Mechagodzilla has returned and this time, it appears that the dark technological doppelganger has its sights set on Godzilla Minus One. With the sequel already confirmed by Toho, kaiju fans are waiting to see what this new movie from creator Takashi Yamazaki will end up looking like. Even though the kaiju-fighting robot hasn’t been confirmed for the sequel, rather he has been confirmed for an amusement park ride created by Yamazaki himself, fans are looking for whatever they can regarding Mechagodzila’s potential arrival. Luckily, older comments from Takashi himself might give fans a clue as to whether or not we’ll see the classic metal beast making an appearance.
Last year, Yamazaki spoke with outlet Empire regarding the potential of adding another giant monster to his academy award winning universe. While far from confirming Mechagodzilla’s arrival, Takashi did state that pitting kaiju against kaiju is a challenge he might like to tackle in the upcoming sequel, “I don’t know that anyone has pulled off a more serious tone of kaiju-versus-kaiju with human drama, and that challenge is something that I’d like to explore. When you have movies that feature [kaiju battles], I think it’s very easy to put the spotlight and the camera on this massive spectacle, and it detaches itself from the human drama component.”
Yamazaki’s Sequel Commentary
Months prior to the confirmation that a Godzilla Minus One sequel was on its way, Yamazaki mulled over what the second entry in this new take on the King of the Monsters might look like. While nothing has been confirmed story-wise, Takashi did hint at the challenges he might take for the next film, “I would certainly like to see what the sequel would look like. I know that Shikishima’s war seems over, and we’ve reached this state of peace and calm – but perhaps [it’s the] calm before the storm, and the characters have not yet been forgiven for what has been imposed upon them.”
Pitting the lizard king against his technological doppelganger would make sense for a sequel considering that Mechagodzilla has long been one of Godzilla’s strongest opponents. Most recently, the robot appears in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, fighting both the King of the Monsters and Kong in a fight that took place in Godzilla x Kong. While Mechagodzilla might not have been a part of The New Empire, he remains a deadly foe for all the kaiju of the world. Now, considering how different the world of Godzilla Minus One can be from its predecessors, it will be interesting to see what new origin Mechagodzilla receives.
Mechagodzilla first appeared in the 1970s, not created by Toho as an experiment from Apex Cybernetics but rather, a creation of an alien race looking to harness the power of the lizard king for themselves. It seems unlikely that the upcoming sequel will see the automaton created by extraterrestrials but crazier things have happened when it comes to all things Godzilla.
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