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The first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Godzilla is a kaiju of mammoth size and immense strength who leaves behind only death and ruin. What people often forget is that Godzilla is also a walking nuclear reactor. The energy beam blasts from his mouth come out as a byproduct of his internal fission reaction. Called the atomic breath, this high-temperature, kinetic energy attack has become the King of the Monsters' signature weapon over the years.

The destructive power of Godzilla's atomic breath is inconsistent. It changes with each era and each movie, according to the purpose it serves in the narrative. But in recent times, Godzilla's atomic breath has been getting astronomically stronger with his size. The strongest atomic breaths are terribly powerful and hauntingly beautiful, immortalizing moments from Godzilla's illustrious history and reminding humans of how puny they are.

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Quick Links Showa Era Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again (1955) King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) Son of Godzilla (1967) Destroy All Monsters (1968) All Monsters Attack (1969) Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) Heisei Era The Return of Godzilla (1984) Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) TriStar Era Godzilla (1998) Millennuim Era Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) Reiwa Era (Ongoing) Shin Godzilla (2016) Godzilla: Planet of Monsters (2017) Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) Godzilla Minus One (2023) Monsterverse (Ongoing) Godzilla (2014) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

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We've previously heard about three brand-new dinosaurs that are reportedly set to appear in Jurassic World Rebirth - Mosasaurus, Titanosaurus and Quetzalcoatlus - and one of them has now been confirmed along with two other beasts via some leaked promo art.

Based on this toy artwork, Titanosaurus will debut in the movie, along with Maiasaura and a new take on the Spinosaurus.

A Spinosaurus previously appeared in Jurassic Park III, but this version is believed to look a lot more like the actual dinosaur that existed back in the Cretaceous period.

We're still waiting on a first trailer for Rebirth, but some supposed plot leaks have been doing the rounds online. None of them sound particularly convincing, but Fangoria has shared an interesting report about the movie's rating.

Apparently, the next Jw movie will be PG-13, but is expected to push the "brutal violence" to levels we haven't seen in any of the previous films.

Efforts to arrange a rematch between Godzilla and Hedorah have been bungled multiple times over a period of more than 50 years now. But through the Monsterverse, a chance exists for "round two" of Godzilla vs. Hedorah to finally find life on the big screen. Due to its psychedelic energy and the titular villain's odd, blob-like appearance, 1971's Godzilla vs. Hedorah hardly feels like a top candidate for a Monsterverse adaptation, but its central concepts could translate well to its world.

Also known as the Smog Monster, Hedorah is an alien creature who feeds off pollution and one of several Godzilla villains. His hunger led it to Earth in Godzilla vs. Hedorah. And though its looks may warn of any real danger, Hedorah did prove to be a formidable opponent for Godzilla throughout the film. Even so, Godzilla vs. Hedorah ultimately killed off the monster, and he remained a one-and-done villain...

Godzilla has been everything from an anthropomorphic anti-hero to global force of destruction and back again, but his roots have always been in horror as a dark metaphor for the dangers of nuclear war. Godzilla's original appearance in 1954's Godzilla has typically been viewed as a horror movie, given its dark subject matter and the wanton destruction of Godzilla's attacks. However, in the following years of the period recognized as the Showa Era, Toho's Godzilla evolved into a borderline silly character as they moved the character towards family-friendliness.

Since the end of the Showa Era, Godzilla's alignment has shifted between being a villain and an anti-hero, with many subsequent films choosing to ignore everything except the events of the iconic original Godzilla movie. As a result, some Godzilla movies are darker than others, with many hearkening back to the radioactive lizard's roots in horror. Ten of Godzilla's 38 movies in...

70 years of Godzilla films make for a truly titanic number of kaiju that appear across the franchise. Some of those monsters are friends of humanity, some are foes, and some go back and forth, but most importantly, they all fight. Kaiju battles are some of the most spectacular parts of these films, and that's true whether you're a fan of the modern CGI-based Monsterverse films or the classic tokusatsu films of the Showa and Heisei eras (especially with their sillier Godzilla stories).

Of course, Godzilla has the best fight record of any kaiju, but plenty of other monsters have had some impressive wins over the years. On the other hand, there are a few always-losers: the floppy-eared Baragon, overgrown shrimp Ebirah, the bug-like Megalon, Godzilla: Final Wars' menacing Monster X, and the plant-kaiju hybrid Biollante all failed to eke out even a single on-screen victory. As we wait for more...

Godzilla has played the hero more often than not in his 70-year career on the silver screen, but in one classic Toho movie he was the villain while one of his biggest rivals saved the day. Godzilla began as a terrifying destructive force, acting as a metaphor for the horrors of nuclear war, but he quickly evolved into a more family-friendly heroic monster during the Showa Era of films. Some of the most underrated Godzilla movies returned him to his monstrous roots, and in one 33-year-old movie, that villainous status put him at odds with one of his greatest rivals.

Over the years, Toho has changed the alignment of many of its monsters, with very few exceptions. Mechagodzilla, for example, was an all-powerful alien weapon in his first two appearances before evolving into a human-made defense mechanism against the destruction of Godzilla on Earth. Mothra has never appeared as a true villain,...

Godzilla has been the star of countless classic kaiju clashes over his 70-year career, but mixed in with the classics are a handful of movies that can be safely skipped over. Since Godzilla first made landfall in Japan in 1954, he has evolved into one of the most famous movie characters of all time. The greater Godzilla franchise has several important movies that define the character, his enemies, and the important themes that the radioactive monster has played a role in communicating.

However, there are also several that are of very little importance to Godzilla's overall legacy. Godzilla's movie timeline has been reset many times, and as a result, some movies wound up being of little consequence. Others, particularly from Godzilla's family-friendly Showa Era in the 1960s-1970s, are overly silly and campy, making them difficult to even enjoy at times as Godzilla cuts through extremely weak monsters. As legendary as...

Godzilla has fought countless monsters in his 70 years on the silver screen, some of which he played a direct or indirect role in creating. While there have been several major iterations of Godzilla over the decades, the original Godzilla who attacked Tokyo in 1954 has had a lasting legacy throughout the different eras of the radioactive lizard. While the main timeline of Toho's Godzilla franchise has been reset many times, the original Godzilla is often acknowledged, and sometimes used as an explanation for how the latest of Godzilla's many foes came to exist.

While Godzilla himself has never actively attempted to create a monster, his energy, his cells, and even the weapons used against him have resulted in the origin of some of the most powerful creatures that Godzilla has ever faced. Simply the fear of Godzilla has resulted in the creation of several of his most powerful foes. The...

2024 marks the 70th anniversary of the first on-screen appearance of the one and only Godzilla, and with that timing, it's worth revisiting some of the most underrated movies in his filmography. Godzilla's history is loaded with classics that G-fans universally appreciate, like Godzilla vs. Biollante, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Mothra vs. Godzilla. The radioactive lizard has also seen a revival in recent years, with Legendary's Monsterverse smashing box office records and Toho's Godzilla: Minus One winning an Oscar. However, some of the best Godzilla movies have fallen out of the public consciousness and deserve more love.

Godzilla's cinematic history has historically been broken out into different "eras" that each carry their own distinct tone and aesthetic, and each era boasts movies of varying popularity. Each era has at least one or two movies that tend to rise to the top in Godzilla movie rankings, but as a result,...

One of Godzillas defining features from 70 years on the silver screen is his ability to adapt and transform from movie to movie, and hes not alone in that regard. The transformations that have marked Godzillas history have always been an important part of the metaphorical narrative surrounding him and his monstrous contemporaries. Godzilla has most often been portrayed as an animal or dinosaur altered and enlarged by nuclear radiation, so transformation is a core element of Godzillas entire origin story. His defining traitshis size and atomic breathare direct results of his original transformation.

In addition to Big G himself, many of the monsters in Godzilla's gallery of allies and enemies are also able to change their physical appearance to suit their needs. While transformation is a foundational aspect of some monsters like Mothra or Destoroyah, others have been able to transform only once in their cinematic history with Godzilla, and under very specific circumstances.

Legendarys ever-expanding Monsterverse has already made reference to Godzillas classic Toho movies many times, but there are more powers and moves from Big Gs history that we want to see in the Monsterverse. Across Godzillas five appearances in Monsterverse shows and movies, he has used some of his most recognizable attacks to great effect, including his nuclear pulse, powerful tail whip, and different versions of his iconic atomic breath. However, with each new threat that arises, Godzilla has needed to find a new way to match their strength and battle power.

The Monsterverse has progressed from the relatively grounded Godzilla to the more fantastic and over-the-top Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. While some Godzilla fans lament the shift towards a less-serious cinematic universe, the freedom of having fewer rules in place as far as realism is concerned opens the door to some of Godzillas most iconic battle attacks. There...

On the eve of his 70th anniversary following the release of the 1954 original, Godzilla has been a fixture on screens and various forms of media ever since allowing for people to get acclimated to his presence. As a side-effect of that constant influx of new media in films, TV shows, and comics, there’s been a fair amount of change to his looks over the years, for better or worse. Here, then, are our choices for the Top 10 Godzilla Costumes and why.

10. Terror of Mechagodzilla

This one has always been an overlooked design. Known as the Mekagyakshu Goji, there’s a lot to enjoy with this look. A lot of that is especially in his face which has some nice designs around the eyes which make him look a lot more fearsome than the rest of his 70’s outings. This smaller look fits nicely into Godzilla’s brawler style behavior...

Godzilla Minus One's critical success sets it apart from other Monsterverse movies, earning praise for its visual effects and human narrative. Despite differences in tone, both Godzilla Minus One and Monsterverse films remain faithful adaptations of the iconic monster. The Monsterverse thrives on thrilling monster battles, contrasting with Godzilla Minus One's emphasis on emotional storytelling and visuals.

As impressed as I was with what Godzilla Minus One did with the King of the Monsters, I don't want it to ever have any impact on the Monsterverse. It's not been lost on me that Godzilla Minus One is on another level to most Monsterverse movies when it comes to its critical reception. Whereas movies like Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Godzilla: King of the Monsters didn't fare well at all with critics, Godzilla Minus One received across-the-board praise. To say that it was a success feels like a huge understatement.

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“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength,” remarked Francis de Sales. This seemingly contradictory adage finds a home not only in the 16th century but also in female movie characters from the Japanese Godzilla series. The Godzilla saga, which celebrates its 70th birthday this year, features numerous inspiring women. Refer to “Gojira,” the 1954 original, for a glimpse at its first, Emiko Yamane (Momoko Kochi). Emiko's tender heart shines in her caregiving for the film's wounded and her convictions that compel scientist Daisuke Serizawa to use his apocalyptic Oxygen Destroyer device against Godzilla. Noriko Oishi (Minami Hamabe) is the franchise's most recent figure of female endurance in “Godzilla Minus One” (2023): she courageously rears a small child—not even her own—following postwar Japan's devastation while living with an emotionally tortured, disgraced young Kamikaze who doesn't intend to marry her (a precarious...

What's in a roar? Well, if it belongs to a ginormous prehistoric reptilian monster like Godzilla, it matters as much as what the creature represents or makes us feel. Godzilla's roar has evolved over the years — the original sound resembled a shrill "Skreeeonk!" as described in Dark Horse's "Godzilla" comics, and went on to alternate between deep, guttural sounds and high-pitched screeches that feel otherworldly. Akira Ifukube, who created the score for Ishirō Honda's "Godzilla", was the one who crafted the monster's distinctive disyllabic roar. This was not an easy task to accomplish, especially in 1954, when most creature sounds were created organically with minimal reliance on technological tweaks. How did Ifukube and Honda decide on a sound that would go on to constitute the heart and soul of such a beloved character?

For starters, Ifukube did not believe that Godzilla should roar at all, as the creature's reptilian...

Adam Wingard's new film "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" has, tonally speaking, strayed far from Gareth Edwards' 2014 MonsterVerse kickoff film "Godzilla." Edwards' film was somber and sad, featuring very little "fun" monster destruction. As the MonserVerse series has progressed, however, it has crept inexorably toward a sillier tone before striking it rich with Wingard's 2021 entry "Godzilla vs. Kong." That film featured a battle between the titular titans, but also a cameo from Mechagodzilla, a monstrous robot extrapolated from the skull of the dead King Ghidorah. "GvK" also featured a fleet of human-built UFOs and a magical portal that led into the Hollow Earth, an unusual underground realm ruled by monsters.

The Hollow Earth idea is straight out of Jules Verne, but the mayhem-forward approach to a Godzilla movie comes from several of Toho's films released in the 1970s. Indeed, many critics and pundits have been comparing "GxK" to the series' Shōwa era,...

Godzilla has defeated giant spiders, giant lobsters, giant robots, giant dinosaurs, giant space dragons, giant plant monsters, giant beetles, and of course, giant monkeys. But recently, the King of the Monsters conquered a foe that many thought him incapable of taking on: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

With “Godzilla Minus One,” Toho’s iconic kaiju (or giant monster) franchise “Godzilla” earned its first Academy Award, receiving the Oscar for Best Visual Effects after wowing audiences with its impressive CGI re-creation of cinema’s most iconic movie monster. It became the first Japanese production to win the award, bookending a successful season for the film, which broke through in America in a major way. After years of the franchise’s Japanese films reaching relatively niche U.S. audiences, “Godzilla Minus One” grossed $110 million worldwide and attracted critical acclaim, bringing the franchise new fans and newfound recognition.

“Godzilla Minus One...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire honors Godzilla's roots by referencing Showa and Heisei eras in upcoming film. Godzilla's new blue nuclear pulse power in the movie is a callback to his past abilities, rooted in the Heisei era. The dangerous track record of Godzilla's nuclear pulse hints at a new power level in Godzilla x Kong sequel.

In the process of teasing the return of Godzilla's strongest power, the marketing for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has set up another classic Toho callback. While the Monsterverse has leaned heavily on original concepts and creatures, it shouldn't be forgotten that Toho's Godzilla franchise is still the framework of its universe. Movies like Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong went to great lengths to honor Godzilla's history, and Godzilla and Kong's next adventure is in a position to follow the same course.

The Monsterverse isn't hiding its connections to Godzilla's roots.

A few years back, The Criterion Collection released the epic Godzilla: The Showa Era box set, collecting all fifteen Godzilla films of Japan’s Showa era together for the first time.

Starting today, Bloody Disgusting has learned, the 15-film Godzilla: The Showa-Era collection is available now on Vudu, Fandango’s premium on-demand video service!

The set includes Godzilla, Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Ebirah Horror of the Deep, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, All Monsters Attack, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla.

You can digitally purchase or rent the individual films at the following links:

Godzilla Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla Raids Again Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla All Monsters Attack Invasion of Astro-Monster Terror of Mechagodzilla Son of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters!

Godzilla's victory in "Terror Of Mechagodzilla" is the most impressive in his cinematic history. He fought both Titanosaurus and Mechagodzilla without any help from another monster, showing his resilience. This is the only time Godzilla has had an undisputed win over Mechagodzilla, making it historically significant.

A 49-year-old win remains the most impressive victory in Godzilla's seven decades of cinematic history. Most versions of Godzilla, though not all, have engaged in multiple monster battles. As a result, Godzilla has racked up a number of hard-fought wins over the years, many of which coming at the expense of incredibly powerful kaiju.

King Ghidorah, Destoroyah, SpaceGodzilla, Gigan, and even King Kong are counted among the giant creatures defeated by Godzilla at some point or another. Sometimes, he's even had to battle two at a time. Others he's had to beat in rematches, with Ghidorah being the monster who's faced him the most.

The taxonomy of Godzilla movies has been carefully considered and deliberately arranged for many years, cordoning off various "eras" of Godzilla movies — eras named after Japanese emperors — into their own, neatly distinguishable chronologies. 1954's "Gojira" through 1975's "Terror of Mechagodzilla" constitute the Showa era, encompassing 15 films. The series was rebooted in 1984 with "Return of Godzilla," and the second era, the Heisei era, ran through "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" in 1995. Roland Emmerich's 1998 English-language "Godzilla" is an oddity in that it exists outside of an era or a continuity. 1999 through 2004 — that is: "Godzilla 2000" through "Godzilla: Final Wars" — constitutes the Millennium era, although the continuity of one of the films in that era is questionable.

2016's "Shin Godzilla," like Emmerich's film, also exists in its own continuity. A trilogy of animated Godzilla films, also in its own universe, was released in 2017 and 2018. And, of course, the American Monsterverse series has been humming...

Some monsters in the Godzilla franchise have never won a fight, despite their formidable appearances and abilities. Many monsters in Godzilla's universe have come out on top in a fight, sometimes even defeating Godzilla himself. Monsters like Ebirah, Hedorah, Titanosaurus, Baragon, Varan, Manda, Megalon, Orga, Megaguirus, and Gigan have all suffered losses in battles against Godzilla or other kaiju.

Regardless of how formidable they may seem, some monsters in the Godzilla franchise have never won a single fight. Whether it's because they're always matched up against the King of the Monsters or the conditions weren't fair to begin with, quite a few kaiju have never been able to taste victory. In the case of some, they only had one chance to beat Godzilla and couldn't pull it off.

Due to the sheer number of movies in the Godzilla franchise and all the intense battles they've entailed, most monsters in...

Godzilla x Kong director Adam Wingard confirms the film will include Easter eggs referencing the late Shwa era of Godzilla movies. The Shwa era depicted Godzilla as a protector battling dangerous monsters, and these later entries informed the Monsterverse. The film may feature references to Mechagodzilla, other monsters, and the superhero style of the Shwa era. Fans should keep their eyes open for nods to Toho classics.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard has teased the upcoming movie will be full of Easter eggs honoring the oldest era of Godzilla movies. The upcoming film will see its titular Titans face off against the Skar King, a red ape that threatens the safety of humanity. Given the history both characters have, there will likely be plenty of callbacks to their original movies.

Speaking with Total Film (via GamesRadar), Wingard confirmed Godzilla x Kong's story will include Easter eggs...

Godzilla has had 11 different movie continuities, showcasing his evolution from villain to hero and protector of Japan. The Godzilla franchise has been subject to numerous sequels and reboots, with some movies connected canonically and others existing apart from the rest. The current Godzilla timelines include the MonsterVerse, which integrates the 1954 movie into its canon, and the new Toho version in Godzilla Minus One, which presents a standalone story for the monster.

The Godzilla timeline hosts 11 different movie continuities. Since his introduction in the 1954 classic, multiple different versions of the Japanese pop culture icon have graced the big screen. In over 60 years of cinematic history, various incarnations of Godzilla have threatened the people of Japan, saved it from destruction, and engaged in battle with rival monsters. Like other movie franchises, the Godzilla universe has been subject to numerous sequels and reboots. Many of Godzilla’s movies are connected canonically, but quite...

Halloween filmmaker John Carpenter will host a Godzilla Day marathon on Shout! TV. The Masters of Monsters marathon will feature eight hours of curated creature content by Carpenter, starting at noon Pdt on November 3. In addition to Shout! TV's marathon, TokuSHOUTsu and Pluto TV will also be offering kaiju content to celebrate Godzilla Day. Pluto TV will have a 24-hour Godzilla marathon on its own dedicated channel.

Can’t get enough Giant Monster movies this Halloween? Well, fear not because Halloween filmmaker John Carpenter is keeping the spooky season alive after All Hallows’ Eve has come and gone. The director responsible for bringing a new “Shape” to horror will host a marathon dedicated to Godzilla Day on Shout! TV. Check out the promo for the Masters of Monsters event below:

The John Carpenter-led Masters of Monsters Godzilla marathon originally debuted in 2022, and its encore will start streaming at noon Pdt and run until 8 p.

U.S. audiences tend to accept Toho's earlier Godzilla movies as being high camp, usually thanks to Gen-x's half-remembered airings of late-'60s kaiju flicks broadcast on Uhf TV channels back in the 1980s. While there are some absurd and terrible Godzilla films from the Showa era (1954-1975), and many of them contained surreal, kitschy plot elements like invading aliens, one might also find several movies -- "Gojira," "Destroy All Monsters" -- that focus on Japanese national pride, the role of destructive weapons in the world, and a barely-simmering resentment lingering after a massive attack on the country. If modern superhero movies sprung from the U.S. subconscious as a fantastical revenge/preventative measure against 9/11, so too did Godzilla spring fully formed from the trauma left behind by the U.S.' atomic bomb attacks.

In the original "Gojira," that is literal. The titular creature, a stories-high amphibious animal,...

Godzilla's team-ups with other monsters have provided entertaining action in the franchise. Some kaiju team up because they are so powerful in battle that it takes multiple monsters to take them down. Team-ups can make these kaiju an unstoppable force, but they are still often weaker than Godzilla himself.

Over the years, the Godzilla franchise has featured an abundance of powerful kaiju team-ups. One-on-one showdowns are a stable of Godzilla’s movies, but they’re not the only way the films have provided entertaining action. Some kaiju, including Godzilla, have been known to team up with other monsters to win.

Sometimes, a kaiju may be so fearsome in battle that it takes multiple monsters to take him down. Or, a team-up between two monsters will force two others to form their own alliance in order to even the odds. Given how powerful some Toho monsters are on their own,...

A classic Toho villain would make for a great addition to the MonsterVerse – if he was introduced as a hero. So far, Legendary has only adapted two members of Godzilla’s rogues’ gallery into his MonsterVerse films. Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla stand alone in this regard, but should receive more company the longer the MonsterVerse continues.

In terms of picking which villains to use next, Toho has no shortage of exciting options. Several sport interesting designs that wouldn’t need much reworking (if at all) to be translated to Godzilla and Kong’s cinematic world. Destoroyah, Gigan, and Biollante are all excellent examples of classic Godzilla villains that deserve representation in the MonsterVerse. Other, lesser-known antagonists, such as Hedorah and Megalon, could also work out well for a Godzilla movie, if used correctly. One villain, though, would be much better off being introduced as a hero.

Titanosaurus Isn’t Evil In...

Pluto TV is going kaiju crazy with the just-announced Godzilla Channel, a Free channel that will air Godzilla movies and nothing but Godzilla movies, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

ComicBook.com reports, “Pluto TV has announced a new Godzilla channel filled with not only classics such as the original 1954 film, Godzilla vs. Megalon, and more but even left-field additions such as the animated Godzilla: The Series from the late ’90s and early ’00s. But the biggest surprise is that this new Godzilla channel will also offer up seven Godzilla films that are exclusive to Pluto TV as fans won’t be able to find them streaming anywhere else.”

The full lineup for the new Pluto TV channel includes…

All Monsters Attack (Godzilla’s Revenge) Godzilla 1999 Godzilla 2000 Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956) Mothra Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla Invasion of the Astro-Monster Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Godzilla vs.

Pluto TV is introducing a new Godzilla channel that will show nothing but Godzilla movies and television series 24 hours a day.

In the decades since Toho Co., Ltd. first introduced the world to its famous kaiju in 1954, the giant monster has amassed a massive library of films and television shows that fans still enjoy today. Now Pluto TV has announced the launch of a new Godzilla channel which will feature 24 hours of classic Godzilla films and series, as well as some new Pluto TV exclusives. With Pluto TV’s new Godzilla channel, it will be easier than ever for fans to watch hours of non-stop Kaiju action.

Related: Why Godzilla's Human Characters Matter Just as Much the Kaiju

Pluto TV touted its new Godzilla-themed channel, "The King of the Monsters has made landfall on Pluto TV! Emerging in 1954, Godzilla has become a global icon and symbol that has transcended time and pop culture.

One of Stephen King's stories inspired a key part of Godzilla's 1990s movies. As one of the most noteworthy horror novelists of the modern era, Stephen King has been counted as an influence on a number of movies, books, and shows in the genre. And apparently, that also extends to a string of Godzilla movies released between 1989 and 1995.

More than a decade after bringing the Godzilla movie series to a close with 1975's Terror of Mechagodzilla, Toho pressed the reset button on the character with Return of Godzilla in 1984 which gave rise to a new take on the King of the Monsters. The movie is what kicked off what is now known as the Heisei series, which released most of its installments during the 1990s. The Heisei series, which encompasses seven movies, ended with 1995's Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. It's remembered for creating some of Godzilla's toughest battles, its approach to Godzilla's design,...

Godzilla feature films can be separated into six separate, distinct continuities. From Toho's 1954 original "Gojira" until "Terror of Mechagodzilla" in 1975, there were 16 films in the "Showa" era. Beginning in 1984 with "The Return of Godzilla" and running until "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" in 1995, was the "Heisei" era. Roland Emmerich's 1998 American film was, after the fact, folded into a new rebooted continuity which began in 2000 with "Godzilla 2000." That was the "Millennium" era. That era ran until 2004 and closed out with "Godzilla: Final Wars," a film where Godzilla fights just about every monster imaginable. In 2014, America took a crack at kaiju films again with a new "Godzilla," now part of a multi-film "MonsterVerse" era. Perhaps in response, Japan made "Shin Godzilla" in 2016, the only film to date in the "Shin" era. Shortly after "Shin Godzilla," there was also a trilogy of animated films on Netflix. Call those films the "Netflix" era.

It's not often that Godzilla doesn't come out on top in fight, but there have been occasions where the King of the Monsters has met his end. Through more than 60 years of cinematic history, the Japanese pop culture icon has appeared in over 30 live-action movies at this point. However, he's only actually died in four of them.

True to his title, Godzilla typically prevails in most of his fights - even when he's the main villain. Kaiju as powerful as King Ghidorah, Biollante, and Gigan have all failed to bring him down, but not for a lack of trying. As for the humans in his movies, they're usually unable to stop him from running amok in Japan. But in spite of Godzilla's seemingly unbeatable nature, his record is far from flawless. He's lost fights before, and has even been outright killed. Here's every incident where Godzilla died, and exactly how it happened.

With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, he pulls the spitting high-tension wires ... onto YouTube. 

The Hanna-Barbera/Henry G. Saperstein animated series "Godzilla" -- also known as "The Godzilla Power Hour," and further known as "Godzilla: The Original Animated Series" -- first aired on September 9, 1978, on NBC. Its broadcast was nestled between the release of "Terror of Mechagodzilla" (the last film in the Showa era) and "The Return of Godzilla" (the first film in the Heisei era), leaving the series in a strange, purgatorial state in terms of "Godzilla" canon. It was also the very first wholly...

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It may not have quite the cache or iconic status of Mothra or King Ghidorah, but Mechagodzilla has managed to become a consistent element in the Godzilla movie universe for years. And now the metallic wonder makes its Hollywood debut (not counting Ready Player One) in director Adam Wingard’s Godzilla vs. Kong, the fourth film in the modern MonsterVerse that kicked off in 2014 with Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla.

Ever since making its first appearance in 1974’s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, the gigantic robotic reptile has stuck around as a relatively constant thorn in the side of his flesh-and-blood counterpart. If Ghidorah, Rodan, and Mothra are the Joker, Penguin, and Catwoman to Godzilla’s Batman, then Mechagodzilla hovers near the top of the second tier of rogues, the equivalent to a Two-Face or Mr. Freeze.

Mechagodzilla’s first appearance some 47 years ago came during...

HBO Max launched on May 27th and has been off to a pretty good start with well over 10,000 hours worth of content on the service from day one. If you’re a horror fan, you may be excited to hear that a fairly decent portion of those 10,000 hours include some of the biggest and most popular horror films of all time. So, if you haven’t subscribed yet, now might just be the time to do so.

Do you like Steven Spielberg and massive sharks eating people? If so, you’ll be delighted to hear that you can catch the entire Jaws franchise – which spans four films – on HBO Max right away. If you haven’t ever seen them, now’s a great opportunity to take a trip back in time to catch up on what was arguably the very first blockbuster movie series.

The majority of the Aliens films...

All Hail the Reptilian King! Just in time for the holidays, The Criterion Collection announced that their seminal and hugely-anticipated #1000 spine would be given to the King of the Monsters himself, the indelibly iconic Godzilla and the entire Showa era that his creator, Japanese auteur Ishirô Honda, was directly a part of. The incredible-looking set includes fifteen of his greatest adventures, from the 1954 harrowing debut in Godzilla where he was the ultimate allegory for nuclear annihilation that terrified the post-World War II audiences the world over to his fight with American’s own King of the Monsters in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) to the introduction of his iconic indelible foes such as Radon, Mothra, and Ghidorah, and finally, Honda’s final turn behind the camera for Godzilla to face his toughest foe in Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975).

All fifteen films presented in the collection have been digitally restored and filled with...

"Please remain calm." Criterion Collection has debuted a short trailer to promote the epic, glorious arrival of their 1000th release - the Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films box set. This stunning collection contains 15 of the original Japanese Godzilla films, starting with the one that launched everything, Gojira in 1954, continuing all the way through the "Shōwa Era" until Terror of Mechagodzilla in 1975. Criterion went all out for this mega box set, designing special artwork that fills up the box set, packing it with special features galore, along with high definition transfers of 15 of the films (including English dubs for a few of them). It's a must own for every and any cinephile, seriously. This fun trailer throws together some clips of the monster and his foes and the humans who have to watch out for the epic movie monster. It also comes with a lavishly illustrated deluxe hardcover book featuring an essay by cinema historian Steve Ryfle,...

At long last, Criterion has revealed its 1,000th entry to be the ultimate “Godzilla” collection, with all 15 films of the Japanese monster series’ original Showa era films beautifully burnished for the first time. This massive set, with all films digitally restored, ranges from Ishirō Honda’s 1954 original-that-started-it-all “Godzilla” to Honda’s 1975 “Terror of Mechagodzilla,” which was his directorial swan song.

Also featured in the set are such iconic Godzilla face-offs as “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (1963), “Mothra vs. Godzilla” (1964), “Godzilla vs. Gigan” (1972), “Godzilla vs. Megalon” (1973) and more.

Criterion promises “a landmark set showcasing the technical wizardry, fantastical storytelling, and indomitable international appeal that established the most iconic giant monster the cinema has ever seen.”

The series has featured its fair share of imitations and reboots over the years, including this year’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” whose director, Michael Dougherty modeled the creature design for his film after the 1954 version...

Don Kaye Mike Cecchini Jun 3, 2019

Above all, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a loving tribute to 65 years of Toho’s kaiju universe. Here's the proof.

This article contains massive spoilers for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. You have been warned!

As Godzilla: King of the Monsters unspools in all its titanic glory across movie screens around the country, one thing about the movie is clear: director Michael Dougherty, a huge fan himself, has fashioned an unabashed love letter to Godzilla, his friends and foes, and the 65 years and more than three dozen kaiju movies produced by Japan’s Toho Studios and the now-expanding MonsterVerse created by Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures.

Not only is the film forged out of a classic confrontation for the ages between Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and their common enemy, King Ghidorah, but there are a slew of Easter eggs and references within the film to names,...

Even before I’d seen a single Godzilla movie, I knew Mechagodzilla was my favorite damn thing in the entire franchise. Because really, how could it not be? Regardless of its incarnation, Mechagodzilla is still a giant robot shaped like a monster. There are few things in entertainment that are quite that perfect, and it seems that pop culture agrees. Mechagodzilla has become something of a series icon, up there with King Ghidorah and Mothra as one of the most recognizable non-Godzilla kaiju in the franchise. Yet all legends have to start somewhere, and for Mechagodzilla, it was in the fourteenth film of the franchise, Jun Fukuda’s aptly titled Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974).

Taking place presumably sometime after the previous year’s Godzilla vs. Megalon (although continuity was never the Showa series’ high point), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla takes place in a Japan already rocked by monster attacks, with a...

The El Rey Network, the closest thing millennials have to a low power Uhf station, will be running its third annual “Kaiju Christmas” marathon, featuring over 96 hours of the one, the only, Godzilla. The whole thing kicks off Friday, December 23 with the original classic Gorjira (without Raymond Burr), and will wrap up on December 26 with Gigantis, The Fire Monster—er, Godzilla Raids Again.

The marathon features films from multiple eras of the King Of Monsters, including the darkest film from the Showa series, Terror Of Mechagodzilla, 1989’s Godzilla Vs. Biolante, the second film in the Hesai series, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S from Toho, which fits in the continuity of the 1954 original. Thankfully, the only appearance of the Tri-Star ’Zilla is when he gets his reptilian ass handed to him by the original Godzilla in 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, the last film in ...

Now expanding to the Big Apple, the New York Haunted Hayride will take place on October 2nd. Also: details on both Tales from Beyond the Pale at Fantasia International Film Festival and a kaiju marathon of Godzilla-sized proportions on Shout! Factory TV.

New York City Haunted Hayride: Press Release: "Ten Thirty One Productions (Tto), the worldwide leader in producing live horror attractions, will expand the most popular Halloween attraction in the country, Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, to New York City this October for the first time ever. The wildly popular attraction, annually held in Los Angeles, led Mark Cuban to make the largest investment in “Shark Tank” history as well as a second investment by Live Nation. Tto will now be bringing its biggest and best scares from seven years of haunting the west coast to the east coast for the most horrifying experience in town.

“This expansion to...

**Massive spoilers for every Godzilla movie, with the exception of the 2014 reboot, and Mothra follow**

August 6th and 9th, 1945 forever changed the course of history. When the first nuclear bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, World War II ended, but a new fear was born that dominated the thoughts of all men, women, and children for decades to come. The Cold War, atomic bomb testing, a cartoon turtle telling children to “duck and cover”, and this new technology that had the actual potential to literally end the world changed the perception of what was scary. Art reflects life, so cinema began to capitalize on these fears. Gone were the days of creepy castles, cobwebs, bats, vampires, werewolves, and the other iconic images that ruled genre cinema in film’s earliest decades. Science fiction was larger than ever and giant ants, giant octopi, terror from beyond the stars, and...

The new Godzilla remake has finally arrived in theaters. The rebooted king of monsters stars in his 30th film in 60 years but he continues to vacillate between good guy monster and bad guy monster. Which way does Godzilla work better? Should he be the sheriff or the outlaw?

(Spoilers ahead)

60 years ago, Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted on screen; with a towering reptilian protagonist who was basically a rampaging beast. He was really a metaphor for the destructive power of the A-bomb. In the following three sequels, Gojira’s Counter Attack (Aka Gigantus the Fire Monster/ Godzilla Raids Again); Gojira vs. King Kong (Aka King Kong vs. Godzilla), and Mothra vs. Gojira (Aka Godzilla vs. the Thing); the radioactive monster continued his destructive, city-flattening ways, earning the enmity of the citizens of Japan. He was the ultimate threat.

By his fifth and sixth films, however, The Three...

The new Godzilla remake has finally arrived in theaters. The rebooted king of monsters stars in his 30th film in 60 years but he continues to vacillate between good guy monster and bad guy monster. Which way does Godzilla work better? Should he be the sheriff or the outlaw?

(Spoilers ahead)

60 years ago, Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted on screen; with a towering reptilian protagonist who was basically a rampaging beast. He was really a metaphor for the destructive power of the A-bomb. In the following three sequels, Gojira’s Counter Attack (Aka Gigantus the Fire Monster/ Godzilla Raids Again); Gojira vs. King Kong (Aka King Kong vs. Godzilla), and Mothra vs. Gojira (Aka Godzilla vs. the Thing); the radioactive monster continued his destructive, city-flattening ways, earning the enmity of the citizens of Japan. He was the ultimate threat.

By his fifth and sixth films, however, The Three...

There's never been a better time to be a Godzilla fan. There's a new movie on the horizon, new collectibles in stores, and Big G is just about everywhere you look. Now Epix is ready to take you on a special look-back! Read on!

On Monday May 26th, Epix Drive-In presents an all-day marathon of original Godzilla movies including Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, Godzilla’s Revenge, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Rodan and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.

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Monday, May 26

6:00 Am – Ghidorah, the Three- Headed Monster 7:30 Am – Rodan 8:45 Am – Godzilla’s Revenge 10:00 Am – Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 11:20 Am – Godzilla Raids Again 12:40 Pm – Ghidorah, the Three- Headed Monster 2:10 Pm – Mothra vs. Godzilla 3:40 Pm – Godzilla vs. Monster Zero 5:15 Pm – Rodan 6:30 Pm – Terror of Mechagodzilla 8:00 Pm – Godzilla,...

Jim Knipfel May 31, 2019

After 16 movies, Godzilla 1985 stomped a fine line between sequel, remake, and reboot. In that regard, it was ahead of its time.

In the early ‘70s it became clear to everyone, audiences and Toho executives alike, that the once-majestic Godzilla franchise was taking a precipitous slide down the crapper. There were reasons for this. A number of behind-the-scenes figures fundamentally responsible for the films’ early greatness (most notably director Ishiro Honda and special effects genius Eiji Tsuburaya) either left the franchise for other projects or died. Combine that with shrinking budgets that hit the special effects department first, and the on-screen results started looking pretty shabby. Increasingly tattered monster costumes were re-used from film to film; once-elaborate miniature cities became rows of balsa wood boxes, and as a last resort, fight scenes from earlier films were edited into new films to save time and money.

Beyond that Godzilla himself had changed,...

The headline says it all. Expect more and more classic Godzilla titles to find their way to Blu-ray in the coming months as the May release of the big budget American reboot approaches.

Even King Kong is getting some hi-def lovin’ thanks to the King of the Monsters' resurgence.

King Kong vs. Godzilla may not ever get critical respect, but it has more than earned its status as one of the all-time great b-movies. The forerunner to the Alien vs. Predator, Freddy vs. Jason, Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys, and Batman vs. Superman of today, the King of the Monsters and the 8th Wonder of the World squared off for the one and only time in this 1963 Toho monsterpiece.

Synopsis:

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks...