Godzilla (film)

For the King of the Monsters himself, see Godzilla.

***Godzilla*** is a 2014 science fiction monster film based on the Toho kaiju of the same name. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the 1st installment of the Titanverse.

The film was directed by Guillermo Del Toro, with the story and screenplay all being written by Max Borenstein, David Callaham, and David S. Goyer.

The film is followed by sequels *Godzilla II*, *Godzilla vs. Kong*, *Godzilla: Resurrection*, *Godzilla/Kong: The New Empire*, *Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters - Part I* and *Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters - Part II*.

## Synopsis

*The world is beset by the revelation of giant monsters, with Earth's balance at risk, one of them rises again to fight against the threat.*

## Plot

In 1945, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki take place. Mushroom clouds are seen from miles. The loud noise that was a boom seems to be dying down. It is almost eerie silent until we hear rumbling from the sea. Then, a giant silhouette rises from the sea. Godzilla rises from the ocean, fresh from his billion-year hibernation that was cut short by the bombings. Film footage is depicted of his journey after, with him destroying several vessels, including the USS Lawton. It is shown that he also fought with another titan, Shinomura, who also awoke from the bombings. Cut to 1954, where the U.S. Military has deployed a nuclear bomb near the Marshall Islands, in hopes of killing both Godzilla and Shinomura. The bomb was detonated, killing Shinomura, but leaving Godzilla's fate unknown as he had disappeared during the blast.

In 2004, Monarch representive Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, the son of Eiji Serizawa; who was one of the first members of Monarch back in 1946, is called to the site of a mining collapse in the Philippines. With a small team, he finds a giant fossilized skeleton and two spores in a large cave underground. One of the spores had already hatched, with the other one still dormant. The team then finds a nearby tunnel extending to the surface. At the exit, they find a massive trail leading to the ocean. The dormant spore is taken to the Yucca Mountains in Nevada, where it will be stored at a outpost built near the nuclear waste repository. Days later, in Hokkaido, Japan, the Jancorp nuclear plant starts to experience seismic activity. Hearing this, nuclear physicist Nathan Brody and his wife, Linda Maddox, head to the power plant. Linda assembles a team to perform a damage check, while Nathan supervises. Soon, the power plant experiences a radiation leak that kills Linda and her team and brings the power plant down to ruins. Nathan and Linda's children, Ford and Elle, watch from their school as the cooling towers collapse; much to their dismay. Their one-month old brother, Sam is with Elle and Ford as Linda would usually stay home to watch him. The Japanese government evacuates Hokkaido and quarantines the city, attributing the disaster to an earthquake.

Years later, in 2014, Ford is now a explosive disposal officer in the US Navy. He lives in San Francisco with Elle, who is now a nurse, and 10-year old Sam.

## Cast

* Bryan Cranston as Nathan Brody
* Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ford Maddox
* Elizabeth Olsen as Elle Maddox
* Noah Schnapp as Sam Maddox
* Ken Watanabe as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
* Vera Farmiga as Dr. Emma Russell
* Juliette Binoche as Linda Maddox
* David Strathairn as Admiral William Stenz

## Appearances

### Titan Protectors

GodzillaDagon
(skeleton)

### Locations

* Earth
	+ Japan
		- Hokkaido
			* Jancorp nuclear plant (Outpost 14)
		- Tokyo
	+ Siberia
	+ United States of America
		- Honolulu
		- Las Vegas
			* Yucca Mountain (Outpost 13)
		- Boston
		- San Francisco

### Events

* Operation Lucky Dragon
* Titan Revelation

### Species

* Humans
* Titan(s)
	+ *Gojira*
	+ *Deusvenator parasitius*

### Organizations

* Agari Industries
* Monarch