Godzilla Minus Zero Director Is "Fifty-Fifty" on Making a Third Film
Godzilla's job security is now a coin flip.
Godzilla Minus Zero opens across North America today, and its director is already being asked about what comes next. Takashi Yamazaki told The Hollywood Reporter that he's "fifty-fifty" on whether he'll come back for a third Godzilla film (IGN).
He also said he's happy with how the new movie ends, and that he likes leaving some of it up to the audience.
Does Yamazaki want to make another Godzilla movie?
He sounds torn. Yamazaki said it would make him "a bit sad" if Minus Zero turned out to be his last Godzilla film, and that he'd love to come back to this world at some point in his career.
It lines up with what he said before release, when he was asked about another sequel and answered, "Please don't rule out the possibility." So the door is open. He just isn't walking through it yet.
What is Takashi Yamazaki making next?
His next project is Grandgear, a live-action sci-fi mecha movie for Sony Pictures. It's his first big Hollywood studio film and his first English-language feature, and it's set for February 18, 2028.
Sam Nivola, Nico Parker and Paul Giamatti star. So if a third Godzilla movie does happen, it's probably years away.
How big is Godzilla Minus Zero?
It's off to a strong start. The movie opened in Japan on November 3 and earned $5.7 million on its first day, which GKIDS calls the biggest opening day ever for a live-action movie in Japan. Toho's final trailer also showed off King Ghidorah this week, which we covered when the trailer dropped.
It's also following a huge act. Godzilla Minus One was reportedly made for $10 million to $15 million and still won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, the first Japanese film ever to do it.
Will there be a Godzilla Minus Two?
My read is that a "fifty-fifty" answer the week a movie opens is the most honest thing a director can say. If Minus Zero does as well in North America as it's doing in Japan, Toho will want another one, and Yamazaki clearly isn't done with the character. The real question is whether Toho waits for him or hands the next one to someone else. (Godzilla has been stomping around for 72 years, so he can handle a short break.)
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