Godzilla Minus One sequel?! - Takashi Yamazaki [New Godzilla Film] confirmed

[Showa Gyaos]

I've said it elsewhere and will continue to say it anyway: If it isn't passed by congress, it will likely be challenged in court. No precedent like this has ever been set by a United States president and Hollywood likes their money. If it affects their bottom line, it'll be challenged with lawsuits.

Films are intellectual property and not physical goods. He probably can't just sign an EO and not end up being challenged. He might be able to do something about foreign films, but Hollywood productions are a different matter.

[zukzilla]

by looks of it White House has already walk it back.

[Kaijucifer]

I've said it elsewhere and will continue to say it anyway: If it isn't passed by congress, it will likely be challenged in court. No precedent like this has ever been set by a United States president and Hollywood likes their money. If it affects their bottom line, it'll be challenged with lawsuits.

Films are intellectual property and not physical goods. He probably can't just sign an EO and not end up being challenged. He might be able to do something about foreign films, but Hollywood productions are a different matter.

By all means, give us ancaps libertarians a free W by takin this "government control over economy" to scotus. HEHE! That'll be the day. IPs need to go away. Cant own an idea, anymore than one can control other's thoughts.

Semi unserious jokes aside, yeah people screaming blue murder about the tariffs dont know whats goin on. Its a tactic to secure deals. That's all its been. Reciprocal tariffs (these countries have had tariffs on us with no retaliation till now) are nothing more than leverage to get the blood sucking leeches off of America's back and onto our infested wound that is our economy, where they belong and can be of benefit to us and vice versa.

[Jetty_Jags]

How about lets not turn this into a thread about the state of tariffs in the US

[GojiSquid]

I've said it elsewhere and will continue to say it anyway: If it isn't passed by congress, it will likely be challenged in court. No precedent like this has ever been set by a United States president and Hollywood likes their money. If it affects their bottom line, it'll be challenged with lawsuits.

Films are intellectual property and not physical goods. He probably can't just sign an EO and not end up being challenged. He might be able to do something about foreign films, but Hollywood productions are a different matter.

By all means, give us ancaps libertarians a free W by takin this "government control over economy" to scotus. HEHE! That'll be the day. IPs need to go away. Cant own an idea, anymore than one can control other's thoughts.

Semi unserious jokes aside, yeah people screaming blue murder about the tariffs dont know whats goin on. Its a tactic to secure deals. That's all its been. Reciprocal tariffs (these countries have had tariffs on us with no retaliation till now) are nothing more than leverage to get the blood sucking leeches off of America's back and onto our infested wound that is our economy, where they belong and can be of benefit to us and vice versa.

Hey make sure you don't drop your "fell for it again" award on your way out.

[UltramanGoji]

How about lets not turn this into a thread about the state of tariffs in the US

This.

It ends now and anyone making replies related to it will be slapped with warnings and/or temp bans.

[LegendZilla]

I would like to ask those of you who would rather not get a direct sequel : Do some if you worry its mere existence would trivialize the significance of its predecessor and make it less special?

Even if it turned out objectively good, would you still feel that way?

[Kagutaba]

I feel like you've asked this same exact question before, about this same movie no less. In fact, I know you've asked this same question about plenty of other movies. And I feel like every time you ask this same question you're given the same exact answer- "no, a sequel isn't going to somehow "devalue" the efforts from that previous work".

I get the sneaking suspicion you're very desperate for interaction. Have you thought about grass? I hear it feels real nice.

[LegendZilla]

I feel like you've asked this same exact question before, about this same movie no less. In fact, I know you've asked this same question about plenty of other movies. And I feel like every time you ask this same question you're given the same exact answer- "no, a sequel isn't going to somehow "devalue" the efforts from that previous work".

I get the sneaking suspicion you're very desperate for interaction. Have you thought about grass? I hear it feels real nice.

I'm just curious as to why the majority of the fandom these days vastly prefers the anthology-based one-shot approach we've been getting since 1999. A little break from it now and then won't automatically spell disaster.

[Kagutaba]

Maybe stop trying to analyze the fandom and all the "what ifs" and just enjoy the content for what it is, how about that.

[Vakanai]

I feel like you've asked this same exact question before, about this same movie no less. In fact, I know you've asked this same question about plenty of other movies. And I feel like every time you ask this same question you're given the same exact answer- "no, a sequel isn't going to somehow "devalue" the efforts from that previous work".

I get the sneaking suspicion you're very desperate for interaction. Have you thought about grass? I hear it feels real nice.

I'm just curious as to why the majority of the fandom these days vastly prefers the anthology-based one-shot approach we've been getting since 1999. A little break from it now and then won't automatically spell disaster.

....the vast majority of the fandom doesn't prefer anthology one shots, they never have. There's like me and...on this site just me I think.
Also "we've been getting since 1999" is dishonest - Final Wars was 19 years ago. Stop counting the Millennium films like they're somehow related to this modern era. We've had two films - Shin and Minus One. That's it.

[JAGzilla]

And, y'know, the Monsterverse. It's a somewhat separate animal from the Toho movies, but its existence is clearly going to influence Toho's decisions. If there's already an ongoing Godzilla series of direct sequels in progress, there's not necessarily a ton of incentive to start a second one in Japan. I don't know if there's much reason not to, either, but still. We're in uncharted territory these days, and we can't entirely use the past as a guideline for what to expect from Toho going forward.

[Mechagigan]

I don't especially care if it's a direct sequel or not. I mean, logic says it's at least gonna be obviously related in some manner, but I (and presumably many of us) don't know enough about Yamazaki himself to guess whether it's gonna be something wildly different. Is he one for reinventions or more straightforward storytelling?

Also, re: godzilla continuities, you gotta keep in mind Godzilla stuff has almost always had an unclear or unimportant continuity. The only real major ones are Heisei and the MV - Showa counts but I don't think it's by design or anything. Idk if fans prefer one-shot Godzillas, exactly, as much as that's just what the series tends to be. Millennium era was 20 years ago but they're seemingly still running on a similar vision, judging by how dissimilar Shin and Minus were. Throw stuff like Gemstone and even the MV in general in there and yeah, they've never stopped reinventing

[king_ghidorah]

I really have a bad feeling about this film.

Minus 1 is special, but it’s also kind of dry and overly serious. It’s like…oatmeal or something. Good for you, and it can be well made, but it’s not super enjoyable to watch.

I have no idea how any human could go through what Yamazaki has with the acclaim etc and not lean into aspects of his story telling craft that are better served when he’s forced to compromise and not get everything he wants.

It’s kind of the George Lucas syndrome.

I fear we are going to get an even denser, more melodramatic take on the franchise.

[DynomikeGojira]

I think Yamazaki is more adaptable than that I'm actually expecting a slight tonal shift for the next one.

[shadowgigan]

I think Yamazaki is more adaptable than that I'm actually expecting a slight tonal shift for the next one.

Same here. I expect it to be a difference in degree, not of kind. I dont think we'll get a retreading of the GMO themes but something similar that fits in with that cinematic universe.

[JAGzilla]

I definitely expect the tone of the next movie to be different. If it's going to be another period piece, which is almost certain, there's basically nowhere to go but up. Minus One was about Japan at its lowest ever point. They had hit rock bottom almost as hard as possible. They spent the next few decades dramatically improving the state of the country (hence why we're having this conversation...) and nothing nearly so horrific has happened to them since. So unless Yamazaki goes full alt-hist and makes kaiju turn post-war Japan back into some kind of hellscape, I don't see the next movie being nearly so heavy and grim.

.... but a hybrid of Godzilla's Revenge and vs. Hedorah could be a cocktail that could come pretty close. I don't think that's actually what we're getting, but I can dream. I'd love to see the fandom try to wrap its collective brain around a fantastic partial remake of the movie everyone knows is unwatchable babyshit trash.

[LegendZilla]

^I've got the feeling that if this next movie does get more fantastical, people are gonna relentlessly nitpick it to death just for that. To some people, it won't matter how well it succeeds in other areas, because to them being more grounded and realistic was the main selling point of GMO.

[miguelnuva]

^I've got the feeling that if this next movie does get more fantastical, people are gonna relentlessly nitpick it to death just for that. To some people, it won't matter how well it succeeds in other areas, because to them being more grounded and realistic was the main selling point of GMO.

Every Godzilla movie has nitpickers, that's nothing new.

I've seen people that don't like the film now because they think minus one is perfect as a stand alone and there is nothing a sequel canndo but hurt it.

We won't know until it gets here.

[LegendZilla]

Every Godzilla movie has nitpickers, that's nothing new.

I've seen people that don't like the film now because they think minus one is perfect as a stand alone and there is nothing a sequel can do but hurt it.

We won't know until it gets here.

For them, GMO will be hurt for the fact a direct sequel will trivialize its significance. It will be rendered less special as a result.

*edit*

I swear, I think some people just have a beef with serialized storytelling.