The much-anticipated follow-up to Godzilla Minus One has an official release date. Godzilla Minus Zero will be released in Japan on November 3, followed by its North American debut on November 6.
Notably, the Nov. 3 date marks the same date as the release of the 1954 original classic, now known as Godzilla Day. It was on the same date in 2023 that Godzilla Minus One also opened.
The sequel’s title was revealed during Godzilla Fest in November, after the sequel was first announced in 2024.
The makers made the announcement at the Godzilla Fest 2025 event, held in Tokyo to commemorate 70 years of the franchise.
Takashi Yamazaki, who directed the 2023 film, will return as director, writer, and visual effects supervisor. The logo, designed by Yamazaki himself, was presented at the event.
A darling of both audiences and critics, Godzilla Minus One also has the distinction of being the first Japanese production to win an Oscar for visual effects at the 96th Academy Awards.
Yamazaki, who comes from a strong background in digital and special effects, also served as the visual effects supervisor on Godzilla Minus One.
Hailing from the legendary Toho banner, Godzilla Minus One (2023) grossed $113 million in global box office receipts against a budget of $10-15 million. The original Godzilla, released in 1954, has now been deemed a classic. Though its effects may look cheesy when compared to today's entries in the kaiju universe, the work was groundbreaking for the time, and the film's storytelling prowess overshadows that of any sequels made since then.
The contemporary Hollywood reboots, released in 1998 and 2014, haven't been accepted as warmly by the audiences as the original. However, the latter spawned the MonsterVerse, which features a crossover with King Kong from the reboot Kong: Skull Island. It was followed by Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs Kong, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire recently.
A follow-up, titled Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, is slated for release on March 26, 2027.