Godzilla Minus Zero<\/strong><\/a>“<\/i>\u00a0as the Spotlight Gala selection for the 64th New York Film Festival. At the premiere presentation at Alice Tully Hall on September 26, Yamazaki and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, NYFF64 will take place from September 25 through October 12.<\/p>\n\u201cIt is truly an honor to introduce our film to a global audience for the first time in a place of such history and prestige,\u201d said director Yamazaki. \u201cI am filled with both awe and excitement to see how far the power of Japan\u2019s Godzilla can terrify audiences around the world, and whether they will resonate with what lies beyond that fear.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 70 years after the first Godzilla movie, Takashi Yamazaki continues to prove that there\u2019s life in the old franchise yet, returning to its postwar roots to locate a haunting, primal terror,\u201d said Dennis Lim, NYFF Artistic Director. \u201cLike its predecessor,\u00a0Godzilla Minus Zero<\/i>\u00a0is a throwback blockbuster, a showcase for human drama and innovative craft, and we are excited to have its world premiere as this year\u2019s NYFF Spotlight Gala.\u201d<\/p>\n
After Godzilla Minus One<\/i><\/strong>\u2019s triumphant reimagination of the timeless Godzilla franchise in 2023,\u00a0<\/i>with its ingenious, Oscar-winning visual effects and emotionally gripping back-to-basics storytelling approach, director Takashi Yamazaki returns with a supremely satisfying sequel. “Godzilla Minus Zero<\/strong>” <\/i>picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of “Godzilla Minus One<\/strong>“<\/i>, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. An experience that demands the big screen, featuring even more astounding effects choreography than its predecessor, “Godzilla Minus Zero<\/strong>“<\/i>\u00a0cranks up the terror while always keeping its post-WWII Japan narrative at human eye level. A GKIDS release.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d2Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center Film at Lincoln Center announces the world premiere of Takashi Yamazaki\u2019s “Godzilla Minus Zero“\u00a0as the Spotlight Gala selection for the 64th New York Film Festival. At the premiere presentation at Alice Tully Hall on September 26, Yamazaki and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance. Presented…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,20471],"tags":[341,17849,28799,16028,14252,327,17852,13444,28798,16897,18805],"class_list":["post-34933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pick-up","tag-godzilla","tag-godzilla-minus-one","tag-godzilla-minus-zero","tag-minami-hamabe","tag-munetaka-aoki","tag-new-york-film-festival","tag-ryunosuke-kamiki","tag-sakura-ando","tag-shirogumi","tag-takashi-yamazaki","tag-yuki-yamada"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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