Last time, we showed you the upcoming sci-fi movie's trailer and talked about the cast. We also mentioned director Gareth Edwards' take on 'Godzilla', saying he wants Japan's most famous cinematic export to be "epic."
Based on the leaks of the movie's script popping up in different sites online, it appears we're in for a truly "epic" ride.
That's because there's not just one gigantic monster involved in the film - in fact, there'll be three, including Godzilla.
Cosmic Booknews has shared "possible" Godzilla spoilers, based on a script which is said to have been leaked by an "anonymous user at 4 Chan."
Here it is:
The film opens in 1954. A nuke is being prepared. The missile is loaded up, the count down begins... And GODZILLA rises from beneath an island unexpectedly. The bomb comes down and hits him head on in a massive nuclear explosion.
So there it is: Godzilla has existed since the 1950s. However, as we learn later in the script... His famous rampage NEVER happened. We learn verbally that he basically appeared and started nosing around sometime after the bombing of Nagasaki- and that it is believed the 'radiation changed him somehow.' Russia and the United States jointly dropped a nuke on him after he apparently took out a few ships in their nuclear fleet. After that he was never heard from again aside from the odd 'bloop.'
Years later, the corpse of another Godzilla is discovered frozen in the Antarctic ice. The fossil is locked in battle with two creatures, dubbed mutos. From this, it is deduced that the mutos and this giant creature, dubbed 'Jira' after Japanese for whale due to it's immense size, are natural enemies and that a loose Muto (like the one that escapes from a lab in the film) would surely seek out one of these 'Jira' creatures. There's actually a legit sounding reason for this, but I'm not sure how it makes sense given than the radiation from Nagasaki "changed" Godzilla--- but we're getting to that.
Also about the name, an ignorant US military type bungles it. It is mentioned that the corpse in the ice is referred to as "Jira" after Japanese for whale. Someone else makes the observation that a similar creature appeared in the fifties shortly after Nagasaki--- and that islanders mistook it for their God, 'Gojira.'
The juicy details continue as follows:
There are two Mutos. One male, one female. They're supposed to hunt as a pair: and their prey is Godzilla's species.
The Mutos need to lay eggs inside Godzilla's body so that they can gestate, because their eggs need to feed off of a nuclear power source. They call to Godzilla, and intentionally lure him so that they can tag team him and stick him with a Chrysalis.
The male is the first one he encounters at the airport- he absolutely thrashes the poor thing but doesn't actually manage to take it out. The female is a far more intimidating opponent.
Hmmm, interesting.
Do remember, though, that a similar report from a 4 Chan source involving 'Iron Man 3' turned out to be clever fan fiction. So take this one with a grain of salt. However, Superhero Movies News reported that Warner Brothers has requested various sites to remove the said plot leaks "under a Cease and Desist letter."
This could mean the leaks may very well be legit. Your ideas, readers?
'Godzilla' will be stomping through movie theaters this coming May.
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