'Godzilla 2' and King Kong Prequel/Reboot Both Confirmed

Legendary sure had a lot going on at their SDCC panel today. The studio announced both a sequel to Gareth Edward's Godzilla and a new prequel film for another classic movie monster, King Kong, titled Skull Island.

Godzilla 2 will reportedly feature other classic Toho monsters Mothra, Radon, and King Ghidorah. Man, San Fran is fucked.

Meanwhile Skull Island doesn't have anyone attached to direct, but it does have a release date of November 4th 2016. The movie will tell the origins Kong and the rest of the creatures of Skull Island.

'Godzilla' Review/Thoughts

Today my brother and I decided to see Godzilla to see of our favorite childhood monster. And trust us the King's new movie does not disappoint. Thoughts are spoiler free. Review will have minor spoilers.

What We Liked:

• Bryan Cranston's Performance
• Nods to other Toho monsters
• Incredible CGI effects
• Interesting origin story
• Classic Godzilla look 
• Godzilla is beautiful and imposing
• Intense 3rd Act
• Fun Monster fights
• Ken Watanabe saying Godzilla
• COSMIC BREATH!!
• Shots of Godzilla swimming or underwater

What We Didn't Like:

• The wait to finally see Godzilla
• Human story dragged near the end and didn't really pay off
• Could Have used more Godzilla overall
• Not enough Bryan Cranston either

Review: Godzilla gives you a human filled story until it's an amazing monster mashed 3rd act. There are nods to classic Toho monsters such as Mothra that old school Godzilla enthusiasts will love, but you will have to wait to see the King of Monsters until later in the picture. Bryan Cranston's performance as supposed crack pot Joe eases the long wait, but he doesn't get as much screen time as I would have liked. Other actors like Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen do an admirable job, but nothing really groundbreaking. All in all you do not see a Godzilla film for the acting, you see it for the privilege of witnessing the King of Monsters kick the asses of all challengers. Ken Watanabe calls Godzilla the Alpha Predator. The King earns this title and more in the film's final fight sequence, but before that the viewer gets a new and intriguing origin story for the kaiju. We learn how Godzilla is really a force of nature who can't be controlled. He truly is the closet thing to a 'God' on Earth. Overall the Informers give the new Godzilla a 8 out of 10. It's a fun watch for new and old Godzilla fans. 

New Godzilla Trailer Released!

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures has released a second trailer to their reboot of the Godzilla franchise. We get a better look at the big guy, but much like Smaug in the trailers of "Desolation", the filmmakers are hiding their creature's full appearance until audiences can see it up on the big screen. This definitely ain't your granddaddy's Godzilla movie, this looks like a disaster conspiracy monster thriller. A whole new genre. Kick Ass, Walter White, Imposter Ra's Al Ghul, and Scarlet Witch will all have to team up to stop the king of all monsters. Move over Avengers. Here's hoping this film does well so we can get a Mothra reboot! Or a crossover with "Pacific Rim". What, I like giant monsters and robot beating the shit out of each other. Who doesn't? Godzilla is due out May 16th.