US Edition‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director Takashi Yamazaki’s ‘Grandgear’ Sets 2028 Release Date
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot joined the project after a bidding war, and attendees saw brief footage of a giant robot fighting a kaiju.
- Sony Pictures announced Monday night at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that Grandgear, director Takashi Yamazaki's English-language debut, will hit theaters on February 18, 2028.
- Following the global success of Godzilla Minus One, which won the franchise its first Academy Award, Yamazaki is pivoting to the mecha genre for his next major production.
- Produced by J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot, the film features giant robots fighting kaiju, with teaser footage revealing a sleek, Gundam-type robot in a ground-level battle sequence.
- Sony Pictures secured distribution rights after a fierce bidding war and will also release Yamazaki's sequel, Godzilla Minus Zero, scheduled to open later this year.
- The project joins a growing slate of robot-focused films, including Netflix's live-action Gundam adaptation, as Hollywood seeks to revitalize the mecha genre after previous franchise sequels saw waning interest.
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The Director of The Best Godzilla Movie Of the Decade Is Making A Mecha Epic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc/Getty ImagesAfter Godzilla: Minus One took the world by storm in 2023, everyone naturally had the same question on their lips: “What will Takashi Yamazaki do next?” The visual effects artist-turned-director proved he could do a lot with a little — Minus One effectively revived the monster property with something between $10 and $15 million. The question of what he might do with a budget more befitting a Hollywood bloc…
Takashi Yamazaki’s J.J. Abrams-Produced Giant Robot Movie ‘Grandgear’ Debuts First Look
Takashi Yamazaki is not slowing down. The filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning “Godzilla Minus One” (and its upcoming sequel “Godzilla Minus Zero”) has a new film, his English-language debut, in the works, called “Grandgear.” And those in attendance at CinemCon just got their first look at all the rock ‘em, sock ‘em robot action. The footage was brief but showed a giant robot fighting a kaiju (a giant monster like those seen in the “Godzilla” movi…
J.J. Abrams and Takashi Yamazaki's GRANDGEAR Footage Reaction Video - CinemaCon 2026
Sony Pictures surprised CinemaCon with first look teaser footage from producer J.J. Abrams and Takashi Yamazaki’s new Mech vs. Kiaju film Grandgear. Grandgear marks the Godizilla Minus One director’s first English-language film, will hit theaters February 18, 2028. That’s all we know about the movie, but here’s out reaction to the footage we saw!
GRANDGEAR Film Teases Robot Vs. Kaiju Chaos, Sets Release Date
Grandgear is gonna bring some big robot and kaiju action to theaters in the not-so-far future. Sony Pictures is behind this project, which has Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki on the team as well as Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams producing. The production company teased more information at CinemaCon 2026 for the Grandgear movie, including a February 18, 2028 release date as well as a short but very cool concept clip from the film. Legendary…
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