Making way for another monster hit: Godzilla 2 gets a June 2018 release date
Its recent reboot was a monster smash taking in over $500 million at the worldwide box office.
Now, Warner Bros. and Legendary have set a release date for the sequel of Godzilla for June 8th 2018, Variety reports.
Director Gareth Edwards is returning to the franchise, who was recently named as a director the upcoming Star Wars spin-off projects.
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It certainly was a monster hit! After taking over $500 million at the box office, a sequel to the re-booted Godzilla in well under way and has a release date of June 2018
Godzilla had a budget of $160 million, so it's no wonder producers are eager for a sequel.
The studios behind the movie - which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen - announced a follow-up to the sci-fi thriller in May.
Legendary president and chief creative officer Jon Jashni told Variety.com: 'You can't ask for a better situation when you have a group of people, who were perhaps expecting to be let down were impressed, It all lines up when that eco-system aligns and starts feeding off itself. It's very validating.'
Success: The studios behind the movie - which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen - announced a follow-up to the sci-fi thriller in May
Although doubt surrounded the latest remake of Godzilla following the critically slammed 1998 Sony version - the two companies recognised the franchise potential of the new production and anticipated a sequel.
They have put the film's early box office success down to complete 're-branding' and 're-establishing' the movie after its previous flop.
Jashni said: 'Our initial goal was to re-brand and re-establish the property in a Tiffany way. Now, we're trying to take in all of the results of the weekend.'
The Gareth Edwards-directed picture took in around £93million in the US this weekend, with a further $103million taken from box office's worldwide.