Godzilla
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Film · TMDB
6.4Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
Released: 2014-05-14123 minDir: Gareth EdwardsAction, Drama, Science Fiction
Cast
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ford Brody
- Elizabeth Olsen as Elle Brody
- Juliette Binoche as Sandra Brody
- Bryan Cranston as Joe Brody
- Ken Watanabe as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
- Sally Hawkins as Dr. Vivienne Graham
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.4/10
462,092 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Metacritic
62/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 7 wins & 31 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gareth Edwards
- Screenplay by
- Max Borenstein
- Story by
- David Callaham
- Based on
- Godzilla , by Toho Co., Ltd
- Produced by
- Thomas Tull Jon Jashni Mary Parent Brian Rogers
- Starring
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson Ken Watanabe Elizabeth Olsen Juliette Binoche Sally Hawkins David Strathairn Bryan Cranston
- Cinematography
- Seamus McGarvey
- Edited by
- Bob Ducsay
- Music by
- Alexandre Desplat
- Production company
- Legendary Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) Toho (Japan)
- Release dates
- May 8, 2014 ( 2014-05-08 ) ( Dolby Theatre ) May 16, 2014 ( 2014-05-16 ) (United States)
Key dates
- Published
- 14 May 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- MonsterVerse
- Followed by
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- Based on
- Godzilla
- Main subject
- dinosaur
- Director
- Gareth Edwards
- Screenwriter
- Max Borenstein
Article
Godzilla is a 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards. Produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a reboot of Toho's Godzilla franchise, the first film in Legendary's Monsterverse franchise, and the 30th film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston. In the film, an American soldier attempts to return to his family while caught in the crossfire of an ancient rivalry between Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs.
An early iteration of the project began in 2004 under executive producer Yoshimitsu Banno as a short IMAX 3D film, but was transferred to Legendary in 2009 to be redeveloped as a full-length feature. The film was announced in March 2010 and Edwards was announced as the director in January 2011. Principal photography began in March 2013 in the United States and Canada and ended in July 2013.