In the 2020s and 2030s, Toho began to distribute their rights to other studios, after the success of Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures with the ongoing MonsterVerse . Instead of giving it all to Legendary and Warner Bros., Toho decided to distribute their rights to other rival studios. These studios include Universal Pictures , Columbia Pictures (under Sony Pictures Releasing ), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Studios (under The Walt Disney Company ). In total, 13 films were made across these five companies. These films do not share continuity with each other, with the exception of Sony's Varan films. Paramount would later go onto co-produce the 2030 film, Top Gun: Godzilla S.O.S.
The American adaptations of the Justice for Love duology
List of films [ ]
Entry
Release date
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Primary production company
The Extraterrestrial Exterminator November 26, 2027
Tim Miller
David S. Goyer
David S. Goyer and Darren Lemke and Damon Lindelof
Ryuhei Kitamura and David Ellison
Paramount Pictures
The Mysterians from Space May 26, 2028
Jon Favreau
Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Damon Lindelof
Jeff Nathanson and Damon Lindelof
Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Silver, Karen Gilchrist and Brigham Taylor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Varan: The Unbelievable and the Invincible October 13, 2028
David Ayer
David Ayer & Kurt Wimmer
David Ayer & Kurt Wimmer & Spenser Cohen
Bill Block, David Ayer, John Lesher, Jason Statham and Matt Tolmach
Columbia Pictures
Yamata no Orochi: The Eight-Headed Dragon July 6, 2029
Michael Dougherty
Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields
Michael Dougherty, Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg
20th Century Studios
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Vapor November 29, 2030
Leigh Whannell
Jason Blum, Kylie du Fresne, Oren Peli and James Wan
Universal Pictures
Galactic War in Outer Space December 27, 2030
Justin Lin
Chris Morgan and Zach Dean
J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Justin Lin and Lindsey Weber
Paramount Pictures
The Gorath Star March 21, 2031
Kathryn Bigelow
Mark Boal
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, David Ellison and Megan Ellison
Paramount Pictures
Varan vs. Baragon October 24, 2031
Adam Wingard
Jeremy Slater & Simon Barrett & Adam Wingard
Kurt Wimmer & Spenser Cohen
Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Jason Statham and Matt Tolmach
Columbia Pictures
Bye-Bye Jupiter March 19, 2032
Christopher Nolan
Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
Universal Pictures
Clash of the Gargantuas July 29, 2033
Michael Dougherty
Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields & Simon Kinberg
Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields
Michael Dougherty, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg and Hutch Parker
20th Century Studios
The Horror of Matango August 12, 2033
D. J. Caruso
David Twohy
Vin Diesel, Ted Field and Scott Kroopf
Universal Pictures
Dogora: The Space Phantom August 11, 2034
James Wan
David Leslie-McGoldrick
David Leslie-McGoldrick & James Wan & Akela Cooper
James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Cowan
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Gotengo: The Undersea Warship December 24, 2038
James Cameron
James Cameron and Rae Sanchini
20th Century Studios
Reception [ ] Box office [ ]
Entry
Release date
Domestic box office
Foreign box office
Total box office
Budget
The Extraterrestrial Exterminator November 26, 2027
$50,643,455
$81,772,760
$132,416,215
$90 million
The Mysterians from Space May 26, 2028
$193,536,111
$269,901,429
$463,437,540
$200 million
Varan: The Unbelievable and the Invincible October 13, 2028
$88,010,014
$160,301,630
$248,311,644
$115 million
Yamata no Orochi: The Eight-Headed Dragon July 6, 2029
$175,161,959
$387,300,138
$562,462,097
$220 million
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Vapor November 29, 2030
$62,218,558
$93,205,665
$155,424,223
$20-35 million
Galactic War in Outer Space December 28, 2030
$102,950,427
$258,778,661
$361,729,088
$135-140 million
The Gorath Star March 21, 2031
$143,983,732
$235,070,680
$399,054,412
$126 million
Varan vs. Baragon October 24, 2031
$61,873,205
$129,198,898
$191,072,103
$150 million
Bye-Bye Jupiter March 19, 2032
$184,287,723
$301,880,291
$486,168,014
$147-184 million
Clash of the Gargantuas July 29, 2033
$137,241,409
$240,466,753
$377,708,162
$103-130 million
The Horror of Matango August 12, 2033
$33,947,075
$76,667,637
$110,614,712
$31-40 million
Dogora: The Space Phantom August 11, 2034
$154,674,241
$188,156,227
$342,830,468
$150-208 million
Gotengo: The Undersea Warship December 24, 2038
$231,962,859
$376,541,737
$608,504,596
$200-217 million
Critical response [ ]
Entry
Release date
Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic
Cinemascore
The Extraterrestrial Exterminator November 26, 2027
60% (255 reviews)
41 (47 reviews)
B
The Mysterians from Space May 26, 2028
77% (316 reviews)
60 (35 reviews)
A-
Varan: The Unbelievable and the Invincible October 13, 2028
47% (290 reviews)
43 (43 reviews)
B+
Yamata no Orochi: The Eight-Headed Dragon July 6, 2029
72% (369 reviews)
63 (50 reviews)
A-
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Vapor November 29, 2030
89% (397 reviews)
69 (54 reviews)
B+
Galactic War in Outer Space December 28, 2030
82% (423 reviews)
63 (58 reviews)
B+
The Gorath Star March 21, 2031
88% (418 reviews)
73 (61 reviews)
A-
Varan vs. Baragon October 24, 2031
24% (448 reviews)
32 (58 reviews)
B-
Bye-Bye Jupiter March 19, 2032
82% (472 feviews)
70 (63 reviews)
A-
Clash of the Gargantuas July 29, 2033
81% (463 reviews)
68 (60 reviews)
A-
The Horror of Matango August 12, 2033
36% (405 reviews)
41 (61 reviews)
C
Dogora: The Space Phantom August 11, 2034
65% (487 reviews)
56 (65 reviews)
B+
Gotengo: The Undersea Warship December 24, 2038
84% (529 reviews)
68 (74 reviews)
A
Accolades [ ] Academy Awards [ ]
Year
Categories
Entry
Recipients
Result
2029
Best Visual Effects
The Mysterians from Space John Nelson, Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow and Dan Sudick
Nominated
2030
Yamata no Orochi: The Eight-Headed Dragon Jim Rygiel, Dan Lemmon, Robert Winter and Justin Mitchell
Nominated
2032
Best Picture
The Gorath Star Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, David Ellison and Megan Ellison
Nominated
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Nominated
Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence
Nominated
Best Sound
Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Greg P. Russell and Jeffrey J. Haboush
Nominated
Best Visual Effects
Scott Farrar, Richard R. Hoover, Russell Earl and John Frazier
Nominated
2033
Best Production Design
Bye-Bye Jupiter Ruth De Jong
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Won
Best Sound
Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Ben Osmo, Mark Mangini and David White
Won
Best Visual Effects
Andrew Jackson, Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley and Scott R. Fisher
Nominated
2034
Best Adapted Screenplay
Clash of the Gargantuas Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields and Simon Kinberg
Nominated
Best Visual Effects
Ken McGaugh, Nick Epstein, Richard Clegg and Eric Frazier
Nominated
2039
Best Picture
Gotengo: The Undersea Warship James Cameron and Rae Sanchini
Nominated
Best Director
James Cameron
Nominated
Best Actor
Stephen Lang
Won
Best Production Design
Dylan Cole and Ben Proctor
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Mauro Fiore
Nominated
Best Film Editing
Stephen Rivkin, Conrad Buff IV and James Cameron
Won
Best Sound
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes,
Won
Best Visual Effects
Robert Legato, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White and Paul Corbould
Nominated
See also [ ]
Reiwa era (Meesmoth/TheMillionYearOldMan)
Godzilla series
Main entries
Anime trilogy
Other Toho films
Hollywood adaptations The Extraterrestrial Exterminator (2027) •
The Mysterians from Space (2028) •
Varan: The Unbelievable and the Invincible (2028) •
Yamata no Orochi: The Eight-Headed Dragon (2029) •
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Vapor (2030) •
Galactic War in Outer Space (2030) •
Varan vs. Baragon (2031) •
The Gorath Star (2032) •
Clash of the Gargantuas (2033) •
The Horror of Matango (2033) •
Dogora: The Space Phantom (2034) •
Gotengo: The Undersea Warship (2038)
Other media
