Netflix U.S. announced on Wednesday that it will debut Godzilla: The Planet Eater (Godzilla: Hoshi wo Kū Mono),
the third and final film in the Godzilla anime film trilogy, on January
9. Netflix will
also debut a separate film with the title Godzilla on January 1, but it did not
specify which one.
Godzilla:
The Planet Eater opened in 158 Japanese theaters on November 9
and ranked #6 in its opening weekend.
The website
describes the film's story in English:
20,000 years into the future, the Earth is ruled by Godzilla.
Pitted against him are the straggling remnants of the human race. The final
chapter, Godzilla: The
Planet Eater, finds the Mechagodzilla city, the peak of
scientific evolution and mankind's best hope, burned to cinders. Godzilla Earth
reigns supreme but he has one more challenge: the winged creature, KING
GHIDORAH.
Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare and other Detective Conan movies, Fist of the North Star:
The Legend of Kenshirô, Fist
of the North Star: The Legend of Toki) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Ajin, Knights
of Sidonia) directed the films at Polygon
Pictures. Gen
Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, Psycho-Pass) of Nitroplus is credited with the story concept and screenplay. Urobuchi was
also responsible for series composition with Yūsuke Kozaki.
Godzilla:
Planet of the Monsters (Godzilla:
Kaijū Wakusei), the first film, opened in Japan last
November. Netflixbegan streaming the
film worldwide on January 17. The second film in the trilogy, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (Godzilla: Kessen Kidō
Zōshoku Toshi), opened in Japan on May 18, and Netflix began streaming the
film worldwide on July 18.
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