'Power Rangers' - New Trailer And Posters Show It May Very Well Be Morphin' Time

I gotta say I didn’t think much of all this 'Power Rangers' dark-and-gritty-and-none-too-witty reboot business. I mean, only an article ago I was making fun of the baffling “zords” we were treated to on the first official posters. But New York Comic Con brought us our first teaser trailer.

It’s not bad! I even switched my Mighty Morphin’ Mood Board from “Purest Apathy” to “Cautious Optimism”. Let’s get into this, shall we?

The first thing we see is the gloomy, blue color that should surprise no one. It’s a standard feature on dark reboots after all. We are briefly (in Zach’s case, very briefly) introduced to the cast. Angel Grove is now a sort of school for delinquents rather than being the whole town (they’re teens with attitude. Get it?) Jason is the strong willed leader-ish figure, Billy the lovable nerd, Kim, a former popular girl entering a rebellious stage. Zach and Trini we barely see. Trini at least has some lines, but we don’t really know much about their characters yet. They stumble across some alien tech in the desert, Billy rigs up a demolition charge (???!!?!?) and everybody gets a pretty translucent disc, which I assume are the power coins.

The next day the all wake up with super powers. Jason breaks his sink and Billy no-sells a headbut from a bully which as a long time Billy fan, is just beautiful to see. They go back to the desert and jump over a canyon. It’s my favorite scene in the trailer, and a nice callback to the countless shots of power rangers leaping from the ground to the top of their zords. The rest of the trailer is just a bunch of images and we get a teaser of them morphing for the first time. That’s it, nothing else of interest, show's over, go home.

Oh, well, we do get what I think is a good sign that I was right about Elizabeth Banks as Rita. She has a nice menacing feeling about her, and apparently she can just show up, in your room, while your sleeping.

So the good news is the trailer looks pretty good. I’d say there’s enough reason to believe the movie might be not terrible. But there’s a little bit of bad news. Lionsgate released a new series of posters with the actors, displayed in their colors, in front of lightening bolts. That’s cool and all, but the tweeted an image of Trini’s poster with a caption saying “Driver’s ed not required,” in reference to the characters age. I’m sure it was just an oversight, but some fans have gotten upset over the caption, it being a little distasteful considering the original Trini, Thuy Trang, was killed in a car accident in 2001. Maybe do a little research next time team. The posters are solid though.

The more interesting posters come from New York Comic Con as well and include a super detailed look at the individual Ranger suits. The coolest thing to note is the glowy dinosaur heads inside of the power coins on their waists.  

Well, I’ve been hurt before in remakes (lookin’ at you, Michael Bay), but I might be getting a little hyped for this.  Power Rangers are a big piece of nostalgia for a lot of people, and the world could always use more color-coded heroes.

Excited? Enraged? Feeling left out because you were a Beetleborg kid? Leave some comments, let's talk about these feelings.

(Editors note: Sorry it took so long for this article to be put up onto the site. Life kept intervening)

'Kong: Skull Island' - New York Comic Con Poster Reveals Mysterious Messages

New York Comic Con is in full swing this weekend and while we may have gotten a 'Power Rangers' trailer, most of the giant monster world has been relatively silent. Until some people at the convention ended up receiving a mysterious poster tube with the Monarch logo on the side from some Warner Bros. employees. Monarch is of course the Government group that tracks down Megafauna like Godzilla or Kong that were introduced in 'Godzilla (2014)'. Inside of the white poster tube is a 'Kong: Skull Island' poster that seems to be a very basic teaser image showing the island from above with a little bit of writing from Monarch down near the bottom. Upon further investiagtion however of the poster conatins some awesome teasers for the shared universe with Godzilla.

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The images are of course taken by cell phone by friends of Scified.com and while not the greatest quality they show a really interesting image that I would love to plaster up on my wall. At the the bottom left there is a small little bit of text saying the following:

His mouth is fire; his roar the floodwater; his breath is death.
Enlil made him guardian of the Cedar Forest,
To frighten off the mortal who would venture there
BUT WHO WOULD VENTURE THERE?

Obviously this is kind of a refernce to both Kong and Godzilla at the same time and the mythological entity Enlil is part of Summerian mythology. Now this little piece of text as well as the huge connection to 'Godzilla (2014)' through the use of Monarch would be interesting on their own but upon further investigation of the poster (using a blacklight) more text was revealed.

Hypervore is definitely an interesting terminology to be using but I assume this is talking about some other creature since Kong is referred to by a different name on another part of the poster. The Boneyard is most likely the area in the first trailer where a lot of the action beats seem to be taking place.

As you can see it looks like Kong is going to labeled the Apex Primate by Monarch. This is cool since Godzilla is labeled the Alpha Predator (Apex Primate vs Alpha Predator is a cool marketing phrase). Also the biggest other reveal here comes in the form of a very specific phrase used: Adolescent Superspecies.  This phrase basically reveals how Kong will stand up to Godzilla once we get to the Godzilla vs Kong film as it suggests that Kong (or one of the Kongs if you believe there are 2 in this film) is not fully grown. This has been a big discussion amongst fans since Kong is supposed to be topping out at a height of 100 feet when Godzillais standing around 350 feet tall and people were wondering how they were going to have Kong fight the much larger creature. Obviously now it seems that will grow between 1973 and 2020 and get closer to Godzilla's height.

In the upper right hand corner there appears to be hidden behind yet another Monarch logo. It is kingd of hard to see on first glance but if you look hard enough you can definitely see a spine and some ribs. Someone at Toho Kingdom sharpened up the image.

Yeah that's definitely a snake of some kind.

Towards the center of the poster there appears to be some sort of giant Mosasaur skull. I wonder, do these two giant skeletons reveal that Kong will be fighting other Megafauna? Maybe we can get some cool references to other Toho monsters in this film to flesh out the Legendary universe. A man can dream!

The last little bit of information is justsome textfrom what appears to be an "official" Monarch document talking about the search for Kong.

Well what do you all think of this cool little ARG that Legendary/Warner Bros. set up? Did this help build up more hype for the film?

Power Rangers: We Finally Get A Glimpse Of The Zords, And They Look…Well...

Last year, it was announced that Lionsgate Studios would be producing a 'Power Rangers' remake. Earlier in the summer, we saw the new suits (wedges?!). This week we finally got to see what are arguably the coolest part of the Power Rangers franchise: The giant fighting robots.

Five posters, one for each teenager with attitude, have been released showing the rangers posing/relaxing on their respective zords. It’s been twenty years since we last saw these particular robo-dino’s/prehistoric mammals on the big screen and uh…

I don’t, uh…..

I mean…

Oof…

 I guess they aren't the worst. I genuinely like how the Triceratops looks, though, full disclosure, Billy was always my favorite. And with the Tyrannosaurus, Sabre-tooth tiger, and Pterodactyl, I at least can tell what I’m looking out. But that Mastodon confounds me. I can’t make any sense of what I’m seeing. What is he standing on? Is that the trunk? Why is it so weird and skinny? Is it coming out of the things butt?  

We’ll have to wait until 'Power Rangers' hits theaters next March to find out.

 Have creative descriptions of what the black thing looks like to you? Or have you figured out which part is which? Leave a comment because I cannot figure this thing out.

'Shin Godzilla'- American Theatrical Dates Announced!

Funimation has announced the full details of the theatrical run of 'Shin Godzilla'! Check out the press release and the american poster below! 

“SHIN GODZILLA” STOMPS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THIS OCTOBER

LOS ANGELES, CA – September 2, 2016. The iconic science fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the U.S. and Canada this October with the North American theatrical release of “SHIN GODZILLA” from Toho Company, Ltd. Fans have been clamoring for news of the film’s theatrical dates ever since Funimation® Films made its surprise acquisition announcement in July at San Diego Comic Con 2016. And today, the company revealed that “SHIN GODZILLA” will roar into theaters for a limited engagement on October 11 – 18. The movie will screen in more than 440 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for “SHIN GODZILLA” will be available for prepurchase on the official film website beginning on September 9.

“We are thrilled to bring ‘SHIN GODZILLA’ to theaters across North America this October,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation. “Toho established Godzilla as one of the most iconic monsters in science fiction history and we’re honored to now be a part of that history with the theatrical release of this new movie. Fans will not want to miss this limited theatrical event.“

Co‐directed by Hideaki Anno (creator of “EVANGELION”) and Shinji Higuchi (director of Toho’s 2015 “ATTACK ON TITAN” live action movies), “SHIN GODZILLA” is the 29th Godzilla film produced by Toho and represents a brand new chapter in the 62‐year history of this celebrated movie monster. The film stars Hiroki Hasegawa and Satomi Ishihara — both also from the “ATTACK ON TITAN” live action movies — as well as Yutaka Takenouchi.

“Movie audiences can look forward to a great time watching ’SHIN GODZILLA’ this October,” said Mike DuBoise, EVP and COO of Funimation. “A larger than life monster like Godzilla has to be experienced on the big screen. And we expect this movie to sellout in numerous theaters so we encourage fans to purchase tickets in advance.”

SHIN GODZILLA has been a big hit in Japan since its opening on July 29, 2016, which garnered a box office of ¥ 845,675,500 and total audience of 564,332 during its first three days. To date in Japan, the movie has grossed ¥5,302,014,700 at the box office and 3,637,748 in total attendance.

In advance of the movie’s opening, Funimation will be hosting two premieres of “SHIN GODZILLA” — on October 3 in Los Angeles and on October 5 in New York before opening day of New York Comic Con 2016. Additional details on these two events to be announced.

To purchase tickets to or find more information on “SHIN GODZILLA,” visit funimationfilms.com/shingodzilla.

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This is of course super awesome news and we here at Tokyo Lives can't wait to see the new film on the big screen. We aren't 100% sure on our plans yet but we will be keeping you all posted and will be happy to talk to our fans at whatever screening we end up going to. Keep an eye on Tokyo Lives for further updates!

Godzilla Anime Movie Announced!

Well we all suspected this announcement was coming after Toho bought the url godzilla-anime.com but we didn't expect it so soon. Not much is known at this time but we did get the full creative team announced today and a teaser image.

From crunchyroll:

The teased next project from writer Gen Urobuchi (Madoka Magica, Thunderbolt Fantasy) has been revealed as none other than a Godzilla anime film. The feature is currently in the works for a 2017 theatrical premiere, with animation production by Knights of Sidonia studio Polygon Pictures. The film is being directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan movies, Knights of Sidonia) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Blame!, Ajin chief director), and the teaser image below accompanied the reveal.

I haven't even heard of half of those Anime but the one that sticks out is Knights of Sidonia. Knights is a giant mecha Anime which has gotten rave reviews from basically eveyone I know and it is a very unique scifi universe. It's been on my Netflix watch queue for awhile now but with this announcement it just got bumped up to the "I need to watch this status." Since the film is being doen by the same studio (Polygon Pictures) I'm betting that we may be able to gleam some stylistic info from Knights of Sidonia.

There are of course a couple of super interesting things of note in the teaser image. First would be the fact that the title of the film is Godzilla, not Gojira. I'm not sure if that specifically means anything but it is odd that a japanese animated film woulduse the american name for the creature. Obviously the most glaring thing is that it looks like the film will be taking place in some sort of futuristic setting and may even be set on a different planet (the people coming out of the ship seem to be wearing some sort of spacesuit). Definitely a different kind of setting for anything Godzilla related.

Are you excited for Godzilla's first anime outing? What do you think the use of Godzilla's american name in the title means? Godzilla releases in Japanese theaters in 2017.

'Rampage' - Writers Focus On Characters And Humanity With Latest Rewrite

Enough about ‘Resurgence’ and ‘Skull Island’. Everyone’s dying to know what’s going on with the ‘Rampage’ Movie! Last summer, we learned that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson would be starring in a feature film based on the 1986 video game ‘Rampage’. We have now gotten a slight update on the film from the writers and it gives us a glimpse at the route thy may be taking with this adaptation.

For those whippersnappers who don’t remember, ‘Rampage’ was a multiplayer arcade (and later console) game that revolved around 3 massive monsters. Players controlled these monsters who were actually humans that had been turned into the monsters through various accidents. There was Lizzie, a lizard exposed to radioactive material dumped in a near-by lake, Ralph, a werewolf-ish thing mutated by a mysterious food additive, and George, a gorilla grown to incredible size after eating an experimental vitamin. The object of the game was to smash a generic city-scape to bits while fighting the military and civilians who somehow got a hold of dynamite. I assume they had it beforehand, and when the giant monster showed up, they thought “If not now….” The game was totally bonkers with a cheeky sense of humor and the most fun a kid could have in between viewings of “The Thing That Was From Beyond Space That Shouldn’t Be But Was”.

So where are we in the big screen translation? Well, writers Carlton Cuse and Ryan Condol are waiting to see if their rewrite of the script will be green lit by New Line Cinemas. In an interview at the 2016 TCA summer press tour, Cuse told IGN:

“...they seem super enthusiastic about it at New Line. Last I heard they were trying to work out schedule and budget. Dwayne [Johnson]’s obviously a really busy guy.”

The waiting is to be expected in show business, but Cuse did give us a little news on what the movie will be like, promising to “bring real character and humanity to a story that is basically about giant rampaging monsters.”

So we know they’re making a movie, and The Rock is in it. Carlton Cuse was a showrunner on ‘Lost’, and he and Ryan Condol created FX’s ‘The Colony’. Between the two of them there is a lot of creativity and talent, and I have a deep and passionate love for Dwayne Johnson. But a movie based on ‘Rampage’? The game didn’t really have any story, you were just smashing things for the sake of smashing them. It makes me a little nervous to hear about “character and humanity” when describing a monster movie.

It's great for the films 'Godzilla' and 'The Host' to have “character and humanity” (given that those monsters are representative of bigger problems) but Lizzie, George, and Ralph are parodies of old b-movies from the 50’s and 60’s. Cuse mentions a “disaster-type movie”, but I don’t think the ‘San Andreas’ plot line is going to work here. This should, I think, be a love letter to drive-in creature features. I don’t want to see Johnson reunited with his estranged wife at the end of a catastrophe where they have to band together to survive and learn more about each other and grow along the way. I want to see a 10 story werewolf ride an airplane to Europe so he can smash the Eiffel Tower.  

Do you remember Rampage? Who was your favorite character? What snacks did you eat in between levels? Let us know in the comments!

'Shin Godzilla' Bits: Box Office Results, Behind The Scenes Clip, and More!

This has been a whirlwind couple of weeks for us here at Tokyo Lives, and we are attempting to stay on top of the major news items as they happen. We have been going through some changes on the back side of things but please bear with us and make sure you stay tuned to the site for everything Giant Monster related (including a new podcast episode releasing later this week) . Now that I have gotten the disclaimer out of the way let's talk more about 'Shin Godzilla'! I know that most of the internet is trying to avoid spoilers for the new Godzilla film, so I will be staying spoiler free until the very end of this article where I will very clearly mark that you are heading into some spoiler-ish territory. Let's get started!

First up I'd like to share some Spoiler free reactions to the film that have come from a variety of sources. 'Shin Godzilla' has been very well received in Japan and is even being hailed as a masterpiece by some. Other however were not so impressed.

SHIN GOJIRA was an amazing film. The city rampage sequences are SPECTACULAR. This incarnation of Godzilla is the most terrifying version since the original. The story is heavy on dialogue between the various agencies and governments trying to deal with the threat, and I could not make out many key moments due to language limitations. There were many surprises, and it was not predictable by any means. There were aspects of the film that will be controversial, and it is definitely an entry in the series that will divide fans. I do like the film and what it adds to the overall mythos of Godzilla.   

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After a few hours of sleep and thinking it over here is my spoiler free take on Shin Gojira…..this is a very unique spin on the character. It’s hard to make a full judgment on the film without seeing it subtitled and a chunk of the story I didn’t understand. It’s a film that is heavy on dialogue. There are some wonderful nods to the original film and fun Easter eggs. However I need another viewing of the film.
I can only say that I enjoyed the film. Was it my absolute favorite, not at all, but it isn’t a mess either. With that being said, this film will definitely be divided among fans much like G2014 and final wars was.
There is some wonderful tension in the movie and very unexpected elements. Visually; the cinematography is some of the best in be series in my opinion. The filmmakers get artistic with shots and camera movements and that was something great to see. It also helped engage the audience during the dialogue scenes. But expect things you never saw before for the franchise.
Overall the special effects are good and Godzilla is just this walking death machine. He is massive and you really feel his presence.
There are things about the film that drive me nuts especially with the way he moves but I won’t get into those due to spoiling the film. My major complaint is that the ending is anti climatic. Though the film ends on what is very symbolic shot but it is certainly creepy.
I could go more in depth on the film but I hate the trend nowadays on social media with spoiling films for the mass majority. Movies are meant to be experienced together and to surprise it’s audience. In a culture full of instant gratification we need to take a step back and relinquish that. Shin Gojia either you love it, hate it, or are middle of be road, you should view it for yourself as the filmmakers attended.
The experience of seeing this film is something I won’t ever forget.  

And finally a brief comment from a Japanese fan on 2chan: 

This is a great movie, but I'm not sure if it's a Godzilla. I could accept 2014, but not this. Also, while I was worried about it, I didn't think he'd ACTUALLY stick Evangelion in.                                                                                                                       

These are just a few of the great reviews that can be found around the web, but be wary because it is hard to talk about a lot of the film without getting into spoilers. It really seems like this Godzilla film needs to be seen in order to form a full opinion. 

The positive reaction from Japan has resulted in huge box office numbers, which is good news for everyone involved. 'Shin Godzilla' has already raked in $22.9 million as of Tuesday 8/9 -  a huge amount of money for the Japanese box office. It may seem tiny by american standards but keep in mind that reports are saying this film only cost around $10 million to make, so it is already on it's way to making a good profit for Toho. Even if you are not that excited about this specific film, this profit will allow Toho to make another film after this and truly start a new era of Godzilla films.

 There was also a new behind the scenes clip released that shows how the CG model of Shin-Goji was created and added into the real footage. This is really impressive when you consider that Japan has never really had the infrastructure for CGI effects before, but clearly they are well on their way to establishing it. I severely doubt we will be getting another fully Suitmation Godzilla film (especially with how well received the effects in 'Shin Godzilla' are).

  Now for the fun stuff...

 

WARNING! SPOILERS BELOW!

 

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One of the more controversial aspects of the new film is that Godzilla has two additional forms in before he evolves into the final form that we have seen in all of the trailers. We had a couple images of the Bandai vinyls but no concrete look at their actual designs in the film itself. Just yesterday some fairly high resolution images of the maquettes used for the CG creatures made their way online. Check them out:

I definitely am getting a Baby Godzilla ('Godzilla Vs MechaGodzilla 2') vibe from the second form which is cool and really hits that nostalgia button. The first form, which has been dubbed "Turkey-zilla" by fans, is strange and I don't really like it. I do really like the gills on both of them, but I hate that Shin-Goji's tiny arms are even smaller on both of these designs.

Last thing I'll leave you with in this little spoiler section is a quick image and video showing off Shin-Goji's destructive atomic breath. Not much to say but this is going to be a spectacular scene to watch in full when the movie releases stateside.

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Well what do you guys think of Shin Godzilla so far? Let us know in the comments below!

Guest Editorial: Jet Jaguar - Paunch, Paunch, PAUNCH!

1973’s 'Godzilla vs Megalon' is my favorite showa era Godzilla movie. It’s not a particularly great movie in the classical sense but there is some impressive camera work, and the detail in the kaiju costumes is standard Toho excellence, but the plot is clunky and the characters are annoying. I don’t really like Megalon, I think the Seatopian costumes are incredibly stupid, and Hiroshi the racecar driver makes me irrationally angry for reasons I can’t quite explain. But it’s my favorite, because it introduced me to my favorite monster. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you, Jet Jaguar.

In the early 70’s there was big craze for giant robots/tokusatsu heroes, brought on by shows like Ultraman and Mazinger-z. Something about giant metal people punching the shit out of weirdo monsters really resonated with the kids, they couldn’t get enough of it. Toho saw this and wanted in. In 1972, they held a contest for fans to design a new hero for a new movie and eventually a tv show. The winning submission was a drawing of a robot named Red Alone. Toho tweaked the design a bit to distance it from Ultraman and christened him Jet Jaguar, the greatest and truest hero Japan had ever seen. He even got his own theme song, which happens to be the greatest song ever written. They put a lot of thought into this, really pushed Jaguar to be the next big sensation. But they weren’t totally confident in him. Toho wasn’t sure that a brand new, completely unknown character would be able to carry the film on his own. So, with a few small rewrites Toho added Jet Jaguar to the wildly popular Godzilla franchise with the title 'Godzilla vs Megalon'.

The film follows inventor Goro Ibuki, his nephew (or kid brother, depends on who you ask) Rokuro, and their friend Hiroshi Jinkawa. Goro has been working on a brightly colored robot named Jet Jaguar (for some reason...He never explains why, and no one asks). Goro’s lab is ransacked by agents of the subterranean civilization Seatopia, who aim to steal JJ so that he can guide their personal monster rhinoceros beetle Megalon so that he can destroy the earth, starting, of course, with Tokyo. They manage to take control of JJ’s computer control console and successfully lead Megalon to Japan, but Goro regains control of Jaguar, and sends him to go get Godzilla to defeat Megalon and save the world, but mostly Japan (Again). JJ returns with Goji, and reveals that somewhere between here and Monster Island, he reprogrammed himself and can now grow to kaiju size. He then floors Megalon with one punch! Knocks him right dead in the jaw. The Seatopians realize that this might not go their way, and call the M Space Hunter Aliens from the previous film and ask if they can borrow Gigan, who comes right away for some reason. He lands, Godzilla punches him right in his stupid beak mouth, and the fight really kicks off.

So when we first meet him, Jet Jaguar is 5’ 11”, weighs three hundred pounds, and is capable of flight. He’s equipped with a kind of learning computer that allows him to alter his programming on the fly (buh-dum-tish) to the point of giving himself limited sentience and somehow granted himself the ability to grow to incredible size, to better drop-kick the bad guys. In the film, he grows to 50m, equal to Goji, Megalon, and Gigan. He also learns japanese, though he can only respond with an enthusiastic thumbs-up. He has a vast knowledge of hand-to-hand combat, though instead of the semi-traditional judo, JJ seems to have learned all his moves from professional rasslers. He chops! He kicks! He sets up Goji for team attacks! He snaps Gigans goddamn arm! Seriously! Breaks it at the elbow on his knee! And then he lifts Gigan over his head and tosses him straight up in the air so Goji can hit him with atomic breath. Keep in mind, showa Gigan weighs around 25,000 tons.

It’s a tough fight (that feels a little long), but Goji and JJ come out on top. Gigan bails and returns to space, they beat the living shit of Megalon, the Seatopians give up, and JJ returns to a quiet life until he is called upon again to defend the good people of world in a weekly series that unfortunately never happened. We actually didn’t see much of Jaguar after that until the 'Godzilla Island' tv show in the late nineties.

He was featured in various video games, most recently in the PS4 game 'Godzilla' which came out in 2015. The game demonstrates his impressive speed and agility; he’s able to easily outflank his opponents and pull off somersaults and backflips. He also takes off his forearm and fires a laser beam. And that's pretty neat. He’s also a major character in IDW’s Godzilla: Rulers of Earth comic series where he’s beaten everyone up at least once. He’s laid out enhanced Gigan, knocked Goji out with a single punch, he even beat Destroyah, after big D beat Goji handily, though he did have to use Kiryu’s absolute zero cannon.  

So yeah, he’s surprisingly powerful and could have been placed as a sort of liaison between humans and monsters. He’s a real missed opportunity, given what he represents. He’s the first time in the Tohoverse that humanity builds a weapon that can really defend us from the monsters that seem to show up on at least yearly basis. We had Godzilla, but he just kind of….showed up whenever he felt like it. He always came to Japan on other business. Mothra likes us, but I feel like she likes the fairies more, and maybe she just fights bad guys cuz the fairies ask her to real nicely. And Anguirus is, let’s face it, kind of a follower. Jet Jaguar is genuinely on our side. He loves us, he’s one of us, born right down here among human society. He can see these threats from a human perspective. He can actively try to mitigate collateral damage, which is a big deal, the national economy must tank every time some radioactive cockroach climbs the Tokyo Tower. He would have been a huge asset in studying these creatures. The level of technology that went in to him, assuming Goro would be willing to replicate it, could have revolutionized the world. This robot learned how to change its size! Goro accidently discovered the Pym Particle! With the ability to shrink and enlarge things, space doesn’t become quite so big an issue in an overcrowded place like Japan. And the implications of a machine making decisions, teaching itself new things seemingly out of nowhere, are almost frightening. Had they kept Jet Jaguar around, Toho could have been sitting on a cyberpunk dystopia waiting to happen. Just imagine grinning, primary-colored police, arresting Godzilla for wearing a leather jacket and wrap around sunglasses, and everything’s lit by neon lights….

I’m holding out for Jaguars return. With comics and video games, he’s finally getting the respect he deserves. Who knows, maybe we’ll get a dark and gritty JJ, made from the bones of Goro’s dead nephew (or kid brother), powered by the souls of the victims of Hiroshima, armed with the oxygen destroyer, and also he’s a zombie, with a cocaine addiction that's tearing his family apart. Or maybe not. Maybe a dimensional portal will transport JJ from Showa into our darkest timeline and he can be horrified at his big scaly friend’s new look. He shakes his hand, it falls off. I’ll let you all know which genius idea Toho buys from me.

'Kong: Skull Island' Trailer - Find Out How Kong Became a King

The day has finally arrived! During the Hall H Comic-Con panel, Legendary pictures showed off a gorgeous trailer for the new film 'Kong: Skull Island!' Check it out! (I promise you won't be disappointed)

Man there is so much to talk about! Kong is huge! We get a glimpse of some sort of spider creature!

Keep an eye out for a trailer breakdown super soon!

'Kong: Skull Island' - First Poster Revealed At Comi-con

Legendary and Warner Bros. Hall H Comic-con panel for everyone's favorite 100 ft tall Gorilla isn't until tomorrow but we have already gotten a pretty sweet teaser poster from the huge event. Posted on their official Facebook page, it gives a good first glimpse of the titular ape and reminds me of a certain other giant monster film's marketing. Check it out!

This poster is super cool and I'm really digging the whole green flare imagery in this Teaser poster. It brings back great memories of the original teaser poster for 'Godzilla (2014)' and is a good way to subtly link the two films via marketing.

As for the glimpse of Kong himself it is a little too hidden within the fog to get too many details but it definitely has some facial structure similarities to Peter Jackson's 'King Kong' design. None the less, Kong looks super awesome hidden in the mist and he's super huge!

Keep an eye on the site tomorrow as we will be keeping you all up to date as the panel is going on tomorrow afternoon.