GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS Arrives At SDCC With An Awesome Trailer

Yes, folks. It’s that time of year again where a bunch of folks gather up in a sun-drenched San Diego convention center for stuff you’d probably be happier experiencing from the comfort of your own home. Nah, I’m kidding. I’m just as hyped for all of these big announcements as the rest of you guys.

Earlier today, Warner Bros. Aside from the hype train focusing mainly on the ever-growing Harry Potter universe and the DCEU going forward among countless other things, we got the first trailer for the upcoming Godzilla: King Of The Monsters. Take a look, if you’d be so inclined.

Now, those who know me know that I wasn’t that huge on the 2014 reboot from Gareth Edwards. Outside of good things like Bryan Cranston’s performance and a powerhouse finale, it wasn’t much to write home about due to weak characters and a lack of anything interesting enough to make up for that. With that said, Kong: Skull Island was great enough to turn me around on Legendary Pictures’ "MonsterVerse" and this looks like following that same path. The heavy use of colors (especially those atomic blues) against beautiful shots of widespread monster destruction is a creative decision that I’m totally on board with. Seeing schlocky B-movie plots and characters being treated like high art is still a novelty that has yet to wear out its welcome. It’s got a pretty great ensemble to survive all the chaos and Michael Dougherty is a director I’m fairly confident in for this kind of material. Everything here just looks so massive and apocalyptic. It’s just incredible. Overall, this looks like a major improvement from the first one and just a cool monster movie period. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to be counting down the minutes until Godzilla: King Of The Monsters hits theaters next May.