Kaiju Rising

Kaiju Rising Is A 2012 American Kaiju Film Directed By Christopher Nolan. It Is Based On The Godzilla Franchise And Was Released On May 18, 2012. The Film Follows Godzilla And Many Other Kaiju Declaring War On Mankind, But Dr. Dave Howard And The G-Force Created Gargantuan Robots To Fight Back.

Description[]

The Attacks Begin Without Warning. Civilian And Military Vessels alike Are Simply Vanished upon the attacks. Crypto-zoologist Dave Howard Found Himself Swept Up Into The Chaos As The World Discovered That The Legendary Kaiju Like Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Among Others Are Very Real. Armies Of The Great Beasts Arose From Hibernation To Declare War Upon Mankind, While Others Where Created Accidentally By The Human World. Now Dr. Howard may be the human race's last hope in stopping Godzilla And The Kaiju From bringing civilization to it's knees, As He Joined The G-Force, And Helped It Make Robotic Creatures Like Mechagodzilla, And Are Ready To Be Deployed For The Final Battle. The Kaiju Rising Has Begun.

Staff[]

• Directed By Christopher Nolan

• Screenplay By Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

• Produced By Emma Thomas, Charles Rovan, Christopher Nolan

• Music By Hans Zimmer

• Cinematography By Amir Mokri

• Edited By Bernat Vilaplana

• Production Design By Alex McDowell, Ed Verreaux

• Special Effects By Rising Sun Pictures

Cast[]

• Chris Hemsworth As Dr. Dave Howard, A Crypto-zoologist And The Main Protagonist

• Vin Diesel As Lieutenant Bob

• Natalie Martinez As Jasmine Howard, Dave's Wife

• Brooklyn Decker As Paula Howard, Jasmine's Younger Sister And The Pilot Of Mechagodzilla

• Woody Harrelson As Dr. Billy Watson, A Scientist Studying The Kaiju

• Kyla Warren As Sally Howard, Dave And Jasmine's Young Daughter

• Shia LaBeouf As Dr. Harrison Martin, Billy's Partner And Co-worker

• Josh Brolin As Michael N. Hunter, The Founder Of The G-Force

• Rose Byrne As Velma

• Reno Wilson As Joe, A Guy Who Joins The G-Force and he and Michael Hunter Co-Pilot Mechagodzilla

• Dash Mihok As Bob, Who Is The Survivor Of Dagahra's Attack On Miami

• Hiroyuki Sanada As Dr. Daisuke Serizawa

• Daniella Pineda As Dr. Wates, A Young G-Force Scientist

• Julia Roberts As Sasha, Bob's Wife Who Also Survived Dagahra's Attack

• Lobo Chan As Mr. Tako

• Sam Neill As Julius, A Black Marketeer Who Makes A Living selling Kaiju Organs c

• John Boyega As Paul Collins, An African American Who Is A Famous Rapper And Is The Pilot Of Jet Jaguar

• Chloë Grace Moretz As Elle Davis, Paul's Girlfriend and Pilot Of Moguera

• William Daniels As John

• Richard Schiff As Terry

• Tom Selleck As Jacque

• Goro Inagaki As Shinji

• Elijah Wood As Eddy

• Liv Taylor As Linda

• Qin Lan As Miki Saegusa

• Nikki Cox As Olivia

• Karan Brar As Arif, An Indian Pilot Of Zone Fighter

• Bruce Greenwood As Don Cooper, Co-Pilot Of Zone Fighter

• Ian Holm As Charles, A Kaiju Priest Who Highly Respects The Kaiju As Gods In His Countryside Church With His Kaiju Cultists

• Tadanobu Asano As The Japanese Prime Minister

• James Earl Jones As The President Of The United States

• Francis Ford Coppola As The Italian Prime Minister

• Ben Kingsley As Colonel Thornton

• Benedict Wong As Hachiro Jinguji, The Caption Of The Gotengo

• Kazuki Kitamura As Dr. Kyohei Yamane

Appearances[]

Monsters[]

• Godzilla

• Mothra

• King Ghidorah

• Mechagodzilla

• Kamacuras

• Dogora

• Anguirus

• Rodan

• Hedorah

• Dagahra

• Barem

• Orga

• Gabara

• Megalon

• Ebirah

• Moguera

• Gigan

• Gezora

• Kamoebas

• Ganimes

• Manda

• Griffon

• Giant Octopus

• Varan

• Baragon

• Maguma

• Megaguirus

• Biollante

• Kumonga

• Gorosaurus

• Meganulon

• Meganula

• Giant Rats

• Giant Condor

• King Caesar

• Titanosaurus

• Battra

• Jet Jaguar

• Mecha King Ghidorah

• Desghidorah

• Fairy Mothra

• Garugaru

• Ghogo

• Skeleturtle

• Zone Fighter

Weapons, Vehicles, And Races[]

• G-Force

• Shobijin (Mentioned)

• Gotengo

• Super X

• Super X II

• Super X III

• F-18 Hornet

• 24 Twin Rocket Car

• Satsuma

• D-03 Missile

• Markalite Cannon

• Space Titanium

• F-7J Jets

• Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria

• Maser Cannon (Type 66, 70 And 90)

• M270 MLRS

• AH-64 Apache

• M1 Abrams

• UH-1 Iroquois

• Garuda

• Type 74 Tank

• Type 90 Tank

• Pteranodon Robot

• USS John Paul Jones

• Leopard 2A7

Development[]

(Coming Soon)

Marketing[]

The Marketing Campaign For Kaiju Rising Was As Big As The 1998 Godzilla's And Jurassic Park Combined. Toho Launched A Countdown on Its Website Where Godzilla Fans could share the countdown on websites like Facebook Or Twitter To Unlock An "Exclusive Award". On December 3, 2011, The "Exclusive Award" Was Revealed To Be an Official Kaiju Rising Poster. This Promotion Was Similar To The Man Of Steel, (2013) Which World Later Do The Same Thing. The Poster, Which Depicts Godzilla, Mothra, And King Ghidorah Attacking Seattle, Generated A Positive Response. In Anticipation Of The Film, Playmates unveiled a toy line. In Addition, Lego Released Godzilla Related Sets, As Well As 4 Kaiju Rising Sets. Rubie's Costume Co. Also Released A New line of Kaiju Rising-Inspired Inflatable Costumes and accessories for both kids and adults. Additional Promotions Include McDonald's Happy Meals, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, General Mills, Ziploc, Mike and Ike, Nestlé, Hershey's, Keebler, Skittles, Bandai, Etc.

Gallery[]

Soundtrack[]

The Score Was Composed By Hans Zimmer, Incorporating Music From The Showa Series By Akira Ifukube Such As The Godzilla Theme, The Theme From Atragon, (1963) The Main Title From Invasion Of The Astro Monster, (1965) Among Others In The Style Of A Hans Zimmer Score.

Theatrical Releases[]

• May 18, 2011 - USA And Canada

• May 19, 2011 - Japan

• May 20, 2011 - Europe

• May 22, 2011 - China

• May 24, 2011 - Korea (Both North And South)

• May 26, 2011 - Rest Of Asia

• May 29, 2011 - Middle East

Reception[]

(Coming Soon)

Sequels And Animated Series[]

2 Sequels, Kaiju Rising: New Kings (2016) And Kaiju Rising: War Cry (2020) Where Released, As Well As An Animated Series Known As Kaiju Rising: The War Continues, Which Aired For 4 Seasons.

Trivia[]

• The Opening With Vin Diesel's Narration Showing That Giant Monsters May One Day Attack Is Similar To Morgan Freeman Narrating The Possibly Of A Alien Attack In Steven Spielberg's War Of The Worlds. (2005)

• Baltimore Becoming The Temporary Capital Of The U.S. Because Washington D.C. Was Destroyed By Godzilla Mirrors That Of Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus, (2000) Where Osaka Replaces Tokyo After The Damage To Tokyo Being Done By Godzilla.

• King Ghidorah In This Film Strikingly Resembles His Appearance In Rebirth Of Mothra III, (1998) But The Wings Are More Realistic And Has The Showa Ghidorah's Manes.