The director of the New Empire lays out how his kaiju-filled adventure harkens back to the 'Showa Era' of the king of the monsters.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will hit theaters this week, unearthing new threats born in the Hollow Earth. Prior to the new chapter of the MonsterVerse, we here at ComicBook.com had the opportunity to speak with the movie's director Adam Wingard. Thanks to helming the first Godzilla Vs. Kong, the director has his kaiju chops and took the chance to talk about his love of Godzilla's Showa Era.
For those unfamiliar with Godzilla's"Showa Era", this time period refers to the release of the original Godzilla and all the movies that followed until the release of 1975's Terror of Mechagodzilla. This era included around fifteen movies, including the original Kong Vs. Godzilla movie that started the rivalry between the two giant beasts. The Toho movies had a definitive legacy on not just Godzilla, but all takes on kaiju moving forward.
In talking with The New Empire's director Adam Wingard, the creative mind in the MonsterVerse dove into his love of the Showa era,"I think the thing that makes them feel more current is because there's just nothing like it. You look at all the other eras of Godzilla, and Godzilla has always been much more adjacent to being dark since 1984 Godzilla. And obviously it's gone in very vibrant, colorful directions, but they're always a little bit more kind of serious.
Godzilla's Showa Era Resurfaces in The MonsterVerseWingard then took the chance to express his love for Godzilla Vs. Hedorah, explaining how there was no other kaiju film like it,"And same for Hedorah. For me, that movie, it really is the Easy Rider of Godzilla movies. It has this psychedelic acid influence to it. It's very experimental in a lot of ways. They don't even have the Godzilla theme in it, and say,"Wah wah wah." And so I think it's just the fact that...
What was your favorite kaiju era? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the New Empire.
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