Toho Teases 'Godzilla World' Plan to Expand and Interconnect the Japanese Godzilla Universe Like Hollywood's MonsterVerse Franchise

Godzilla is set to burst back on to theater screens in Godzilla Minus Zero in November this year. However, Toho has recently hinted that new plans are afoot for its legendary King of the Monsters. The giant kaiju will be getting “Godzilla World,” a plan to expand and interconnect the Japanese Godzilla’s universe in a similar way to what Hollywood's MonsterVerse franchise has done with its modern reboots of the American Godzilla and King Kong IPs. Speaking to Japan’s News Picks, Chief Godzilla Officer Keiji Ota (yes, that’s a real job title) hinted at what’s in store for the King of the Monsters over the coming years. “In addition to the Godzilla films created by Hideaki Anno (2016’s Shin Godzilla) and Takashi Yamazaki (Godzilla Minus One and the upcoming Godzilla Minus Zero), if Toho itself creates original concepts for Godzilla, we will be able to strategically produce spin-offs as well,” Ota noted. “Just as Legendary has its MonsterVerse, we are currently progressing with plans to call ours Godzilla World,” Ota added, before explaining: “If we focus on creating original concepts (for Godzilla), we might be able to keep the franchise going for another 50 years.” In practice, this