Godzilla
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures
have slated their take on the classic Godzilla franchise to kick off the Summer
moviegoing season on May 16, 2014.
Toho
Co., Ltd.’s Godzilla franchise contains one of the most widely
recognized movie monsters worldwide, including more than 25 films, multiple
television programs, video games and book series. Legendary, which has
been developing the project, and its partner Warner Bros. will return the
character to its epic roots with a gritty, realistic actioner. The project will fall under Legendary’s
overall agreement with Warner Bros.
The film is
directed by Gareth Edwards, who earned worldwide acclaim for his feature
directorial debut, “Monsters.” Edwards directs
from a screenplay by David Callaham (“The Expendables” films), David S. Goyer
(the “Dark Knight” trilogy) and Max Borenstein (upcoming “The Seventh Son”). Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni will
produce, along with Roy Lee, Dan Lin and Brian Rogers. Alex Garcia and Patricia Whitcher will serve
as executive producers alongside Doug Davison, Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji
Okuhira.
A
presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, the film will be
distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment
Company, except in Japan
