The beast of all beasts is back.
According to Heat Vision British filmmaker Gareth Edwards, who made a splash with his low-budget independent sci-fi film "Monsters", is coming close to a deal to direct a "Godzilla" feature for Legendary Pictures.
Legendary picked up the rights to the character in March and is the company who co-produced both "Inception" and "The Dark Knight". The reboot would be the first major film in the franchise since 1998 when Roland Emmerich helmed the creatively titled, "Godzilla".
Edwards is riding an amazing hot streak since the release of his film "Monsters". The film, which was made with a cast and crew of less than twenty people and for a miniscule budget by Hollywood standards, was an extremely creative and original take on the ever popular "alien invasion" genre. The story followed two people as they traveled through Mexico, which was deemed a quarantine zone due to an infestation.
The special effects in the film were done on a shoe string budget and looked completely legitimate, which is one reason why Edwards caught everyone's eye. While the film isn't perfect, when you consider its budget and it's background, it truly is a great achievement.
I think Edwards should have no trouble with a bigger budget, considering what he was able to do with such a small one. No matter what type of film he makes it will definitely be better than the last "Godzilla" film which was an absolute mess.
Edwards will work on the script as well, and I can imagine the studio will hope to make this into a new series so the director may be around for multiple films if this one is a success.
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