According to a report on Fandom's Monster Zero Web site, Toho officially announced the next Godzilla film, which will be titled Godzilla-Mothra-King Ghidorah : Daikaiju Sogougeki (which very roughly means "Giant Monster Great Battle"). This will be the third film in Toho's new Godzilla series of films. Production will begin in May, with an eye to a Dec. 15 release in Japan.

The film, which will be directed by Shusuke Kaneko (the Gamera trilogy) with a script he wrote with Keiichi Hasegawa and Masahiro Yokoya, will tell a story set in the near future 2004, 50 years after Godzilla's first appearance.

This new film will tell the story of a Japan that has been protected over the years by three giant monsters going under the name of Yamato Seishu, or designated as holy creatures. They defend the island nation against all comers, including, eventually, the ultimate enemy: Godzilla. Forgetting the horror of Godzilla, the people are flushed with overconfidence, which is brought to the test when the king of the monsters returns.

Regarding his goals with the film, Kaneko is quoted as saying, "I have been fascinated by kaiju from my childhood and it seems that my dream comes true. Ten years ago I told Mr. Tomiyama if I could direct a Godzilla film but it did not result in fruition. Though I already made three Gamera films, I still did not consider my dream to have really come true without directing a Godzilla film. So I have written the screenplay from last year, and now I am drawing continuity with my personal computer. The direction will be very realistic, but I hope this movie will also be a family fare with a lot of inspiration and dream. The characteristic element of Godzilla is that though he is destructive and a bad guy, but somehow he could be understandable in what he does. Also he has the image of all kinds of warfare with him. I am making the film with the feeling 'This IS the (ultimate) kaiju film.'"

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