"Godzilla" 60th Anniversary Poster
To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, a new restoration of Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla: The Japanese Original (aka Gojira) will debut April 12 at the fifth TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, followed by a national release beginning at New York’s Film Forum, April 18-24.
In addition to the 60th anniversary re-release, new Blu-ray and DVD editions of the following movies will be available in April/May from Universal and Section 23: 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla, 1966’s Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, 1971’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah and 1972’s Godzilla vs. Gigan.
And of course, there’s the highly anticipated reboot of Godzilla – starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen – which will be hitting theaters May 16, 2014.
Updates: For those also interested in Gamera, Mill Creek is releasing the following titles on Blu-ray/DVD in April: Gamera: Ultimate Collection Volume One, Gamera: Ultimate Collection Volume Two and The Gamera: Legacy Collection.
Sony has just announced a pack of Godzilla Blu-ray double features coming in May: 1991’s Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and 1992′s Godzilla vs. Mothra; 1995′s Godzilla vs. Destoroyah and 2000′s Godzilla vs. Megaguirus; 1993′s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and 1994′s Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla; and 2004′s Godzilla: Final Wars and 2003′s Godzilla: Tokyo SOS.
BREAKING NEWS: Tokyo Shock is releasing 1968′s Destroy All Monsters (aka Charge of the Monsters) and 1973’s Godzilla vs. Megalon.
Meh, unless those are subbed, I don’t give a fuck. *Yawn* Once again, Sony can blow me.