Minus One' Director Debuts First Footage From New Robot Sci-Fi Epic

Three years ago, filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki brought a legendary monster out of the shadows and onto the big screen when he ushered in Godzilla Minus One. With brilliant cinematography, dazzling effects, and a captivating storyline, the feature quickly became one of the most talked about films of the year and amassed a massive box office haul of $116 million against its $15 million production budget. Beyond its financial success, the title went on to take award season by storm, even taking home the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. With a sequel on the way, fans have a lot to look forward to from the sci-fi universe that made them fall in love with one of the genre’s most popular and iconic monsters all over again.

But, on top of Godzilla Minus Zero stomping into cinemas later this year, Yamazaki is hard at work developing a new project. Continuing to stick to his sci-fi roots, the celebrated filmmaker is preparing to step away from giant lizard monsters and instead embrace a good old classic robot showdown. Tonight, during Sony’s presentation at the opening night of CinemaCon, attendees were the first to catch a peek at Yamazaki’s upcoming production, Grandgear, and learned that it will crash into cinemas on February 18, 2028. Crushing one milestone after the next, the movie is the first English-language flick to hail from Yamazaki and will be backed by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, which immediately places it in great hands.

In the first look shared tonight, all hell broke loose as two giant machines tossed around and pummeled one another. While we didn’t get much by way of storyline, the underlying rumble sounds teased what’s sure to be one of the studio’s major blockbusters in two years’ time.

What We Know About ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’

As of right now, the gang behind Godzilla Minus Zero, which includes Toho Studios and Robot Communications, have been keeping plot details surrounding the sequel under wraps. However, we’re expecting it to be just as action-packed and exciting as the movie that came before it. On top of that, it already appears that it will pick up and build on the universe first established by Godzilla Minus One, which is terrific news for fans who loved the strong narrative penned by Yamazaki. With release dates set for November 3 in Japan and November 6 in the United States, the clock is already counting down on the wait for the return of the legendary beast.

Stay tuned to Collider for more to come from CinemaCon.