Godzilla Minus Zero Trailer: Godzilla Attacks New York in First Look

Godzilla stomped its way to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners that’s underway at Caesars Palace. The first trailer for Toho’s upcoming sequel “Godzilla Minus Zero” was shown to attendees in the room.

“Minus Zero” is a direct sequel to the 2023 Japanese film “Godzilla Minus One,” which was a surprise hit internationally and took home the Oscar for best visual effects. CinemaCon viewers saw a behind-the-scenes sizzle reel that showed off the elaborate sets and props created for the film, like bomber jets, destroyed cities and a mini Godzilla model. The trailer picks up two years after “Minus One” and continues the story of the survivors’ from the kaiju’s last attack, director Takashi Yamazaki revealed. In the closing moments, Godzilla stomps his way to the Statue of Liberty, setting his sights on New York City.

“Minus One” marked the 37th film in the “Godzilla” franchise and the 33rd produced by Toho, the Japanese entertainment company who created the giant, lizard-like kaiju creature bent on destruction. Writer and director Yamazaki returns for “Minus Zero,” which has a larger budget than the already economical $15 million of “Godzilla Minus One.” The first movie went on to earn $116 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Japanese “Godzilla” film of all time and country’s third biggest release in 2023. “Godzilla Minus Zero” was also filmed for Imax, the first for a Japanese film.

The cast included Ryunosuke Kamiki, as a former kamikaze pilot who survives and must later defeat Godzilla, Minami Hamabe, Minami Hamabe, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka and more. At the 2023 Academy Awards, “Minus One” became the first non-English language film to win best visual effects, beating “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “The Creator,” “Napoleon” and “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.”

“Minus Zero” will release in the United States on Nov. 6 and in Japan on Nov. 3, but Hollywood is also getting in on the Godzilla action with next year’s, “Godzilla X Kong: Supernova.” It’s the the sixth film in Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures’ Monsterverse franchise and the sequel to 2024’s team-up film “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire.”