The Gozilla Minus Zero logo. TM & (C) TOHO CO. Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The King of Monsters is revving up to roar again. Legendary Tokyo-based Toho Studios shared the title Monday morning for mighty Godzilla's next rampage, revealing that the follow-up to the 2023 smash-hit Godzilla Minus One will be called Godzilla Minus Zero (also styled Godzilla -0.0) and that Oscar-winning director and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki will return at the helm. The title was unveiled during this year's "Godzilla Day 2025" event in Tokyo, where a teaser logo and first-look artwork were revealed - both leaning into stark black-and-white brush strokes that mirror the minimalist design sensibility of the previous film's branding. Yamazaki co-drew the emblem, signaling creative continuity while potentially teasing a darker, more expansive monster mythoscape. Related Stories Lifestyle Tokyo's 'Lost in Translation' Bar Gets a Makeover Movies Tokyo: Yoji Yamada and Lee Sang-il Talk Japanese Cinema, Craft and Following Anime's Global Success Godzilla Minus One set several new benchmarks. Made on a reported budget of just $15 million, it defied expectations by earning more than $113 million worldwide and became the first film in the Godzilla franchise's 70-year history to win an Academy Award, taking home the Oscar for best visual effects (in a category crowded with Hollywood tentpoles with vastly bigger budgets). It also became the all-time top-grossing live-action Japanese film at the North American box office. According to insiders, the new film is being positioned not just as a sequel but as a statement piece. Yamazaki and Toho are reportedly locking in a late-2026 global release window, with production ramping up in New Zealand and Norway later this year. Full cast and story details remain under wraps. Building upon the success of Minus One, Toho can be expected to step up both the scale and ambition for Godzilla Minus Zero - leveraging an re-awoken monster franchise that's now firmly in blockbuster-prestige territory for viewers throughout the West. Godzilla Minus Zero will be the 31st Japanese feature in the famed kaiju franchise (not including the U.S. co-productions made with Legendary Entertainment). THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Meet the Parents Ariana Grande Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'Focker In-Law' After She Wraps Filming Twin Peaks Tokyo: Hailey Gates on Her Nuanced Satirization of the U.S. Military in Competition Film 'Atropia' Tokyo International Film Festival TIFFCOM: Japan's Anime Industry Expanded 15 Percent to $25 Billion in 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo: Fan Bingbing on Rebounding From Her "Lowest Point," the Grueling Preparation for 'Mother Bhumi' and Working in China Again James Franco Dave Franco Doesn't Attribute Success to Only Being James Franco's Brother: "If I Sucked, I Would've Disappeared" Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Box Office Meltdown: 'Regretting You' Tops Worst Halloween Weekend in 31 Years With $8.1 Million Meet the Parents Ariana Grande Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'Focker In-Law' After She Wraps Filming Twin Peaks Tokyo: Hailey Gates on Her Nuanced Satirization of the U.S. Military in Competition Film 'Atropia' Tokyo International Film Festival TIFFCOM: Japan's Anime Industry Expanded 15 Percent to $25 Billion in 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo: Fan Bingbing on Rebounding From Her "Lowest Point," the Grueling Preparation for 'Mother Bhumi' and Working in China Again James Franco Dave Franco Doesn't Attribute Success to Only Being James Franco's Brother: "If I Sucked, I Would've Disappeared" Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Box Office Meltdown: 'Regretting You' Tops Worst Halloween Weekend in 31 Years With $8.1 Million