Hold on to your hats, Godzilla fans, as the one of the best films in the franchise is finally headed back to U.S. theaters after nearly a decade thanks to Gkids, who have acquired the North American distribution rights to Shin Godzilla (a.k.a. Godzilla: Resurgence). Premiering back in 2016, the Toho film received a brief theatrical release in the United States thanks to then-rights holder Funimation, who distributed it across a limited number of screens during the month of October.
Per Variety, Shin Godzilla will hit theaters on August 14, but it remains unclear for just how long. The 4K release will feature the original Japanese language with subtitles and restored text cards, and after its theatrical run, a home video release will follow. This marks Gkids first release of anything Godzilla related since Toho acquired the company in 2024, and for President David Jesteadt, the timing couldn’t be better:
“With an incredibly timely story of people struggling to work together to stop imminent destruction, backed by some of the most explosive action scenes the franchise has ever seen, Shin Godzilla is a modern masterpiece. We are honored to play a part in bringing the film back for American fans, better than ever.”
Grossing $79.3 million at the worldwide box office, Shin Godzilla is the 31st entry in the long-running franchise, and stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara. The film highlights the fallacies of politics when it comes to dealing with widespread chaos, especially when a giant kaiju is wreaking havoc all over the place. Regarded by many as one of the best Godzilla films ever made, it held the record as the highest-grossing movie in the series until it was toppled by Godzilla Minus One last year.
More to come…
Source: Variety
- Release Date
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July 19, 2016
- Runtime
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120minutes
- Director
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Shinji Higuchi
- Writers
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Hideaki Anno
