The return of the King of Monsters in Japan has given us little more than rumors and conjecture when it comes to the official plot. But today that changes as a fresh piece of confirmed information comes to us from the folk over at SciFiJapan, who reveal that Godzilla: Resurgence is going to be, “…a story in which Godzilla appears in Japan for the first time“, effectively making it a reboot.
This is the third time in the Godzilla franchise that the creature has attacked Japan “for the first time”. The first was the original 1954 film that started the phenomenon. The second time was in Godzilla 2000 and this new film marks the third occasion that we’re able to bear witness to the havoc this beast will raise.
The site also revealed the cast, which includes Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Rando Yaguchi, and Ren Osugi. They also snagged a new photo, which you can see below.
Godzilla: Resurgence, the 29th entry in the franchise, will be hitting theaters in Japan on July 29th. It is co-directed by Hideaki Anno (Evangelion) and Shinji Higuchi (Attack on Titan). Anno has written the script.
