Godzilla 3D: Coming to IMAX in 2009?
Trying to verify this for you guys!
As you may have noticed in my list of upcoming 3D movies I have Godzilla 3-D down as rumored. I have not been able to confirm details yet but it does seem like it will go forward with Japanese and American interests for a 2009 release in IMAX theaters.
Here are some as of now unconfirmed details of Godzilla 3D:
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The story for GODZILLA 3D TO THE MAX begins at dawn, as a flaming meteor from the Deathla Star crashes into the Sargasso Sea. The meteor releases a swarm of Locust-Deathlas which rises into the sky like a tornado.
At Iguassu Falls, an American reporter named Mischa is doing a story on the “Spray of Iguassu”, a rainbow that is only seen on nights of the full moon. She has traveled to Iguassu with her younger brother Jim. The two are still recovering from the loss of their father, a firefighter who was killed during the September 11 attacks in New York, with Jim having a particularly rough time. He constantly carries around a harmonica left to him by his dad, and his only friend is a German Shepard called Little Beard.
Mischa and Jim encounter the Locust-Deathlas in the rainforest. The alien swarm tears through the jungle devouring all plant life it their path and accidentally uncover the hibernating body of Godzilla. As the King of the Monsters rises from the jungle floor with a roar of anger, the Locust-Deathlas transform into Monster-Deathla. After a brief battle, Deathla reverts to the swarm and flies north, with Godzilla and the kids in pursuit.
A freak summer snowfall heralds the arrival of the monsters to New York City. Monster-Deathla grows larger and larger as it absorbs garbage at a city dump. The alien buries Godzilla in sludge at the Central Park reservoir, then oozes down Broadway in the direction of the 9/11 Monument. Revived by the prayers of children, Godzilla blocks Monster-Deathla’s path then leaps into the air. Godzilla attacks with the “Ultra Spin Tail Punch”, slicing Deathla into pieces with a series of tail strikes. The victorious monster then flies back to its jungle home.
Godzilla arrives at Iguassu as the full moon rises over the waterfall. As Godzilla disappears into the Falls, the beast’s tail strikes the rushing water and causes a huge spray that casts a rainbow over Jim and Mischa in glorious 3-Dimensions.
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It does seem however that the production will be made specifically for IMAX and therefore NOT feature length - most likely 40 minutes or so. But what it does mean is that the immersion will be spectacular as it will fully utilize all of the big IMAX screen to present in 3D. More info when I get it!
