Godzilla: Resurrection

Godzilla: Resurrection is a 2027 American epic monster film directed by Grant Sputore. Produced by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a follow-up
and sequel to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) and the sixth film in the MonsterVerse, and the 39th film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars an ensemble cast which includes Mark Hamill, Kurt Russell, Millie Bobby Brown, Julian Dennison, Brian Tyree Henry, Kyle Chandler, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sigourney Weaver, Zhang Ziyi, Jessica Henwick, Willem Dafoe, Morgan Freeman, Mackenyu, Russell Crowe, Léa Seydox, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Hakeem Kae-Kazim. In the film, an invasion by the Vortaak aliens anticipated by their Queen (Weaver) begins when they unleash their creation to attack and transform earth. Godzilla must unite with other titans, such as Anguirus, to save the planet.
David Callaham was hired to write a follow-up to the last film, many thinking it will be a third Godzilla and Kong crossover film as Adam Wingard wanted a trilogy of Godzilla and Kong crossovers. Wingard would not return due to scheduling conflicts, and would later be confirmed to be a 3rd Godzilla solo film. The cast was announced from March to June 2025, and principal photography went from July 2025 to February 2026.
Godzilla: Resurrection premiered at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 10, 2027, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 26, 2027, as the first film in Phase 2 of the MonsterVerse. It received critical acclaim for it's visual effects, acting, tone that is both lighthearted and serious, score and story. It grossed $1.215 billion, becoming the highest grossing film of 2027 and one of the highest grossing films in the MonsterVerse and Godzilla franchises. Among it's many accolades, the film won the Oscars for Best Visual Effects, Best Picture and Best Original Score at the 100th Academy Awards. It is considered by fans and critics to be one of the best films in the MonsterVerse and one of the greatest films in the Godzilla franchise.
== Plot ==
A Base on Earth's Moon is attacked by an unknown force and the United Nations is alerted. Madison Russell, now in college, has nightmares about a horrible Monster called "Zo-Zla-Halawa," a member of Godzilla's species who "ate a star and went mad." Madison believes that the titan will return to earth and destroy it if Godzilla doesn't intervene and stop it.
Monarch has been watching the Titans more closely after the events of the battle of Rio. Monarch Scientist Steven Burr meets with a man mysteriously named "Gyozen" to encourage him to pilot Monarch's new aerial vehicle: The Gotengo, along with Lee Shaw. Burr also meets up with Bernie Hayes. Dr. Rebecca Andrews, young cousin of Ilene Andrews, is head of Monarch's research on the titan Anguirus. Her team finds Anguirus himself in a civilized area in Mongolia. Andrews and her team try to calm the confused titan down, and lure him across the dessert.
Meanwhile, Paris begins to get overgrown by the mutant titan Biollante, who was a freak accident and was once worshipped by a cult. Behemoth battles Biollante, but the latter gets the upper hand. Godzilla arrives in Paris in battles Biollante, but with no intent to kill her, but to calm her down, much to the surprise of Monarch. Biollante retreats to the ground, leaving Paris in ruins. Monarch finds out why Anguirus was acting strange and confused, as it was because strange signals have been appearing in the Hollow Earth and the Earth's Atmosphere. Madison believes that it is the sigh of Zo-Zla-Halawa's coming.
Madison's beliefs are proven right as the existence of an alien race is finally public. The aliens arrive off the coast of New York City, where they unleash a force which causes crystals to grow across it and leaving a large crater which then reveals a Godzilla-like monster which wrecks havoc on the city building a crystal fortress. It then grows crystalline wings and flies off to possibly fight Godzilla and many cities are evacuated. Monarch codenames the monster "SpaceGodzilla." The aliens are revealed to be a race called the Vortaak, who are destined to conquer the universe and claim SpaceGodzilla as their "guardian." The Vortaak and SpaceGodzilla begin to terraform earth, causing climate shifts and earthquakes. SpaceGodzilla arrives in Sydney, which has become an icy wasteland. Godzilla arrives and engages him, but SpaceGodzilla gains the upper hand and Godzilla retreats.
As other titans like Rodan, Mothra and Biollante, take notice of the threat of SpaceGodzilla and the Vortaak, Monarch and Gyozen pursue SpaceGodzilla while Anguirus and his human companions head for the Hollow Earth. In the flooded Tokyo, Godzilla saves Na Kika from a crystalline trap made by SpaceGodzilla, still replenishing his power from his fight in Sydney. After a long journey across a more colder region of the Hollow Earth, Anguirus and the team find the temple of Fosphera, a mysterious titan who has ties with Mothra. She is a "prophet" of the Hollow Earth according to Iwi legends and was commonly seen fighting alongside Mothra during the great titan wars. Fosphera agrees to help Anguirus, Godzilla and the titans. Meanwhile, Mark Russell, Madison's father, along with Bernie and Burr, discover that Apex Cybernetics has rebuilt Mechagodzilla in Area 51, but removed King Ghidorah's skull from it.
Rodan fights Obsidius, one of the two spawn of SpaceGodzilla, in the fiery wastes of Seattle as Godzilla meets Mothra and Fosphera, and reunites with Anguirus. Godzilla also receives "Mega Armor" to make him powerful faster and a powerful "shield" against SpaceGodzilla until he is powerful enough. Godzilla, Anguirus, Mothra and Fosphera set off to New York. G-Team battles SpaceGodzilla across The Grand Canyon to Colorado. Madison reunites with Bernie and Josh Valentine, and agree to investigate Apex and Mechagodzilla at Area 51. They discover that Monarch has made a mech of their own: Moguera. Apex and Monarch are forced to work together thanks to Dr. Ilene and Ling Chen, and both Mechagodzilla and Moguera are deployed to combat the threat of the Vortaak, who reveal SpaceGodzilla's origin. He was captured on Earth while he had not hatched thousands of years ago, and when he hatched, he was fed a small star and was forced to become a servant of the race and it's army.
The titans eventually arrive in New York, and engage Obisidius and Krystalak, the latter being the second spawn. Godzilla arrives and fights Mechagodzilla, but when SpaceGodzilla arrives, as well as an army of Vortaak, they team up and the titans have a long and intense battle across the city, with Biollante arriving to battle SpaceGodzilla. Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla are sent inside the Vortaak's mothership, where SpaceGodzilla defeats Godzilla. Gyozen and the team at the USS Argo take the mothership down, crashing into Brooklyn. The two monsters survived the crash, and telepathically make contact with each other. SpaceGodzilla wants to live in peace and not be enslaved by the aliens. Godzilla agrees to sacrifice him. As SpaceGodzilla begins to feel the influence of the Vortaak by charging up, Godzilla turns red, and fires a red spiral heat ray and begins a beam clash, killing SpaceGodzilla, bringing his chance for peace to fruition, as Anguirus watches.
By morning, Godzilla and Anguirus reunite with the titans as a weakened Biollante ascends into the blue sky as a collective of yellow spores, to watch over Earth, which has been once again saved by Godzilla, as well as the titans on his side. Madison reunites with her father once more as Godzilla fires his heat ray triumphantly as the Titans and humans watch, with Shaw saying "We need Godzilla. The world needs him."
In a mid credits scene, Monarch scientists discover a colony of small red creatures at the sight of where the Oxygen Destroyer was used in 2019. One scientist reacts, "The evil has awakened..."
== Cast ==
* Mark Hamill as General Gyozen, an old, hardcore military man of unknown origins who serves of an adviser of Monarch's Military Unit, G-Team, who would become the captain and pilot of the Gotengo. He has a concern for the titans like Godzilla and is anti-heroic. He is based on the character of the same name featured in the 2007 Godzilla video game Godzilla: Unleashed.
* Kurt Russell as Lee Shaw, a character who was previously featured in the MonsterVerse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Shaw is responsible for founding Monarch.
* Millie Bobby Brown as Madison Russell, daughter of Dr. Mark Russell. She is now in college, and had nightmares about the monster that would be SpaceGodzilla. She remembers her past encounters with Godzilla and the titans and is friends with Bernie Hayes and Josh Valentine. This is her third MonsterVerse appearance after Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). She was absent in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024).
* Julian Dennison as Josh Valentine, a friend of Madison and Bernie who joins the other two to investigate Apex and Mechagodzilla in Area 51. He was also absent from the last film.
* Brian Tyree Henry as Bernie Hayes, a conspiracy theorist who reluctantly joins Monarch and Steven Burr's efforts to watch the titans. He did not believe that the "Monster that ate a Star" was Godzilla as what Dr. Illene Andrews claimed, and was proven right thanks to SpaceGodzilla's arrival to Earth. He also joins fellows Madison and Josh and investigate Apex. He eventually joined Monarch at the end of the film.
* Kyle Chandler as Dr. Mark Russell, Madison's father, Monarch's deputy director of special projects and an animal behavior and communication specialist. He is more trusting of Madison at the end due to her brave efforts rescuing some lost children during the titans' battle at New York. He was also absent from Godzilla x Kong.
* Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ford Brody, a character only seen previously in the first MonsterVerse film, Godzilla (2014). He is son of Joe and Sandra Brody and is an Explosive ordnance disposal lieutenant.
* Sigourney Weaver as Vorticia, Queen of the Vortaak aliens, who wants to create an empire and conquer the universe. She is the main non-titan antagonist. She first appears broadcasting a message to Earth just before their arrival, about the plans. Grant Sputore want her and the other Vortaak to look "more alien than human," and gave Weaver an hour worth of make-up, while the others where portrayed through motion capture. Weaver described her character as "intimidating, serious and a big deal," and studied the original version of the character from the 2004 Godzilla video game Godzilla: Save the Earth.
* Zhang Ziyi as Dr. Ilene Chen and Dr. Ling Chen. Ilene is a mythologist working for Monarch, while Ling is a third generation Monarch operative in her family. They we're supposedly set to appear in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) but did not appear for reasons unknown.
* Jessica Henwick as Connie Matsu, a news reporter who reports on Monarch, Apex and the Titans. She is based on a character of the same name from the 2002 Godzilla video game Godzilla: Domination! Jessica Henwick was set to appear in Godzilla vs. Kong as well, but did not for reasons unknown.
* Willem Dafoe as Dr. Steven Burr, a Monarch scientist with close ties to the United Nations. He makes sure Monarch is watching the titans more closely after the events of Godzilla vs. Kong and The New Empire, in which he heard on the news. He witnessed the events of San Francisco in 2014 and Boston in 2019. Sputore wanted his character to be both funny and serious at times, being one of the film's comedic reliefs. Critics and fans praised Dafoe's performance as Steven Burr, whose name is a reference to the names of "Steve Martin" from the American cut of Godzilla (1954) and Godzilla 1985, and "Raymond Burr," the actor who portrayed Steve Martin in those films. Dafoe described the part as a "very exciting and very big opportunity" and would love to return for future MonsterVerse films.
* Morgan Freeman as Henry Knox, a governor at Washington D.C. who orders Steven Burr to get Monarch to watch the titans more closely. Morgan Freeman said that he would be open to come back for future MonsterVerse films and series if he is still alive at that time.
* Russell Crowe as Peter Edwards, a Monarch scientist and professor at Madison's College who has close ties with Henry Knox and the U.S. Government, who teaches his students about the titans. Crowe is also open to make a potential return to the MonsterVerse. His name is a reference to directors Peter Jackson and Gareth Edwards.
* Mackenyu as Daisuke Serizawa, second son of the late Ishiro Serizawa and brother of the late Ren Serizawa. Daisuke aims to continue his father's work and legacy over at Monarch. Mackenyu's performance was also praised by critics and fans. He is loosely based on the character of the same name from the original Godzilla (1954).
* Léa Seydox as Dr. Rebecca Andrews, cousin of Dr. Ilene Andrews, who is the head of Monarch's Anguirus research while also taking care of the Titan, with her being his adoptive "mother." 
* Bradley Whitford as Dr. Rick Stanton, a crypto-sonographer working for Monarch, Whitford reprising his role after doing so in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019).
* Thomas Middleditch as Sam Coleman, Monarch's director of technology, leader on the development of the Monarch Sciences network and communications liaison with the government. Middleditch reprised from King of the Monsters as well.
* Aisha Hinds as Colonel Diane Foster, a decorated Green Beret and the leader of the G-Team, also reprising from King of the Monsters.
* O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Jackson Barnes, a Green Beret chief warrant officer and a member of the G-Team, reprising from King of the Monsters as well.
* Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Admiral Wilcox, a character who previously appeared in Godzilla vs. Kong.
* T.J. Storm as Godzilla through motion capture. He was absent in the subsequent MonsterVerse after King of the Monsters, with this finally being his third time portraying Godzilla. He would return in most subsequent MonsterVerse Godzilla-related projects after 2027.
* Andy Serkis as SpaceGodzilla through motion capture. Sputore wanted to give SpaceGodzilla "more life" and Serkis was hired during principal photography.
* Jason Liles as Rodan through motion capture. Liles returned as Rodan after doing so for King of the Monsters.
Additionally, Megumi Odaka, star of the Heisei Godzilla films from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) to Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Yumiko Shaku, star of Godzilla against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003), and Don Frye, star of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), all make cameos in the film. Joe Tippett also makes a cameo in the film reprising his role as Tim from Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
== Appearances ==
=== Titans, Superspecies and Other Creatures ===
* Godzilla
** Godzilla Evolved
** Mega Godzilla
** Red Spiral Energized Godzilla
* Anguirus
* SpaceGodzilla
* Biollante
* Mothra
* Rodan
* Mechagodzilla
* Moguera
* Fosphera
* Obsidius
* Krystalak
* Behemoth
* Na Kika
* MUTO
** Male MUTO
** Female MUTO (Stock Footage)
** MUTO Prime (Photograph)
** Queen MUTO/Barb (Photograph)
* Skullcrawlers
* Sker Bison
* Woolly Mammoths
* Megaloceros
* Leafwings
* Various Monster Skeletons
* Frost Vark (Photograph)
* Methuselah (Stock Footage)
* Scylla (Stock Footage)
* Tiamat (Stock Footage)
* Amhuluk (Computer Screen)
* Mokele-Mbembe (Computer Screen)
* King Kong (Mentioned)
* Shimo (Mentioned)
* Skar King (Mentioned)
* King Ghidorah (Mentioned)
* Destoroyah (Micro Form; Unseen in Mid Credits Scene)
* Ultraman (Poster)
* Baltan (Poster)
* Evangelion Unit-01 (Shirt)
=== Weapons, Vehicles, Races and Organizations ===
* Monarch
** G-Team
* Apex Cybernetics
* Vortaak
* Gotengo
* Godzilla's Mega Armor
* USS Argo
* USS Saratoga
* Maser Canons
* VOTL Jets
* Osprey
* HMMWV
* Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
* McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
* Vortaak UFOs
* Vortaak Mothership
* Hollow Earth Aerial Vehicle
* M1 Abrams
* M270 MLRS
* Mitsubishi F-2
* AH-64 Apache
* AH-1 Cobra
* UH-1 Iroquois
* Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
=== Locations ===
* New York City
* Sydney
* Paris
* Tokyo
* Osaka
* Seattle
* Mount Fuji
* Hollow Earth
* Mongolia
* Atlantic Ocean
* Fiji
* Washington D.C.
* Nevada
** G-Team Base 1
** Apex Base in Area 51
* Grand Canyon
* Colorodo
** G-Team Base 2
* Monarch Memorial Lounge
* The Moon
* Rosewell, New Mexico (Mentioned)
* Axis Mundi (Mentioned)
* San Francisco (Mentioned; Stock Footage)
* Boston (Mentioned)
== Production ==
=== Crew ===
* Grant Sputore - director
* Michael Dougherty - executive producer
* Dan Lin - executive producer
* Roy Lee - executive producer
* Yoshimitsu Banno - executive producer (posthumous)
* Kenji Okuhira - executive producer
* Jen Conroy - co-producer
* Tamara Kent - co-producer
* Nigel Phelps - production designer
* Ann Foley - costume designer
* Alessandro Ongaro - visual effects supervisor
=== Development ===
After the release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), director Adam Wingard expressed interest in a third Godzilla and Kong film, he said that the film would more so focus on Godzilla and his perspective like what The New Empire did to Kong. On May 10, 2024, Legendary announced that David Callaham, who wrote early drafts for the first MonsterVerse film, will write a follow-up to the film. The following week, Legendary announced that Wingard would not return due to scheduling conflicts., but are interested for him to return next time.
On June 6, 2024, Grant Sputore, director of I Am Mother (2019), was announced as the director of the film. The film was then given it's release date of March 26, 2027. Legendary had tried to release it in June 2026, but felt they would have rushed the film so gave it it's final release to give Sputore more time to "make a great film." On November 3, 2024, during the "Godzilla Day" celebration of the franchise's 70th Anniversary, Sputore confirmed that it will solely be a Godzilla film and Kong would not appear in the film, and a film of his own would release in May 2028.
Much like the previous two films by Wingard, Jared Krichevsky designed some of the titans, such as SpaceGodzilla, Biollante, Fosphera, Krystalak and Obisidius, as well as Godzilla's new evolution, aiming to be faithful to their Toho counterparts while still aiming for the style of the MonsterVerse. SpaceGodzilla's flying form is more dragon-like and has "crystal wings," different from his flying form in his original 1994 appearance, though he is seen in a similar look to that when he first arrives and lands upon New York in the film.
=== Influences ===
In September 2024, Sputore sighted Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) as an inspiration for Godzilla: Resurrection, stating, "It's a lighthearted film and not something like the original Godzilla but it comes pretty close." This was also a hint at SpcaeGodzilla's appearance in the film. In early 2025, Sputore said that he would focus on the "more campy" Godzilla films for inspiration, citing Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), but wanted some "edge" to the film as well. He also cited Atari's Godzilla fighting games, like Godzilla: Unleashed (2007), going as far as to call the film a loose adaptation of those games.
Batman Forever (1995) also inspired the film, as it's tone is similar to Sputore's film, saying "It will be like a summer blockbuster like Batman Forever, but released in the Spring. It's a goofy yet fun film." In mid 2026, Sputore cited Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and it's Sequel, the Independence Day films, Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) as influences to the film. When the first trailer released, writer David Callaham and Sputore both cited Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy and Godzilla 2000 (1999) as an influence to the film's sense of scale.
In March 2027, Sputore said that for the various locations, weapons and vehicles being revealed, he directly took inspiration from Hideaki Anno's Shin Godzilla (2016), while SpaceGodzilla's relationship with Godzilla himself by the end of the film is inspired by Ghost in the Shell (1995), saying "I wanted to capture that film's haunting beauty with Godzilla and SpaceG's relationship, and SpaceG's past and origins."
=== Writing ===
Originally, Wingard's pitched version of what would become the final film was called "Godzilla x Kong: Monster Apocalypse," and had a similar story, with a new, original monster as the antagonist, called the Star-Eater, Kong in the role Anguirus would have in the final film, and Fosphera (who was originally called Phosphera, and was used as a temporary placeholder for Mothra in The New Empire's production) having more time to shine than in the final film. But after Wingard left, it was changed to be a film completely about Godzilla without Kong getting involved whatsoever, Legendary opting to wait until Wingard is available again to direct another MonsterVerse film to complete his Godzilla and Kong Trilogy.
After Wingard left, another draft was written, which was mostly the same as in the previous draft with Kong, but with Anguirus replacing Kong. Sputore in a 2027 interview stating that "Anguirus is a fan favorite kaiju, with many sad that Anguirus was seemingly just a skeleton in Godzilla's second film in 2019, but in reality it was setting up for Anguirus to actually be in our film and join this MonsterVerse." After buying the rights to SpaceGodzilla, Legendary chose to use him as the main antagonist, opting Callaham to write the final draft of the film, which featured SpaceGodzilla as the villain monster. Godzilla: Resurrection is the first MonsterVerse film to have more non-original monsters in a film's roster. and Legendary would continue to secure the rights to use more of Toho's kaiju and characters for subsequent films and television series set in the MonsterVerse mythos and world.
=== Godzilla design ===
Godzilla changes throughout the film. Since it is set months after Godzilla x Kong, Godzilla is seen in his "evolved" form from the last film. Godzilla fights Biollante in Paris in this form, with his atomic breath remaining pink throughout the battle. He eventually turns blue by the beginning of the second act, with his colored spikes and dorsal plates turning blue, and his a purple-ish blue. This form is seen during Godzilla's arrival to Sydney and his first fight with SpaceGodzilla and during most of his scenes in Japan. Thanks to the Mega Armor, Godzilla was given some of his bulk back, and his dorsal plates resemble those seen in his films from 2019-24, as well as certain prequels. According to Grant Suitore, this is the final form of his evolution. Upon sacrificing SpaceGodzilla, Godzilla glows red, and fires a red spiral heat ray. This was based on his variation of the iconic heat ray of the same name featured in later heisei era Godzilla films.
Godzilla's roars as the same as in the previous films and series set in the MonsterVerse, but occasionally utters modified Toho Godzilla roars (especially the roars used in Millennium Era films such as Godzilla 2000). Godzilla's design changes received positive responses from fans and was approved by Toho themselves and even Adam Wingard. In the original "Godzilla x Kong: Monster Apocalypse" draft, Godzilla would have evolved to resemble the classic "traditional" Godzilla, with white dorsal plates and claws and charcoal colored skin. When Wingard left, David Callaham wanted to keep that for the monster, but Sputore wanted a unique but still recognizable redesign of the character, and opted to give him black-ish grey skin and blue dorsal plates. His skin seemingly glows blue-ish when firing his atomic breath.
=== Pre-production ===
After the script was complete, casting began in March 2, 2025, with Mark Hamill announced as the lead character. The following week, Millie Bobby Brown, Julian Dennison and Brian Tyree Henry were confirmed to be returning for the film to reprise as Madison Russell, Josh Valentine and Bernie Hayes respectively. On April 4, 2025, O'Shea Jackson Jr. confirmed that was had been cast, returning as Jackson Barnes. By April 7, Willem Dafoe, Sigourney Weaver and Mackenyu were cast, while Kyle Chandler was confirmed to return as Mark Russell. On April 20, Russell Crowe, Jessica Henwick, Morgan Freeman and Kurt Russell were all confirmed, with Russell reprising as Lee Shaw.
In May, Zhang Ziyi confirmed she would return as Dr, Ilene and Ling Chen. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hakeem-Kae Kazim and Aisha Hinds were confirmed to return as their respective characters in the film. By June, the rest of the main cast was announced. Location scouting for filming locations also occurred from March to June 2025.
=== Filming ===
Principal photography began in Pinewood Studios on July 4, 2025, on a production budget of $190 million, making it one of the most expensive films in both the MonsterVerse and Godzilla franchises. Amir Mokri served as the film's director of photography. The film's working title was "Invasion." In August 2025, on-location filming was reported in New York, Paris and The Grand Canyon. Late August saw filming at Warner Bros. Studios, Laevesden. September saw filming occur in the Gobi Desert.
Further on-location filming was done in Hawaii (standing in as Fiji in the final film), Sydney, Tokyo, Osaka and Hakone, with over 1,990 people being cast as extras. Aaron Taylor-Johnson said it was was shot mostly on location thanks to it's big budget, just like the last time he was in the MonsterVerse. The film was shot with IMAX Cameras and Ultra Panavision 70 lenses with Arri Alexa 65 large format digital 6K cameras, similar to Rouge One: A Star Wars Story (2016), but "bigger." The film was backed by the U.S. Armed Forces and provided certain sets and weaponry. The U.S. Marine Corps, who previously declined participating in the 2014 film, participated in this film this time. Late August to Early September saw filming at the 007 Stage at Pinewood, before shifting to Cleveland, Ohio (standing in for the ruins of New York). October saw filming take place primarily at Pinewood and would remain until. Production moved back to Japan in November as filming would be complete by February 2026.
=== Post-production ===
The film's visual effects were supervised by Alessandro Ongaro, returning after doing so for Godzilla x Kong. Visual effects were created by DNEG, Moving Picture Company, Amalgamated Dynamics, Method Studios, Scanline VFX, Weta FX, Rising Sun Pictures, Framestore and Industrial Light & Magic. Scanline VFX provided most of the visual effects with Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla, while DNEG provided scenes for Anguirus and MPC Providing scenes for Mechagodzilla and Moguera.
== Music ==
The film's score was composed by Dario Marianelli, who was announced as the film's composer in June 2026. As with Bear McCreary and his score for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Marianelli adapted previous Godzilla soundtracks. This time adapting themes from Akira Ifukube's scores for Godzilla (1954), Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster (1964), Invasion of the Astro Monster (1965), Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975), Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993) and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Takayuki Hattori's scores for Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) and Godzilla 2000 (1999), and Koichi Sugiyama's score for Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989). 
Marianelli recorded the score at the Barbara Streisand Scoring Stage in the John Williams Music Building on the Sony Pictures Studios Lot in Culver City. South Korean Boy Band BTS performed a Cover of David Bowie's "Heroes" for the film's end credits. Heroes was previously covered by the Wallflowers for the soundtrack to Godzilla (1998). This cover of the song used in the film received minor controversy, but according to Grant Sputore, many people "looked past that." In addition to the score, the film also features "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps, "Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles. The Soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on March 26, 2027.
=== Track Listing ===
# A SpaceGodzilla Fanfare
# Madison
# The Legend of the Star-Eater
# Monarch and Gyozen
# Gotengo
# Enter Anguirus
# Biollante Rises
# It's Godzilla
# The Bio-War
# Signals
# First Contact
# A Space Godzilla
# Plotting 
# Godzilla against SpaceGodzilla
# Enter the Titans
# Underwater Tokyo
# Temple of the Prophet
# Apex and Area 51
# Godzilla and Anguirus
# SpaceGodzilla Strikes!
# Into Area 51
# Monarch's Mecha
# SpaceG's Secret
# Arrival
# Mechagodzilla's Fury
# The Battle of New York
# Biollante's Revenge
# Mothership
# The Crash
# Final Stand
# Always the King of the Monsters
# A Godzilla Suite
== Release ==
=== Marketing ===
In August 2026, a 40 second long teaser was released online. Anticipation was high as fans called it "a combination of the teasers for Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla x Kong." On Godzilla Day, November 3, 2026, the first official trailer was released during the celebration and online, gaining 459 million views in it's first 24 hours, making it, at the time, the most viewed trailer of all time. It would be the film's only trailer, with the only other trailer being a 1 minute and 25 second long "get tickets now" trailer.
McDonald's would promote the film with a Godzilla themed happy meal, as well as the "Godzilla Shake," a blueberry flavored shake themed to the titular monster, and has a blue color. LEGO would make sets based on the film, making it the first time Lego would make an officially licensed line of Godzilla sets. Playmates Toys, Jada Toys, Circle K, Carl's Jr., Kellogg's, KFC, Dr Pepper, Fortnite, Bioworld, Snickers, Bandai, Funko, Hiya Toys, Youtooz, Mondo, Madrinas, Oppo and more also promoted the film, and most would do so for most subsequent MonsterVerse films.
Legendary Comics released three prequel comics to the film: Godzilla Resurrection: Prelude, Godzilla Resurrection: SpaceGodzilla Origins and Godzilla Resurrection: Biollante Origins. Legendary and 7Levels released an adventure platformer survival video game called Godzilla: Survivor Instinct, serving as a sequel to Kong: Survivor Instinct. The game was released on April 5, 2027.
=== Theatrical ===
Godzilla: Resurrection had a premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on March 10, 2027, including an afterparty. It was released in the United States in 2D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX and Cinemark XD, on March 26, 2027, followed by an international release on March 27. The film was given a PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for "intense scenes of destruction, creature violence, mild blood and mild language." Before the film started in it's theatrical run, a message from Mark Hamill and Kurt Russell played, thanking the audiences for supporting the film and the Godzilla and MonsterVerse franchises.
Warner Bros. Pictures distributed the film in most territories while Toho distributed the film in Japan.
=== Home media ===
The film was released on digital platforms in May 2027, and on DVD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray on July 15, 2027. The 4K release includes HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision high dynamic range and a Dolby Atmos soundtrack.
== Reception ==
=== Box Office ===
Godzilla: Resurrection had grossed $80 million in the first week of it's theatrical run, but it increased to $125 million the following week, eventually reaching $900 million by April, and officially reaching $1.215 billion, making it, "for now," the most successful Godzilla film of all time and the most successful MonsterVerse film so far. The film was expecting to earn $70 million on it's opening weekend, with the film being an "unexpected and surprising success."
Fandango announced that ticket pre-sales for Godzilla: Resurrection were the best of 2027, and the best since Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). It was for it's the best for a Godzilla and MonsterVerse film on the site, while AMC Theatres announced that 215,000 people bought first-day tickets at AMC, at the time, the most sales for any MonsterVerse film at the theater chain.
=== Critical response ===
The film was met with very positive reviews from critics and fans alike and was met with critical acclaim. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Godzilla: Resurrection holds a 100% "fresh" rating, with an average rating of 8.9/10, based on 318 reviews from critics. The consensus reads, "A classic Godzilla adventure done right with wonderful visuals, performances, and a step in the right direction for the MonsterVerse and other future kaiju films." It is the second film in the Godzilla franchise to hold a 100% score on the site after Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), and the first MonsterVerse film to earn a 100% score on the site. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 98 out of 100 based on 65 critics indicating "universal acclaim." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 99% and a 86% "definite recommend."
=== Accolades ===
Not in Chronological Order
Award 	Category 	Recipients 	Result
100th Academy Awards 	Best Visual Effects, Best Picture and Best Original Score 	Alessandro Ongaro, Godzilla: Resurrection and Dario Marianelli 	Won
54th Saturn Awards 	Best Science Fiction Film 	Godzilla: Resurrection 	Won
31st Satellite Awards 	Best Visual Effects 	Alessandro Ongaro 	Nominated
33rd Critics' Choice Awards 	Best Visual Effects 	Alessandro Ongaro 	Won
2027 MTV Movie & TV Awards 	Best Hero 	Godzilla (T.J. Storm) 	Won
2027 Golden Trailer Awards 	Best Title/Credit Sequence for a Feature Length Film (or Video Game)	Godzilla: Resurrection 	Nominated
27th Visual Effects Society Awards 	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature 	Alessandro Ongaro 	Won
8th Critics Choice Super Awards 	Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie 	Godzilla: Resurrection 	Won
27th Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year and Best Action Sequence of the Year 	Godzilla: Resurrection and Godzilla and the Titans' Battle in New York City	Won
26th Hollywood Professional Association Awards	Outstanding Visual Effects - Feature Film 	Alessandro Ongaro 	Nominated
28th Australian Effects and Animation Festival	Feature Film - Sequence 	DNEG - Anguirus in Mongolia 	Won
51st Japan Academy Film Prize 	Best Foreign Language Film 	Godzilla: Resurrection 	Nominated
53rd People's Choice Awards 	The Male Movie Star of the Year 	Mark Hamill 	Nominated
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance 	Best Visual Effects 	Godzilla: Resurrection 	Won
Boston Society of Film Critics 	Best Film and Best Supporting Actor 	Godzilla: Resurrection and Willem Dafoe 	Won
81st BAFTA Awards 	Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Visual Effects 	Grant Sputore, Nigel Phelps and Alessandro Ongaro 	Nominated
27th World Soundtrack Awards 	Film Score of the Year 	Dario Marianelli 	Won
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 	Favorite Movie and Favorite Villain 	Godzilla: Resurrection and Andy Serkis as SpaceGodzilla 	Won
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