In 1992, to coincide with the company's 60th anniversary, Toho expressed interest in remaking the film as "Godzilla vs. King Kong". However, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka stated that obtaining the rights to King Kong proved difficult. Toho then considered producing "Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong" but effects director Koichi Kawakita confirmed that obtaining the likeness of King Kong also proved difficult. Mechani-Kong was replaced by Mechagodzilla, and the project was developed into "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" in 1993. During the production of "", animation director Hal Hickel instructed his team to watch "King Kong vs. Godzilla", specifically the giant octopus scene, to use as a reference when animating the Kraken's tentacles.