Takashi Yamazaki Isn’t Ready To Say Goodbye to Godzilla Yet, but a Third Film Is Far From Guaranteed

Takashi Yamazaki has done the near-impossible twice now, and fans are already asking whether the ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ director will come back for a third film. His ‘Godzilla Minus One’ became an awards-season sensation and won the Oscar for best visual effects. That win made Yamazaki, who also served as VFX supervisor, the first director to take that category since Stanley Kubrick.

The sequel has kept that momentum going. ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ is the first Japanese production filmed for IMAX, and it has earned critical acclaim on par with its predecessor. It opened in Japan with ¥910 million on its first day, the biggest opening day for any live-action film in the country, and Deadline reported a record-setting $32 million opening for a live-action foreign-language film in North America.

So will there be another one? Yamazaki has now answered that question, and his answer is honest. “I would say it’s about fifty-fifty at this point. I’m quite satisfied and happy with the current ending we have,” he told The Hollywood Reporter, adding that if ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ turns out to be his last Godzilla film, it would make him a bit sad.

The director has a busy road ahead. “I have other films lined up, starting with Grandgear and a few others, but at some point in my career, I would love to revisit Godzilla,” Yamazaki explained, saying he’d like to see how they can expand this world.

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Director Takashi Yamazaki on making another Godzilla film: “I would say it’s about fifty-fifty at this point. I’m quite satisfied and happy with the current ending we have. That being said, if Godzilla Minus Zero is my last Godzilla film, that would make me a bit sad. I have other films lined up, starting with Grandgear and a few others, but at some point in my career, I would love to revisit Godzilla.” (Source: @THR)
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‘Grandgear’ is a big step for him. Sony Pictures announced the project in 2024 as Yamazaki’s first major Hollywood studio movie and his first English-language feature. He told THR that he has long wanted to make a live-action take on the mecha genre, a giant robot movie.

The project comes with serious backing. J.J. Abrams and Glen Zipper are producing through Bad Robot, and Yamazaki is directing from his own original screenplay. Sam Nivola, Nico Parker and Paul Giamatti star, and footage shown at CinemaCon in April teased giant robots battling in a city. Yamazaki is also developing ‘Nue’ with 20th Century Studios.

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The ‘Minus One’ success opened plenty of doors. Yamazaki told THR that a lot of producers and very big names in Hollywood reached out to him, and that there were several projects he wished he could have jumped on immediately. Abrams’ admiration for ‘Minus One’ helped pave the way for ‘Grandgear’.

Even so, Yamazaki tried to put that fairytale experience behind him while making the sequel. The result picks up the story in 1949, with Godzilla resurfacing to battle King Ghidorah as postwar Japan struggles to rebuild.

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What keeps fans hopeful is how the new film wraps up. Yamazaki was asked about the ambiguous ending, which leaves room for the story to continue, and he said he’s satisfied with it as it stands. Critics have noted that he left things open enough for a third chapter while still delivering a complete 2-part story.

The box office could also make a strong case for more. ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ set a GKIDS record with $6.7 million in North American previews, far beyond ‘Minus One’, which opened to $11.4 million. Deadline had tracked the sequel for a worldwide debut of around $60 million, on a reported budget of more than $15 million.

For now, fans will have to settle for a maybe. Yamazaki’s next stop is ‘Grandgear’, which is expected in early 2028, and only after that will we know whether the King of the Monsters gets one more round under his direction.