‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Trailer: Soldiers Drop Nuclear Bomb on Godzilla as the Monster Rampages Again

Godzilla is back and getting a nuclear bomb dropped on him in the new trailer for “Godzilla Minus Zero,” the latest installment in the popular kaiju franchise.

“Godzilla Minus Zero” is a direct sequel to the 2023 Japanese film “Godzilla Minus One,” which was an international hit and won the Oscar for best visual effects. 

Per the official description, the new movie “picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity.” The scaly monster is bigger than ever, this time with Godzilla setting his sights on New York City. 

“Godzilla Minus One” was the 37th film in the “Godzilla” franchise and the 33rd produced by Toho, the Japanese entertainment company that originally created the giant, lizard-like kaiju creature. The film’s writer and director, Takashi Yamazaki, returns for “Godzilla Minus Zero.” The first movie grossed $116 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Japanese “Godzilla” film of all time and Japan’s third biggest release in 2023.

The “Godzilla Minus One” cast included Ryunosuke Kamiki, who plays a former kamikaze pilot who survives and must later defeat Godzilla, and Minami Hamabe as his wife. Both who are set to reprise their roles in the new movie.

At the 2023 Academy Awards, “Godzilla Minus One” became the first non-English language film to win best visual effects, beating “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “The Creator,” “Napoleon” and “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.”

“Godzilla Minus Zero” will release in the United States on Nov. 6 and in Japan on Nov. 3.

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