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Godzilla appointed Tokyo resident and tourism ambassador

TOKYO: Godzilla has stomped so many buildings in Japan the irradiated monster is getting appointed special resident and tourism ambassador for Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward.   In honor, a Godzilla-size head towering 52-meters (171 feet) above ground level was unveiled on Thursday at an office of Toho, the studio behind the 1954 original.   Toho is shooting a comeback film this year after a decadelong hiatus.   Godzilla’s standing as an […]

'Godzilla' is going to be a very different monster movie, says its director

The last two Godzilla trailers have given us a hint of what’s to come in the upcoming film, and at SXSW a small audience got the best look yet at the new monster. After a screening of the 1954 Japanese original, director Gareth Edwards introduced an extended sequence from the 2014 version in which the new Godzilla lays waste to Hawaii before squaring off against another giant monster. Even with […]