movie. What do you think? Will you be purchasing these figures as an alternative for S.H. MonsterArts? Sound off in discussion!