#yongary

[monsterasia-zero]

Yongary Monster From The Deep Super 8 Art

[chernobog13]

Uh, excuse me, Italy? What in the name of fried green monkey pus is Yongary doing on this poster?

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Kaiju Week in Review (January 21-27, 2024)

Godzilla Minus One made awards show history in both Japan and the U.S. this week. Its Oscar nomination for best Visual Effects is the first of the series (Godzilla [1998], Godzilla [2014] and Godzilla vs. Kong were previously shortlisted) and the first for any Japanese film. Small wonder Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, and their team went berserk when the nomination was announced. The other nominees are The Creator, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Napoleon, and Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. According to IndieWire, The Creator has the edge, but Minus One could very well win. And while it naturally made less headlines in the Anglosphere, Minus One also picked up a whopping 12 Japan Academy Film Prize nominations, exceeding Shin Godzilla's 10.

Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color is now in North American theaters. I was intrigued enough to make it my fourth theatrical viewing of this movie, but in the end it did basically strike me as a gimmick. Godzilla Minus One was shot digitally with sets designed for color, so making it actually look like a film from the 40s was always going to be an uphill battle. Even with the regrade, there wasn’t a ton of contrast in most shots, and some of the scenes taking place at night were quite hard to see. Still, apart from the Odo Island massacre, I found the Godzilla scenes as gripping as ever.

Thanks to Minus Color, Minus One made $2.6 million this weekend, crawling back into the box office top 10. Its total in the U.S. and Canada now stands at $55 million, third among all foreign-language films released in the U.S.

Brush of the God, Keizo Murase's directorial debut after a lifetime in movies, is finally complete. It'll play at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in March (link contains more images), and hopefully travel overseas very soon. Murase will also receive an Association Special Award at the Japan Academy Film Prize.

Clover Press shipped out copies of Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett to Kickstarter backers, myself included. It's an excellent art book, and there are plenty of deleted and altered scenes mixed in with more familiar sequences. Believe it or not, Bennett drew the panel above for Kong: Skull Island—they considered having James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston) flash back to an encounter with King Ghidorah in Vietnam. Not sure how that would've worked, as Ghidorah is generally not one to lie low for a few decades, but it's the first I've ever heard of it being considered. I'm hoping to post some more scans soon. Here's the order link.

Minecraft social media accounts teased a crossover with the Monsterverse, in what's likely to be the most high-profile of the Godzilla x Kong video game collaborations. The Mobzilla mod was created over 10 years ago, so this is long overdue.

The big toy news this week was Titanic Creations revealing the digital sculpt for its Yongary figure. This guy's had even less figures than Gorgo - I can only think of one, and very few of them were made - so expect massive demand. New Godzilla toys were also on display at London Toy Fair, both at the Playmates booth and among the plushies made by an unknown company.

[gojira-ekkusu]

[talesfromtheshatterhome]

Not thrilled with this one either. Laser pointer on the color timer is too much.

[ask-the-toy-box]

Bonus comic that didn't post yesterday night

[randomdeinonychus]

Titanic Creations has launched the order page for their amazing Yongary action figure, sculpted by DopePope and with box art by Matt Frank.

Like their first Gorgo figure this operates like a crowd funding campaign where if 200 people pre-order that ensures the figure will be manufactured and the more folks order past that point the more accessories will be added.

Everyone has until June 30th to place orders, so there's time to save up if a person can't afford to order it right this moment.

I am so excited for this one, especially given that the flame breath plugs into an obvious nozzle in the mouth.

[schlock-luster-video]

On March 23, 2004, Yongary, Monster from the Deep was released on DVD in the United States.

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Plenty Scary Movie 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽...Yongary: Monsters From The Deep (1967) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #horror #scifi #monstermovies #creaturefeature #kaiju #YONGARY #yongarymonsterfromthedeep #60s #DVD #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsasplentyscarymovie #plentyscarymovie #8sThePlace #ktul

[kiryu-tism]

Banger addition to the gfest tshirt lineup

[monsterasia-zero]

This day Yongary Monster From The Deep was released

[chernobog13]

Yongary showing off his new toy.

[talesfromtheshatterhome]

A better version of the other shot. Not sure how I feel about it. It feels like it needs something more.

[godzilla-and-aang-monsters]

Yongary

Altura: 175 metros

Peso: 180,000 toneladas

Longitud: 504 metros

Primer Avistamiento: Bagdad [Tierra: Teratoverso]

Guarida: Bagdad [Tierra:Teratoverso] Monte Makapu [Avatarverso]

Aspecto: Yongary + Godzilla 2000 + Stegosaurus + Ceratosaurus

Controles: Fuego Control [Aliento Atomico y Aliento de Espiral] Agua Control [Nado] Energia Control [Rayo de Destrucción] Tierra Control [Geoquinesis]

Kaijus y otras bestias: King Ghidorah

Enemigos:

Humanos: Aang, Katara, Soka, Iroh, Zuko, Ozai y Azula

Kaijus y otras bestias: Godzilla, Anguirus, King Kong, Mothra, Rodan. Baragon