Michael Dougherty Says GODZILLA 2014 is to KING OF THE MONSTERS What ALIEN Was to ALIENS
Josh Millican
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We’re still over two months away from the release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but kaiju fever is running hot. Expect the buzz to swell to colossal proportions as we continue our march towards May 31st. Stoking the flames of fandom, King of the Monsters director Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat, Krampus) recently gave an interview with our friends at Collider where he hinted and what’s in store for followers of the Big G.
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“Well, I hesitate to say it, but I would call it the Aliens to Gareth Edwards’ Alien. So it’s a bit more on an ensemble film. Whereas the first movie was really about Brody’s character kind of weaving his way through that adventure and Monarch kind of was the backdrop for that. Here Monarch is the focus because I find that concept really fascinating. The idea that there is a secret agency that tracks giant monsters – that is a dream come true for me too. I think if the government said to me, ‘Tomorrow you have to fake your own death and abandon every one you know to go hunt the paranormal,’ I would be gone in a heartbeat.
“So I felt there was an opportunity to sort of craft Monarch as a group of humanists, who unlike a lot of top-secret government agencies where they have their own nefarious mission statements, Monarch has a very positive outlook on what these creatures are and what they represent. And the idea of a team of heroes who are scientists really appealed to me. This isn’t a Marvel film where you people in mech suits or with superpowers getting into endless fist fights. These are just very intelligent, capable people, who are up against impossible odds. So in a time where, in our current climate, where science is being constantly questioned and targeted, the idea of creating a film where scientists are heroes, I thought was really important.”
You can read the interview in its entirety, HERE.
Check out the synopsis and trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters below.
Synopsis:
Members of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species thought to be mere myths-rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Dougherty, who co-wrote the film with Zach Shields, Godzilla: King of the Monsters stars Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, Charles Dance, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Aisha Hinds, and Zhang Ziyi.
This film has been rated PG-13 for sequences of monster action violence and destruction, and for some language.
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