After Godzilla Minus Zero and Minus One, will there be a third film?
Director Takashi Yamazaki does not rule out extending his Japanese saga and even imagines introducing a new monster if he makes another part one day…
Godzilla may not be finished wreaking destruction on screens yet.
After Godzilla Minus One and its sequel, Godzilla Minus Zerocould director Takashi Yamazaki do it again for a third film?
Godzilla Minus 3? Or Godzilla Minus 2? Or any other number?
Asked by Reverse on the future of this saga produced by Toho, the filmmaker recognizes that he has not planned a trilogy and that he has not yet decided on the future of his saga. He even balances between the desire to let his story conclude with the last opus and that of finding his characters to explore their future.
“I myself would like to know what happens next to all our characters”he said before going into details.
Spoiler alert!
Takashi Yamazaki explains:
“I hope that Murakami manages to overcome his trauma and that nothing too sad happens to him in the future. And that our little family unit will remain together. I don’t know what will happen after this conclusion. Part of me thinks it might be more elegant to stop here, while another part wants to see what might happen next. So I have a rather complicated relationship with this universe.”
A new monster on the program?
If a third film were to see the light of day, Takashi Yamazaki already has an idea to renew the Godzilla clashes. While the king of the monsters has crossed paths with numerous mythical creatures throughout his incarnations, starting with the famous King Ghidorah, the filmmaker would be tempted to create a new adversary rather than drawing from the existing bestiary:
“This is a question that only Toho knows the answer to, but if it were up to me, I would find it very interesting to perhaps create an original kaiju to explore in another film…“
Nothing has been decided at this stage. Toho will first have to give the green light, and Takashi Yamazaki himself will have to choose whether he wants to definitively close this chapter or open the door to a new adventure. Waiting for, Godzilla Minus Zero is currently in theaters and is a hit at the worldwide box office.
