Godzilla (2014 movie)
Godzilla is a 2014 action adventure science fiction monster movie. It is based on the Japanese movie monster of the same name. It is the second Godzilla movie to be made by an American movie studio, after the 1998 movie of the same name. It retells how Godzilla got started in the modern day as a "terrifying force of nature". It was produced by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures worldwide (except in Japan, where it was distributed by Toho). It was released on May 16, 2014.
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| Directed by | Gareth Edwards |
| Screenplay by | Frank Darabont Max Borenstein David Callaham David S. Goyer (uncredited) Drew Pearce (uncredited) |
| Story by | David Callaham Max Borenstein[1] |
| Based on | Godzilla |
| Produced by | Jon Jashni Mary Parent Brian Rogers Thomas Tull |
| Starring | Aaron Taylor-Johnson Bryan Cranston Elizabeth Olsen Ken Watanabe Juliette Binoche David Strathairn Sally Hawkins |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Edited by | Bob Ducsay |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat[1] |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) Toho (Japan) |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The movie has Godzilla fight against giant monsters called MUTOs who put the Earth in danger.
Cast
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Lieutenant Ford Brody[3][4]
- Bryan Cranston as Joe Brody[5]
- Elizabeth Olsen as Elle Brody[5]
- Ken Watanabe as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
- Juliette Binoche as Sandra Brody
- David Strathairn as Admiral William Stenz
- Richard T. Jones as a military figure "The Colonel"[6]
- Victor Rasuk as Tre Morales
- Akira Takarada (unknown role)[7]
- Sally Hawkins as a scientist[8]
- Yuki Morita as Akio[9]
- CJ Adams as Young Ford[10]
- Jared Keeso as Jump Master[5]
- Patrick Sabongui as Master Sergeant Marcus Waltz
- Al Sapienza as Huddleston
- Brian Markinson as Whalen
Future
The movie's success prompted Toho to produce a reboot of its own and Legendary to proceed with sequels and a shared cinematic franchise, with Godzilla: King of the Monsters set to be released in 2019 and Godzilla vs. Kong to be released in 2020 with Godzilla set to battle with King Kong from Kong: Skull Island (2017).
References
Other websites
- Godzilla Encounter Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Godzilla (2014) Movie News
- Godzilla on IMDb
