But his absence wasn’t due to a lack of trying on the part of filmmakers.
The final title card inGodzilla vs. Hedorah, “Yet Another One?”
served as a direct tease towardGodzilla vs. Hedorah 2.
Because of budget concerns, it didn’t work out.
With Ishiro Honda brought onboard, Toho releasedTerror of Mechagodzilla, which became the last Showa-era Godzilla film.
Decades afterHedorah’s Counterattackfell through, Banno envisioned a red version of Hedorah, naming it Deathla.
He returned his attention to Hedorah again in 2014.
The overarching theme ofGodzilla vs. Hedorahis consistent with the direction taken bythe Monsterverse’s movies.
More than just a thematic fit for the Monsterverse, Hedorah would complement the existing lore of the franchise.
InGodzilla: King of the Monstersconfirmed the existence of alien Titans through the introduction of Ghidorah a.k.a.
Monster Zero, so another extraterrestrial creature being out there isn’t implausible.
Once again, this could result in Kong needing help from Godzilla to protect his home from an invader.
Due to Hedorah’s nigh-invulnerability, he’d be a challenge for either Titan to overcome.
The Monsterverse is a giant kaiju franchise that began in 2014 with Legendary’s Godzilla starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen. The film was followed up by Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs Kong, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
