Oscar-winning sensation Godzilla Minus One is finally coming to 4K and Blu-ray with English subtitles in September, and it’s confirmed to be a solid hit for Netflix (after making a killing at the box office, too). Now, the movie’s acclaimed black-and-white model, the peerlessly named Godzilla Minus One/Minus Shade, can be making its strategy to streaming, which is especially good news for followers who missed it throughout its brief theatrical run within the U.S.
Netflix shared the excellent news earlier at this time:
GODZILLA MINUS ONE / MINUS COLOR IS COMING TO NETFLIX AUGUST 1 pic.twitter.com/Fy08Hvjm2R
— Netflix (@netflix) July 12, 2024
When Minus Shade‘s theatrical launch was introduced again in January, Godzilla Minus One director, author, VFX supervisor, and thematic fashion plate Takashi Yamakazi shared his enthusiasm for the alternate model in a press release:
“Godzilla Minus One/Minus Shade isn’t just a easy black and white model. Our colorist took the time and care to undergo a really meticulous and complicated course of,” he mentioned. “The black-and-white photos make Godzilla look very real looking and documentary-like, which ends up in much more concern. Regardless that we have now seen Godzilla Minus One many instances, we felt that one thing utterly completely different appeared right here—and it’s very scary! So this isn’t solely for individuals who favored Godzilla Minus One but additionally those that are seeing it for the primary time—they need to positively see this black-and-white model. Particularly the scene in the beginning the place Godzilla seems within the evening—it’s so terrifying that it made my knees shake!”
In any hue, Godzilla’s first look is a leap scare executed precisely proper, and the concern it evokes is all of the extra exceptional contemplating he grows a lot, a lot bigger because the film progresses. The black-and-white model additionally inevitably calls to thoughts Ishiro Honda’s 1954 authentic, a film extra intently tied to Minus One than many different movies within the now-massive Godzilla franchise. In different phrases, it’s very cool that Minus Shade exists, and even cooler how accessible it’ll quickly be for U.S. followers.
Godzilla Minus One/Minus Shade arrives on Netflix August 1; you’ll be able to watch the unique model on Netflix proper now.
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