OldZilla Takes an Animated Look at an Elderly Kaiju
We’ve seen what occurs when giant monsters lay waste to highly populated areas of Japan, but what happens when these creatures start getting up in age? Is there such a thing as AARP for kaiju? Do they retire to Florida or spend their days walking around malls before the doors open to the general public? It’s a question I’ve never asked, but I suddenly need an answer.
According to Deadline, Chinese animation house Original Force wants to start making features — one every 18 months, to be exact. One of the first flicks on their schedule is something called OldZilla, which explores the scenario described above. It’s worth noting that Toho has absolutely nothing to do with this project, so it could all come crashing down once the studio gets wind of it. Let’s hope they decide to leave it alone, because I really need to see this thing as soon as possible.
Here’s what this touching tale is all about:
King Saurus, the self-proclaimed “Lord of the Stomp” , is unwilling to admit Father Time is nipping at his heels. He wears a scale toupee and spends his days watching newsreel footage of his past destructions. Finally, he leaves his cave and moves into Fading Fast (a senior community in the Bermuda Triangle built exclusively for the “vintage” Chinese monster). The place is run by Miss Petfarkin, a monster who’s obsessed with order and rules. King Saurus is stunned by the listlessness of his fellow behemoths and attempts to liven things up. He ultimately convinces Icarose and Birdy, an old married monster couple, to travel with him to Atlantic City to interrupt the grand opening of Rump Mart, the mega-store of mega-stores. This one last attempt at terrorizing ends up biting these senior citizen behemoths in the butt when Ronald Rump, the tyrannical owner of Rump Mart, brings in King Saurus’ old nemesis, the elderly Chinese monster hunter, Dai Anu. Anu, along with his daughter and granddaughter, arrives in America in order to battle and finally defeat the Lord of the Stomp.
OldZilla is co-written and directed by Bob Bendetson, who won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2003 for his work on The Simpsons. Outside of the information we just shared, there isn’t much about this one floating around at the moment. However, there are two very interesting pieces of concept art on the Original Force website, which you can find below. It’s pretty adorable.
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