It’s been just over two years since “Godzilla Minus One” collected the Oscar in visual effects. Writer, director and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki became the first helmer to receive a VFX trophy since Stanley Kubrick for 1968’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
\n\nReflecting on that historic night, Yamazaki, speaking through a translator, said, “It was just such a shock to us. I never thought that would happen in a million years because here we are on the other side of the planet making movies for our domestic market.” He continued, “That people in Hollywood even saw the movie, let alone give it a nomination and responded to that, shows how open-minded the Academy is to different types of films.” He said the win opened up “doors, options and possibilities for my career.”
\n\nOne of those doors opening is “Godzilla Minus Zero.” Now in theaters, the sequel picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of “Godzilla Minus One,” and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face “an all-new calamity.”
\n\nIt is the 38th film in the Godzilla franchise and the 34th produced by Toho, the Japanese entertainment company that originally created the franchise. Yamazaki returns to…
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