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Entertainment Weekly has posted the first image for the upcoming 2019 Legendary Pictures film- Godzilla: King Of The Monsters!

Director Michael Dougherty gives some insight into this film, a sequel to 2014’s “Godzilla” release-


“The world is reacting to Godzilla in the same way we would react to any other terrifying incident, in that we are overreacting,” says Dougherty, whose previous credits include the horror movie Krampus. Godzilla hasn’t been seen since that destructive finale, “but there’s paranoia and endless speculation about whether he is the only one out there or whether we’re threatened by others like his kind.”

In addition, it seems Godzilla might not be the ONLY Kaiju in this story!


King of the Monsters makes it enormously clear that there are other big beasts, notably the three-headed King Ghidorah, the giant insect Mothra, and another flying monster, Rodan, who in the original Japanese movies could create hurricane-force winds.

“Rodan’s been kind of a sidekick character, but I’ve always had a soft spot for him” says Dougherty. “In a lot of ways he’s more powerful than Godzilla. He’s like this winged A-bomb. I think we’ve done him justice.” But let’s not forget Godzilla himself, who reveals he has the ability to exhale “atomic breath.” Can Dougherty expand on that description? “Not without giving away too much,” he laughs. “But it takes place at a very key moment and it’s a sort of call to arms.”

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters is currently scheduled for release on May 31 2019! Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on the Legendary MonsterVerse!

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After Godzilla made its triumphant return in Japan in 2016, fans have been eagerly awaiting what’s next for the King of the Monsters. Thanks to an interview with Toho executive Keiji Ota in the magazine Nikkei Style , it’s been revealed that the studio’s plans are now to create a shared Godzilla universe akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with a new film being released every 1-2 years. These plans are expected to move forwards after 2020.

However this announcement comes with some bad news for Shin Godzilla fans, as it confirms that any plans Toho may have had for a sequel are now defunct. In the interview Ota said that they are “instead of thinking of doing the obvious idea of making a Shin Godzilla 2, instead thinking about a world that can be used for a long time”.

This new release strategy bears obvious similarity to Legendary’s own “MonsterVerse” plans, which connects their own Godzilla film, Kong: Skull Island and the forthcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs King Kong movies. Of course its worth mentioning that even in Japan Godzilla is no stranger to a shared universe, with the Showa and Heisei eras showing particular continuity between its various films.

Are you excited for Toho’s future Godzilla plans? Let us know your thoughts after the jump!

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TOHO Animation and POLYGON PICTURES have just released the first official trailer for the next entry in their Godzilla anime series!

Godzilla: The City Mechanized For Battle follows in the footsteps paved by previously-released film Godzilla: Monster Planet and explores the King of the Monsters in ways never before imagined!

The City Mechanized For Battle will be released in Japanese theaters on May 18 2018! Following its theatrical run, this film will also be made available worldwide on Netflix!

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Polygon Pictures upcoming feature length epic, Godzilla Monster Planet has been coming into focus recently thanks to some new trailers. And ahead of the films’ release Tamashii Nations is ramping up interest with a brand new look at S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla 2017!

S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla 2017 will be released in December this year and retails for 9936 yen. Currently a breakdown of possible accessories that come with this figure are not known at this time, but we’ll be sure to update you as soon as we know.

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POLYGON PICTURES has released a new full-length trailer for their upcoming Godzilla anime project, Godzilla: Monster Planet!

This story features humanity returning to Earth after 20,000 years in space to find a planet ruled by Kaiju, and the Earth Returnists must unite to reclaim their world.

Written by Urobuchi Gentaro, Godzilla: Monster Planet will be released in Japan on November 17 2017 with a worldwide release hitting NETFLIX later in 2018!

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Sad news from the world of Godzilla-

Legendary Toho suit actor Haruo Nakajima, first person to ever wear the GODZILLA monster costume, has passed away at the age of 88.

Haruo Nakajima portrayed the King of the Monsters in 12 films, from 1954’s Godzilla to 1972’s Godzilla VS Gigan. Throughout an extensive career, Nakajima portrayed several other famous Kaiju– including Rodan, Mothra, King Kong & Frankenstein.

Our thoughts are with his family & friends.

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TOHO Animation has released a teaser trailer for the previously-announced Godzilla anime project.

Officially titled Godzilla: Monster Planet, this new feature-length project tells the story of humanity returning to a world ruled by Kaiju after thousands of years.

Developed by Polygon Pictures and written by Urobuchi Gentaro (who most fans may recognize as the mind behind Kamen Rider Gaim), Monster Planet will be released in Japan on November 17, 2017. Polygon also plans to make the film available worldwide through Netflix at a later date.

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Our latest offering from the Godzilla VS Neon Genesis Evangelion cross-promotion comes from Sentinel’s Riobot series, and it’s perhaps one of the most unique offerings thus far.

Riobot NERV vs. G Kessen Heiki “Shiryu” Prototype Unit appears to be a completely original design, a designer’s interpretation of what an anti-Kaiju EVA machine would look like.

The Riobot NERV vs. G Kessen Heiki “Shiryu” Prototype Unit costs a whopping 21,600 yen and is currently slated for a release of July 2017. Accessories includes alternate hands and two Anti-Kaiju battle blades.

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Tamashii Nations 2016 has gotten well under way and to make things easier we’ve separated our coverage into multiple posts. Continuing our coverage, while there isn’t much to report yet, a small selection S.H. Monserarts figures is on display from the recent Shin Godzilla film.

The display includes of course the standard final form S.H. Monsterarts Shin Godzilla, but also the younger 2nd & 3rd forms of this behemoth. We’ll keep you up to date throughout the weekend as more images and info from Tamashii Nations 2016 begin to circulate. Stay tuned to TokuNation!

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Thanks to some photos shared by the official NECA Toys twitter account we have our very first look at their next upcoming Godzilla figure! Slated for an early 2017 release is none other than Shin Godzilla!

We only have the few display images provided by NECA to work with at this time, but Shin Godzilla is already looking like one of their best releases yet! We’ll keep you up to date as more info becomes available for this release.