Godzilla Minus One and Marvel? Director Takashi Yamazaki recalls meeting Kevin Feige

Godzilla mightiness not beryllium joining nan MCU, but Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki has met pinch Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.

While speaking astatine nan Tokyo International Film Festival, Yamazaki shared nan affirmative reception he’s received astir Godzilla Minus One’s release. One of nan affirmative remarks came from “the president of Marvel,” presumably Feige, who approached Yamazaki and said, “Wadatsumi!” Wadatsumi is nan sanction of nan cognition to destruct Godzilla toward nan extremity of nan film.

Yamazaki revealed an absorbing tidbit astir his relationship pinch Feige, who told the Godzilla Minus One filmmaker astir Marvel’s desire to emulate nan film’s success.

“He told me, ‘We’re each having meetings each time to spot if we tin make it hap for illustration that,'” Yamazaki added via VirtualGorilla+. “I deliberation it’s conscionable articulator service.”

Godzilla Minus One’s triumph was 1 of nan champion stories of nan past year. Godzilla Minus One follows a disgraced Japanese WWII kamikaze aviator (Ryunosuke Kamiki) who earns a changeable astatine redemption erstwhile he joins nan conflict to slay Godzilla. Written and directed by Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One grossed complete $116 cardinal against a fund of nary much than $15 million.

One of nan astir awesome aspects of Godzilla Minus One is nan ocular effects. Considering Marvel spends astir $200 cardinal for each film, nan truth that Godzilla Minus One was made for a fraction of nan fund and looks amended than astir CGI-heavy films is simply a in installments to Yamazaki and his team. Godzilla Minus One won nan Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

Last week, Toho announced that different Godzilla movie from Yamazaki has been greenlit. Yamazaki will write, direct, and oversee nan ocular effects. It’s chartless if nan caller movie will beryllium a nonstop sequel to Godzilla Minus One.