US EditionGkids Acquires North American Distribution Rights to ‘Shin Godzilla’
- GKIDS will bring the 2016 Japanese film Shin Godzilla back to cinemas across North America on August 14, featuring a newly restored 4K version with original Japanese audio, English subtitles, and refreshed text cards.
- This event follows Toho's acquisition of GKIDS in 2024, making this the company’s first Godzilla release since obtaining North American distribution rights.
- Shin Godzilla, directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, portrays a government task force struggling to manage a gigantic creature that causes death and destruction.
- GKIDS president David Jesteadt praised Shin Godzilla as a contemporary classic featuring some of the most dynamic and intense action sequences in the series’ history.
- The theatrical release aims to provide American fans easier access to the highly lauded film, followed by a home media release to expand its audience.
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The best Godzilla movie is coming back to U.S. theaters in 4K
Godzilla fans have had plenty to feast on in the past decade, with Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse producing five films and a pair of streaming series. But while Hollywood has come up with increasingly silly ways for its titans to fight, Japan’s Toho Studios still produced the smartest and best Godzilla film of this era — and it’s coming back to U.S. theaters in August. Originally released in Japan in 2016, Shin Godzilla from directors Hideaki …
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But Why Tho? A Geek CommunityShin Godzilla Returns In New 4K To North American Theaters
Shin Godzilla is getting a 4K theatrical re-release in North America
The word “shin” not having the same meaning in English as it does in Japanese (where its multiple meanings include “New”, “God”, and “True”), Toho had provided an English title for their 2016 Godzilla film, Shin Godzilla – but I’ve never seen anyone call that movie by its official English title, Godzilla: Resurgence. Instead, it’s always just been Shin Godzilla, and will continue to be now that Gkids has acquired the North American distribution …
Eight years after its release, Shin Godzilla offers a spectacular renaissance on large screen.
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