Sure looks that way. On the Facebook fan page for Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures new Godzilla remake yesterday, the below picture was posted with the caption, “Path of Destruction.” Not sure where this is supposed to be in the context of the film, but if you said that it looks like British Columbia, you’d be correct because Godzilla is indeed shooting in and around Canada’s western-most province right now. (No word yet on how a Godzilla attack is going to affect the current provincial election in B.C., and between you, me, and the lamp post Liberal Premier Christy Clark can’t take any more bad news.)

Here’s the shot from the Godzilla set courtesy of Geek Tyrant.

Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters) and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, and Sally Hawkins, is scheduled to be released on May 16th, 2014.

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So what is it that Guillermo del Toro’s new Pacific Rim movie and the upcoming Godzilla reboot have in common?  Why, big-ass fkn monsters, of course.  And since they’re both being put together under Legendary Pictures, why no go the whole nine yards and exploit the hell out of both titles by putting them into some sort of crossover flick?

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The latest reboot of Japan’s cinematic icon Godzilla, is currently in production under the guiding hand of director Gareth Edwards (Monsters). In a move that demonstrates Edwards’ and production company Legendary‘s, high regard for the franchise and it’s history, one of the original 1954 Godzilla actors will be making a cameo.

Akira Takarada, starred in the first Godzilla movie as diver Hideto Ogata, and was confirmed for a cameo appearance in the reboot on the Legendary Twitter page. Below is the picture Legendary posted of director Edwards with Takarada while shooting in Vancouver.

Akira Takarada and Momoko Kochi in Godzilla 1954

It’s a nice nod to the original and one casting decision Godzilla fans everywhere can really appreciate. Edwards did a fantastic job on Monsters and I’m really looking forward to his take on Godzilla. Throw Frank Dorabont and Max Borenstein‘s script work into the mix and I think we’re in for a wondrously monstrous time at the movies.

Via: /Film

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And now I have a reason to give a damn. To say I’m leery about Hollywood’s second attempt at a Godzilla flick is an understatement. The big ‘G’ is a tricky thing to adapt, half the time the Japanese movies are iffy in their quality and they created the damn franchise. And I think we all remember the disaster of 1998′s Godzilla. Hell, even calling it Godzilla was a stretch because it just wasn’t.

As production begins on this Godzilla movie, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have released news of the final, principal cast, and this fills me with a little more hope. Ken Watanabe joins an already impressive cast, including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston. I mean, come on, that’s a rockin’ cast.

The film is shooting for a May 16th, 2014 release date and filming is now underway in Vancouver. The script includes the work of Max Borenstein, Frank Darabont and Dave Callaham, another solid line-up of talent. I just hope the script is cohesive. Gareth Edwards is directing.

All right, what are the odds this won’t suck? The addition of Watanabe is awesome, he better be the lead. Still no synopsis so it’s anyone’s guess what the plot will be.

Source: Cinema Blend

UPDATE! Only a few hours after we posted this article the first photos and video from the set of Godzilla have found their way online. Whew! Things are sure moving quickly. These images and video come courtesy of Godzilla-Movies and YVRShoots.

And here’s director Edwards first message from the set,

Source: CBM

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It’s no news that there’s another Godzilla movie coming up and that right now they’re out hunting heads to fill up the cast list.  As unlikely as it may seem, one person on their target list is Oscar-winner and highly talented actress Juliette Binoche.

Well, damn.  That’s certainly not someone that I’d expect to see gracing the screen next to the big green lizard in yet another Hollywood reboot.  Binoche has made her name in such critically acclaimed films as The English Patient and Chocolat, so it seems like a bit of a downslide to be showing up in Godzilla the 2014 version.  But according to sources, she is indeed in talks to co-star in the flick.

There’s still no word on what the script is going to look like, but other casting talks include big names like Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene).

With a cast like this, Godzilla may actually shape up to be something quite interesting.  Of course, that’s assuming the producers can sell them on it.

Thanks to CinemaBlend for the heads-up.

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By now, most of you probably know that there’s a new Godzilla movie coming, courtesy of Legendary Pictures.  But every good monster film needs at least a few humans in it, if only to give the big rubber baddy something to stomp on.  So casting has begun and two faces are being pulled from the acting masses.  It looks like Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Elizabeth Olson (Martha Marcy May Marlene) are currently in talks to take on roles in the flick.

If brought on board, they would potentially be joining up with Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), who also happens to be in talks, for the lead role in fact.  Unfortunately, nothing will be set in stone until the script, being rewritten by Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead) is officially ready to go.

Assuming all things go as planned, they hope to begin shooting next month and have the whole thing together for a planned release on May 16^th, 2014.

Thanks to ComicBookMovie for the heads-up.

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The legendary Godzilla has had no shortage of screen time over the decades.  Ever since his inception back in 1954, he’s been the subject of everything from movies to video games to comic books.  Some of these incarnations have been better and others not-so-good.  Legendary Pictures is looking to give the big green hater of Tokyo another chance with their planned 2014 remake.  And now, it looks like Godzilla is going to have company.

According to the mysterious “inside sources”, the new Godzilla flick will feature two additional giant rubber monsters (though I imagine they’ll be CGI this time around).  Whether they’ll be fighting with our favorite radioactive lizard or joining him for tea remains to be seen.  But who could it be?  Mothra?  Rodan?  Mechagodzilla, perhaps?  They ain’t sayin’.

Legendary has also been very keen to emphasize that their version of the epic monster will be much different from what we’ve seen in the past.  Of course, some of the “different” versions of the past have been complete crap, so let’s hope they know what they’re doing with this one.

Being written by Frank Darabont, screenplay adapter for The Green Mile and The Walking Dead, and directed by Gareth Edwards, of no known directorial accomplishment, the new Godzilla is expected to come stomping in (and hopefully through Tokyo) come May 16^th, 2014.

Thanks to GeekTyrant for the heads-up.

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The Gareth Edwards’ (Monsters) Godzilla reboot seems to be suffering some of the same collateral damage the monster in question deals to the cities it visits. There’s good news and not so good news for our favorite rampaging atomic monster.

The good news is that Frank Darabont is going to handle the final rewrite of Max Borenstein‘s (Seventh Son) Godzilla script. How is that good? Frank is no stranger to the monster genre with his highly lauded work on The Walking Dead, The Mist, Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein, and the 1988 remake of The Blob. He certainly has the writing chops to get this done in a manner fans will enjoy.

The not so good news is that there’s trouble brewing in the Godzilla producers camp. Dan Lin and Roy Lee, who were among the original group of producers who teamed up with Legendary Pictures as the financier-producer are being forced out. Legendary now controls the rights and wants to drop the two producers from the project and bring in Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, while keeping Brian Rogers, who was on the ground floor of the original deal. The money involved will certainly take this dispute to the courts which might hold up the May 16th 2014 release of the film.

What do you think? Can Darabont deliver, can the possible court cases be settled in time to get the movie made and out to the fans?

Via: Deadline

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