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Godzilla Minus Zero: sequel to Critically Acclaimed ‘Godzilla Minus ⁣One’ Announced

Today (November 3) – which marks the annual ‌Godzilla Day – Toho, the company that ​first created Godzilla and⁢ the kaiju ‌universe in⁢ 1954 – announced​ the highly anticipated follow-up to the critically⁣ acclaimed 2023 ⁣film.

While the 2023 film was titled Godzilla Minus One, the newly announced⁤ sequel is being titled Godzilla Minus Zero. A release date has⁤ yet to be announced, nor have ‌its plot details.

Takashi Yamazaki, who wrote and directed Minus One, will return to helm Minus ‍zero, while shirogumi, the visual effects studio that‍ nabbed the film an ​Oscar last year, returns as well. The film’s Oscar win‍ made it the​ first-ever Godzilla film to win an Academy Award, and the first-ever Japanese film to win an award for special effects.

The Impact of ‘Godzilla Minus⁢ One’

Set during the ‌very tail end of World ‍War II after the nuclear⁣ bombings on ‌Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Godzilla Minus One tells the tale of how a devastated Japan is⁢ mobilized back into action by the sudden arrival of a 164-foot-tall‍ reptilian behemoth that breathes atomic radiation.

Unlike other films in the‌ long-running franchise,Godzilla Minus One focused more on its human characters rather then the giant lizard. It marked