Yesterday, we reported that Toho’s Godzilla: Resurgence (review) would be coming to the US for a limited theatrical run under the original title Shin Godzilla. Now a poster for the event has been released with the tagline, “A god incarnate. A city doomed.”
The film has been stomping its way all over the Japanese box office, attaining the status of the “top-grossing live-action film” of 2016, according to CrunchyRoll, so it was only a matter of time before FUNimation brought it overseas.
According to Fandango, theater bookings are beginning to show up as early as October 11th with an expansion ending on October 18th. A map is being compiled of all theatrical locations, while Astounding Beyond Belief has a breakdown of all theatrical showings across the country.
In Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence), “An unknown accident occurs in Tokyo Bay’s Aqua Line, which causes an emergency cabinet to assemble. All of the sudden, a giant creature immediately appears, destroying town after town with its landing reaching the capital. This mysterious giant monster is named “Godzilla”.”
Co-directed by Hideaki Anno (Evangelion) and Shinji Higuchi (Attack on Titan) with a script by Anno, the cast includes Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Rando Yaguchi, and Ren Osugi.
