{"id":2520,"date":"2026-07-09T19:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:15:38","slug":"godzilla-has-nuclear-bomb-dropped-on-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2520","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla Has Nuclear Bomb Dropped on Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGodzilla is back and getting a nuclear bomb dropped on him in the new trailer for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/godzilla-minus-zero\/\" id=\"auto-tag_godzilla-minus-zero\" data-tag=\"godzilla-minus-zero\">Godzilla Minus Zero<\/a>,\u201d the latest installment in the popular kaiju franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGodzilla Minus Zero\u201d is a direct sequel to the 2023 Japanese film \u201cGodzilla Minus One,\u201d which was an international hit and won the Oscar for best visual effects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Per the official description, the new movie \u201cpicks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of \u2018Godzilla Minus One,\u2019 and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity.\u201d The scaly monster is bigger than ever, this time with Godzilla setting his sights on New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGodzilla Minus One\u201d was the 37th film in the \u201cGodzilla\u201d franchise and the 33rd produced by Toho, the Japanese entertainment company that originally created the giant, lizard-like kaiju creature. The film\u2019s writer and director, Takashi Yamazaki, returns for \u201cGodzilla Minus Zero.\u201d\u00a0The first movie grossed $116 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Japanese \u201cGodzilla\u201d film of all time and Japan\u2019s third biggest release in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cGodzilla Minus One\u201d cast included Ryunosuke Kamiki, who plays a former kamikaze pilot who survives and must later defeat Godzilla, and Minami Hamabe as his wife. Both who are set to reprise their roles in the new movie.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2023 Academy Awards, \u201cGodzilla Minus One\u201d became the first non-English language film to win best visual effects, beating \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,\u201d \u201cThe Creator,\u201d \u201cNapoleon\u201d and \u201cMission: Impossible \u2013 Dead Reckoning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGodzilla Minus Zero\u201d will release in the United States on Nov. 6 and in Japan on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch the trailer below. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GODZILLA MINUS ZERO | Official Teaser\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xmy-Z3dHMd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Godzilla is back and getting a nuclear bomb dropped on him in the new trailer for \u201cGodzilla Minus Zero,\u201d the latest installment in the popular kaiju franchise. \u201cGodzilla Minus Zero\u201d is a direct sequel to the 2023 Japanese film \u201cGodzilla Minus One,\u201d which was an international hit and won the Oscar for best visual effects.\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/godzilla.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}