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The King of the Monsters is about to hit the Big Apple. Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” will have its world premiere at the 64th New York Film Festival, Film at Lincoln Center announced on Tuesday.
The film,
the highly anticipated follow-up to 2023’s Oscar-winning “Godzilla Minus One,” will roar into Alice Tully Hall on Sept. 26. Yamazaki and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance.
The festival takes place from Sept. 25 through Oct. 12. James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” has been announced as the opening film, Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” as the centerpiece, and Ava DuVernay’s documentary “14th” will be the festival’s closing film.
“Godzilla Minus Zero” picks up in 1949, two years after “Godzilla Minus One,” and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. Something tells us the chaos will involve a scaly, fire-breathing beast and a boatload of property damage. “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a GKIDS release.
“It is truly an honor to introduce our film to a global audience for the first time in a place of such history and prestige,” said Yamazaki. “I am filled with both awe and excitement to see how far the power of Japan’s Godzilla can terrify audiences around the world, and whether they will resonate with what lies beyond that fear.”
“More than 70 years after the first Godzilla movie, Takashi Yamazaki continues to prove that there’s life in the old franchise yet, returning to its postwar roots to locate a haunting, primal terror,” said Dennis Lim, NYFF artistic director. “Like its predecessor, ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ is a throwback blockbuster, a showcase for human drama and innovative craft, and we are excited to have its world premiere as this year’s NYFF Spotlight Gala.”
