It's Good To Be The King

Godzilla fandom was buzzing this afternoon after news broke that Legendary Pictures, the studio behind the latest Batman films, 300 and The Hangover, in a joint venure with Warner Brothers and Toho Company Ltd, would be rebooting the Godzilla series with a new film they hope to release in 2012.  Most encouraging to fans who were sorely disappointed by the 1998 Tri-Star debacle was the quote from Legendary Chairman and CEO, Thomas Tull...

"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.  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."

After the thumbing of their noses by Dean Devlin and Rolland Emmerich at the 22 films that came before theirs and the elitist attitude they displayed towards the real Gojira, only to release a steaming pile of crap dubbed GINO (Godzilla In Name Only) by Godzilla fan Richard Pusateri, Mr. Tull sounds like he's one of us and that he gets it.  This presents a real breath of fresh air.  Warner Brothers PIctures President Jeff Robinov added "Godzilla is emblematic of the kind of branded, event films for which Warner Bros. and our partners at Legendary are best known."

Could this be the Hollywood Godzilla film that fans have waited for?  Could this film turn out great and make up for the ill will created by the Devlin/Emmerich junk-fest?  Only time will tell but it is off to a great start.

More coverage at The Hollywood Reporter, Obsessed With Film and Coming Soon.