The Return of Godzilla!!!!

Godzilla is returning to the big screen and it won’t look like that shit we saw back in 1998 (although as a kid I did like it-I know, I know). Anyway, my boy Scott Mednick’s Legendary Pictures have picked up the rights and will be co-producing and co-financing the film with Warner Bros. Now I am, and always will be, a huge fan of Godzilla, so to see this movie in the hands of a company that has brought us the likes of 300 and The Dark Knight really makes me happy. They licensed the film from the Toho company who were the ones who originally brought us Godzilla. I think what we will have is one bad ass, chaotic monster epic on our hands when everything is said and done. So check out the full press release from Variety after the jump

Variety: “Godzilla” is coming back — this time, with Legendary Pictures taking the lead, co-producing and co-financing with Warner Bros. for release in 2012.

Legendary announced Monday it had obtained rights to the iconic monster character from Japan’s Toho Co., which has overseen more than 25 “Godzilla” films. Toho will release the pic in Japan.

Legendary said it’s planning to announce a director shortly.

In addition to Legendary, producers on the new film will be Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Brian Rogers. Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira and Doug Davison will exec produce.
“Godzilla is one of the world’s most powerful pop culture icons, and we at Legendary are thrilled to be able to create a modern epic based on this long-loved Toho franchise,” said Thomas Tull, Chairman and CEO of Legendary. “Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop-culturally relevant for as long as it has.”

Legendary noted the film will fall under its co-production and co-financing deal with Warner Bros. Legendary’s productions with Warners have included “The Dark Knight,” “300” and “The Hangover.”

Speculation about a new “Godzilla” has been active since last summer. The Bloody Disgusting web site reported in August that the project was in development.