However, there are some exceptions, with Varan being one of them.
Much like Godzilla, he was later revived and integrated into Toho’s universe of giant monsters.
Unfortunately, his return never amounted to much more than a cameo inDestroy All Monsters.
Godzilla vs. Gigan wasn’t the last movie to replace Varan with another monster.
This situation repeated itself in the 1990s when Toho came up with a script titledGodzilla vs. Toho tried yet again to make Varan fight Godzilla at the beginning of the Milennium era.
He’d be especially comfortable in the air, where Godzilla could struggle to bring him down.
AsThe Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Filmsexplained,Godzilla vs.
Giant Monster Varanwould have reintroduced Varan as"the harbinger of the apocalypse.
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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.
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.
