--- description: The Japanese studio that produced the original "Godzilla" movie in 1954 will reboot the franchise with a 2016 film. title: Japanese Studio that Launched the Franchise to Produce New "Godzilla" Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e78210351b4ed08/69876d5ecd684812ba09879d/godzilla-1956.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Japanese Studio That Launched the Franchise Is Making a New _Godzilla_ Movie  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Dec 8, 2014 5:42 PM CUT  Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)Toho/Embassy Pictures/Getty Images  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Dec 8, 2014 5:42 PM CUT Director Gareth Edwards’ 2014 _Godzilla_ reboot was a box office rainmaker, earning $525 million worldwide. But _Godzilla_ was born in Japan, and the Japanese studio that produced the first _Godzilla_ movie in 1954 wants back in on the lucrative franchise. According to [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/japans-toho-to-produce-new-godzilla-movie-1201373457/ "undefined"), the studio, Toho, plans to begin filming next summer and release the film in 2016, a few years ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The most recent of Toho’s 28 _Godzilla_ movies, out in 2004, was to be the last, largely thanks to disappointing revenues. But the overwhelming success of this year’s American version along with advances in computer graphics, says Toho producer Taichi Ueda, inspired the studio to get back in the reptilian monster game. Looking to compete with the U.S. and develop a character that “will represent Japan and be loved around the world,” Toho is convening a committee of directors and studio executives, the Godzilla Strategic Conference, or Godzi-Con for short. There is still no word on a director or casting. But a competitive spirit will surely fuel the producers as the film takes shape — Edwards’ _Godzilla 2_ is slated for release in 2018. ### 10 Ground-Shaking Godzilla Movie Posters  Jim Viola  Shettini Figaro  Tyler Holman  Christian Omar De la Colina  Eric Franer  Robert Pevahouse  Sal Nieto  Joe Galvan  Caleb Voyles  Thomas Taylor ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3623628/japanese-godzilla-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3623628/japanese-godzilla-movie/"},"headline":"The Japanese Studio That Launched the Franchise Is Making a New Godzilla Movie","datePublished":"2014-12-08T17:42:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:46.637Z","description":"“The time has come for Japan to make a film that will not lose to Hollywood”","url":"https://time.com/3623628/japanese-godzilla-movie/","keywords":["movies","Japan","Movie","Science fiction","Godzilla","Monsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e78210351b4ed08/69876d5ecd684812ba09879d/godzilla-1956.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e78210351b4ed08/69876d5ecd684812ba09879d/godzilla-1956.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Godzilla Eats A Commuter Train","caption":"Godzilla Eats A Commuter Train","creditText":"Toho/Embassy Pictures/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3623628/japanese-godzilla-movie/","name":"The Japanese Studio That Launched the Franchise Is Making a New Godzilla Movie"}}]}] ```