Hear me roar
Whatever your feelings on the 2014 Godzilla reboot are, there's no denying that the film was a massive success. The King of Monsters' return to the big screen raked in over 500 million dollars for Legendary Pictures, proving that there was life in the old lizard yet.
Many people decry the lack of Godzilla in the film, but as a lifelong fan of the Big G, I thought director Gareth Edwards did a sterling job, hearkening back to the slow build and apocalyptic rhythms of the original fifties movie. Plus, those moments when Godzilla's on screen, especially the climactic three-way battle royale, hit with all the force of a fifty-megaton blast.
With Godzilla's origin out of the way, screenwriter Max Borenstein is promising 'bigger and better' things from the sequel. With the world, not to mention Godzilla's presence in it, well established, there's room for Borenstein to flex his writing skills, throwing more kaiju, as well as spectacle and emotion into the melting pot.
"The response to the first film was really exciting,” he told Collider, "but now that that world is established, we can do bigger and even better things."
The film isn't due until 2018, leaving Borenstein plenty of time to hammer out a great script. By the sounds of it, he's aware of the criticisms levelled at the first movie and the second will be much more in-line with what audiences expect from a big summer monster movie.
Personally, I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing; I loved the restraint shown in the Godzilla 2014, and felt it was a refreshing antidote to the blaring, CGI-fuelled drivel that passes for your average summer blockbuster. On the other hand, the thought of a no-holds-barred monsterpalooza featuring a who's who of classic kaiju does make me feel a little weak at the knees.
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