Godzilla (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Gareth Edwards |
| Screenplay by | Max Borenstein |
| Story by | David Callaham |
| Based on | Godzilla by Toho Co., Ltd |
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| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Edited by | Bob Ducsay |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[2][3][4] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $160 million[5] |
| Box office | $529.1 million[2][6][7] |
Godzilla is a 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards. Produced by Legendary Pictures, it is a reboot of Toho's Godzilla franchise, the first film in Legendary's Monsterverse franchise, and the 30th film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston. In the film, an American soldier attempts to return to his family while caught in the crossfire of an ancient rivalry between Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs.
The project began in 2004 under executive producer Yoshimitsu Banno as a short IMAX 3D film, but was transferred to Legendary in 2009 to be redeveloped as a full-length feature. The film was announced in March 2010 and Edwards was announced as the director in January 2011. Principal photography began in March 2013 in the United States and Canada and ended in July 2013.
Godzilla was theatrically released on May 16, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and was a box office success, grossing $529 million against a budget of $160M, with an estimated break-even point of $380 million.[8] The film's success prompted Toho to produce a reboot of their own, Shin Godzilla, and Legendary to proceed with sequels and a shared cinematic franchise.
A sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, was released in 2019.
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