Godzilla (1998 film) scenes that required practical effects, Tatopoulos' studio created a 6th-scale animatronic model of Godzilla's upper-body as well as a 24th-scale Godzilla suit donned by stuntman Kurt Carley, however, the filmmakers favored CG over practical effects and as a result, the final film features 400 digital shots, 185 of which feature Godzilla, and only two dozen practical effects used in the final film. Production began in May 1997, in New York City, and moved to Los Angeles in June. Scenes in New York were filmed in 13 days; tropical scenes were filmed in the Hawaiian Islands. The United States Marine Corps
Godzilla (1998 film) to do the effects for the film. Winston crafted sculptures of Godzilla and The Gryphon. De Bont later left the project after TriStar refused to approve his budget of $100–120 million. In November 2018, an unofficial digital graphic novel adaptation of Elliott and Rossio's unproduced "Godzilla" script was released online. Entitled "Godzilla '94", the graphic novel features artwork by Todd Tennant, who worked with Rossio on the project. Prior to the release of "Independence Day", director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin signed on to do "Godzilla" under the condition they would be able to handle the film their way,