HAMMER'S GODZILLA !?!

[Straker]

The Atomic Rites of Godzilla sounds like a blast.

[_____V_____]

Slightly Off-Topic:

The closest Hammer & Toho came together was to co-produce a giant monster film back in 1976 called Nessie. Too many delays caused the project to be finally shelved in 1979.

http://psychobabble200.blogspot.in/2...tudios_04.html

[ferretchucker]

Hmm, I actually really quite like that idea - barring what's already been said about Godzilla only REALLY working in a Japanese context, it is interesting.

Whilst Hammer brought the abject, gothic qualities back into Horror Cinema, I nonetheless think that a Hammer Godzilla would primarily be a film about human drama and suggestion - hell, you could quite feasibly never even SEE Godzilla; just his footprints, scenes of destruction, his shadow etc. No doubt he'd have some kind of human worshipper/scientist who works REALLY as the primary antagonist.

I'd love to see Godzilla rising from the North Norfolk coast, though. Passing the Victorian piers of Great Yarmouth and Cromer and destroying the tacky amusements.

[totem]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Slightly Off-Topic:

The closest Hammer & Toho came together was to co-produce a giant monster film back in 1976 called Nessie. Too many delays caused the project to be finally shelved in 1979.

TOHO's Nessie from the Toho Kingdom website:
http://www.tohokingdom.com/cutting_room/nessie.htm

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My curiosity will soon be reaching maddening levels... :scared to death:

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by roshiq

(Title Inspiration: The Satanic Rites of Dracula)

Originally Posted by roshiq

And the last one...

(Title Inspiration: Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed)

These two are the best. Very cool!

[totem]

I am so sorry Roshiq, I just realized I made no comment whatsoever on your posters. (That was an oversight on my part.) I love them all & would hate to pick a favorite...

...but, if I had to pick a viewing order, I'd start with the Monster From Hell.

[Kandarian Demon]

I don't know... the fangirl in me wants to say that of course they could have done Godzilla, but honestly I'm not sure

I'm thinking that maybe we're just so used to seeing Godzilla in certain settings that we can't imagine it any other way, but that doesn't nescesarily mean that it wouldn't work.

There's that old Danish monster movie, Reptilicus... very weird movie, but even though it's definitely the only one of it's kind (Danish monster, sci-fi or horror movies are a rarity!), it wasn't actually as strange as I thought it would have been to see a giant reptile wrecking my own country... even though it WAS strange

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

The closest Hammer & Toho came together was to co-produce a giant monster film back in 1976 called Nessie. Too many delays caused the project to be finally shelved in 1979.

Originally Posted by totem

TOHO's Nessie from the Toho Kingdom website:
http://www.tohokingdom.com/cutting_room/nessie.htm

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See...may be in an alternate reality Hammer & Toho already launched a Godzilla franchise!

Originally Posted by totem

I agree that a non-Japanese Godzilla film seems a bit like a Viking martial arts movie.

That said, the British have always brought a certain amount of intelligence & respect to odd or horrific scenarios; Village of the Damned [1964] and so on.

If a European Godzilla franchise had to be made, I think I'd like to see the UK have a first go at it.

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

Hmm, I actually really quite like that idea - barring what's already been said about Godzilla only REALLY working in a Japanese context, it is interesting.

Whilst Hammer brought the abject, gothic qualities back into Horror Cinema, I nonetheless think that a Hammer Godzilla would primarily be a film about human drama and suggestion - hell, you could quite feasibly never even SEE Godzilla; just his footprints, scenes of destruction, his shadow etc. No doubt he'd have some kind of human worshipper/scientist who works REALLY as the primary antagonist.

Originally Posted by Kandarian Demon

I'm thinking that maybe we're just so used to seeing Godzilla in certain settings that we can't imagine it any other way, but that doesn't nescesarily mean that it wouldn't work.

Ditto!! Agree Totem & FC, initially Hammer's take would be certainly bit serious & delightfully intense, on more about Godzilla's havoc, the radiation caused pandemic without showing off the big G too much..from where Gareth Edwards & his team could take certain notes today! But who knows...may be they would eventually going to show off Godzilla at the end within their budget & limited resource and just as a fanboy, I'm sure Hammer's take would be great to see back at that time. But yeah...definitely the big Question remains whether Hammer would be interested at all to go with an Asian legend.

Anyway, glad to at least put some of you to give a thought about this & thanks for the appreciation for those fake posters.

Originally Posted by totem

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Great poster & I've also kind of think about this too, T! But not only Hulk...An ALL SUPERHERO Team up to save the world from Godzilla's rampage...where Hulk would go first but strangely goes traceless after the very first meeting with G. Then Batman would come up with a plan with a few inputs from Aquaman where he'd send Superman, WW & Thor on a some kind of "Last Hope" mission. Meantime, Iron Man & Captain America would start an investigation & search operation about Whatever happened to Hulk?

[totem]

Originally Posted by roshiq

An ALL SUPERHERO Team up to save the world from Godzilla's rampage... Aquaman...

Roshiq, you may have found a place for Aquaman to finally shine on the big screen & shed his 'useless' reputation.

Godzilla films try psychic mediums for control. Clearly, Godzilla is an aquatic creature & clearly Aquaman telepathically influences aquatic life.

I wonder where that interaction could go in such a film...

[totem]

Oh no - they beat us to it!

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=175901

Apparently, Godzilla spent several issues in the Marvel universe during the late seventies fighting the Fantastic Four, Thor, Iron Man, & even Spiderman. Ugh.