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    Interviews, Never-Before-Seen Photos, Storyboards, and Production Art from Sony Pictures` Abandoned First Attempt Author: Keith Aiken Special Thanks to: Please See ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Below A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE On May 16, 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures released GODZILLA, a $160 million American adaptation of the long-running Toho Co. franchise. Co-produced by Legendary Pictures and directed by Gareth Edwards, the film finally gave many fans what they had long hoped to see... a big-budget, Hollywood take on the King of the Monsters with state-of-the-art visual effects. Well-received by critics and audiences, the new GODZILLA was a box office success, with a sequel announced for 2018. The generally positive reviews for the 2014 film were a sharp contrast to the reception given the first Godzilla movie made by an American studio. In October 1992, TriStar Pictures (a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment) announced that they

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Aaron Vaught and Nelson Fleer come to Godzilla`s aid while Pike engages the Gryphon in aerial combat around the Empire State Building.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   The monsters clash between the towers of the World Trade Center.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Jill races to rescue her daughter as the Gryphon and Godzilla arrive in New York City. Note: This sequence includes handwritten notes by Jan De Bont.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Sensing the Gryphon, Godzilla awakens and attempts to break free of his confinement.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: David Russell   Having completed its gestation, the Gryphon emerges to conquer the world.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Jill and her daughter Tina disagree on whether or not Godzilla should be killed.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    ©General Incorporated Association One Percent Social Contribution, Koda Films Special Thanks to Avery Guerra and Yuki Morita A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Okubo Hikozaemon. Filmmaker Minoru Kawasaki (EVERYTHING SINKS EXCEPT JAPAN, EARTH DEFENSE WIDOW and MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS, PLANET PRINCE 2021), will next produce CYBORG ISSHINTASUKE (サイボーグ一心太助, Saibōgu Isshintasuke).   The film is inspired by the legendary hero Okubo Hikozaemon (1560-1639). For this story, Hikozaemon is reimagined as a modern businessman named Isshin Taisuke who is transformed into a cyborg to battle an evil corporation. This will be the next entry in Kawasaki's trilogy of movies produced and based in Kota, Aichi Prefecture (aka Koda Town), which started with SUPER LEGEND GOD HIKOZA (超伝合体ゴッドヒコザ, Chō-den Gattai Goddo Hikoza, 2022) and was followed by A UFO INTRUDER (突撃!隣のUFO, Totsugeki! Tonari no UFO, 2023).   The main character Isshin Taisuke was designed by manga artist

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Jill Llewellyn arrives at the facility where Godzilla is kept under sedation.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Two boys watch as the unconscious Godzilla is airlifted to a secure location.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: David Russell   The Probe Bats bring their prey back to the Gryphon`s lair...   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: David Russell   A congregation falls victim to man-sized Probe Bats.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Godzilla unknowingly falls into a trap before climbing the Golden Gate Bridge.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Godzilla makes short work of a submarine and a destroyer.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   The US military confronts Godzilla in the waters off San Francisco.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: David Russell   Three unlucky fishing boats have a run-in at sea with Godzilla. Note: Only low resolution scans that do not accurately display the quality of the artwork are available for this sequence.   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: Giacomo Ghiazza   Something strange happens at the site where Godzilla was first discovered...   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: David Russell   A mountain lion is attacked by bats mutated by the alien probe...   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: David Russell   The alien probe begins to absorb local lifeforms for a sinister purpose...   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd.

    Source: Terry Rossio and Jan De BontArtist: David Russell   The sudden arrival of an alien probe has an immediate impact on the residents of a small Utah town...   ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho Co., Ltd. ©1994 Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Toho

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