UPDATE: New World Cinemas Trying to Get Godzilla Resurgence to Every State

Chris

Thanks for the clarification GMan!

Jamaal

I've posted comments on their Facebook page requesting a theatrical release. I've also thanked them for distributing Godzilla Resurgence. I hope they know that we appreciate their efforts to bring this most significant Godzilla film to North America. 

Chris

Seeing GMan's update, it would certainly seem like they've heard the fans and are trying their best to get the green light to distribute across the States. Hoping Canada gets a piece of the Resurgence pie as well though...

MaxwellThePilot

Why Toho hasn't said anything about an official North American release is beyond me. They're missing out on an opportunity for a huge pile of cash for some unexplained reason.

KingKaijuGojira

Don't they mean He is coming soon? Not she? Because they said she. Is no one going to address the fact someone called the King a she? Even if this was an accident, I still demand some kind of outburst. Other than that, I hope we see a theatrical release in America, but I'll settle for a DVD release only if that is what is possible. As long as I see the movie, I'm happy.

G. H. (Gman)

KingKaijuGojira,
Unfortunately far too many on social media and facebook have been crying about that and missing the real news. They're not referring to Godzilla, they're referring to the movie.

It's just a way of phrasing something or affectionately referring to something. Most cars, vehicles, ships, etc are often called "she". And in other cases we use phrases like, "there she blows!"

Let it go. Focus on the real news.

Huge-Ben

@KaijuKingGojira,

What ^ said. 

Glad to see my tweet on Twitter has had 47 re-tweets now. Hopefully more will come as the weeks progress. Fingers crossed that this becomes a reality.

Something Real

GMAN2887 - This is phenomenal news! Thank you ever so much for sharing this with us! :)

KingKaijuGojira

@Gman2887,

I understand that people call things like cars and boats she, but it did not sound like they were addressing the movie. If they had worded it differently so id sounded like they called the movie a she and not the King of the Monsters, then I wouldn't have been upset. And I did focus on the real news. Nothing is confirmed, they are just trying really hard to get the movie a theatrical release in the U.S.

G. H. (Gman)

There's nothing to be upset or outraged about. Let it go.

Multinacho8

Am I the only one who thinks that releasing this film theatrically in the U.S. is a bad idea?

Think about it. While Godzilla does have its proud U.S. fans(me being one of them ;) ), it's still a relatively small following compared to the big American masses, who don't know much about Godzilla other than: "He's a monster."

Releasing this movie in the U.S. would cause tons of confusion, with people thinking that this movie is a sequel to Legendary's Godzilla.

The same thing happened with Godzilla 2000.

Huge-Ben

^

No. I don't think people are going to mistaken this as a sequel to legendary. Especially when there's a huge difference in special effects and monster designs.

"The same thing happened with 2000." not really. One had atomic breath while the other did not and one died by military attack when the other wasn't hurt by it.

Jamaal

On another note, here's a video on YouTube featuring a lot of the cast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzn4y8CT0z0

Enjoy.

G. H. (Gman)

Multinacho8,
I don't think it's a bad idea at all if it's as a limited release, which is no doubt the only thing NWC will be able to do given the wording, "trying to get it to all 50 states." If it were a wide release, there would be no question of it being in all 50 states.

A limited release is perfect. That way they can just market the movie to fans, have it in select theaters and make bank on all of us through specialty showings. They've done it with Railto's release of Godzilla '54 twice in 10 years and last year with Attack on Titan.

This is absolutely havingour cake and eating it too.

Durp004

Glad to see at least an attempt is being made. Hopefully we get some theatrical releases stateside, fingers crossed

Oily Maniac

Is anyone familiar with the consumer end of New World Cinema? As in actual dvd/blu-rays commercially released? I've got a decent knowledge of dvd releasing companies and I've never heard of them. From their website it seems they are along the lines of distribution that consumers don't see. As in facilitating a seller with a buyer. Then that buyer will release the film to US consumers.

My SPECULATION is that New World Cinema is looking for a buyer or someone to partner with for a Godzilla:Resurgence release. When they say "Dvd release", it's just shorthand for a disc release. When NWC says we are working on a release in every state MY INTERPRETATION is : we are working to secure the biggest deal possible in order to get this in as many theaters as possible. They are salesmen, trying to put on positive spin and sound good for potential buyers. Take a look at NWC's catalog, do you recognize any of the titles? As in wide, released in every state theatrically, titles. 

If you check out New World Cinema's Twitter the last tweet was something like "Please stop sending me messages". Besides that there are a bunch of political tweets. Can't say this gives me a lot of faith in the company, as discussing politics will always alienate some people and you just want the largest amount of eyes on your movies/product. 

Usually you hear something like X company bought the rights to Y movie. The advertising and schedules are set and the official campaign starts with a press release.

I'm not trying to be a bummer, just realistic. Once Godzilla:Resurgence has a distribution deal and campaign, we'll get an official press release with details.

Would love to hear from people who have some solid info on New World Cinema's. Don't have the time to research as much as I'd like to. 

I'm also very curious how the Legendary Godzilla series comes into play when trying to sell and distribute Godzilla:Resurgence. We all know the difference, but average folks, the ones responsible for Godzilla(2014)'s box office, are generally clueless about Japanese G movies. 

Hope this post presents some decent food for thought. 

G. H. (Gman)

Oily,
This has been a concern among many fans. It's hardly lost on anyone. While NWC is certainly not an immediate template of professionalism, they do seem to get a lot of public thanks--Particularly from filmmakers needing their movies in festivals.

I agree they seem to be a conduit at best, looking for another party to strike a deal with. At the moment, however, all anyone has to go on is their word. It's fishy, and it has been from the beginning, but until we know their plan it's the best we have.

(Similar to Toho's statement that Godzilla is all CG in Resurgence. Hard to buy, but at present it doesn't get much more clear than that.)