At Lucasfilm, a special screening of the movie was recently hosted by director Takashi Yamazaki. Before the film’s meteoric success, Yamazaki had expressed his desire to direct a Star Wars film. The question now arises: did he seize the opportunity to pitch his ideas to Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni during this exclusive screening?

Director Takashi Yamazaki was at Lucasfilm this week for a screening of #GodzillaMinusOne

It was organized by Dave Filoni #StarWars inspired Yamazaki to make films and recently said he's 'hoping to get a call' to make one

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On Friday, a special black-and-white version of the film was released in theatres in Japan. Now, North American kaiju enthusiasts eagerly await updates on whether this unique edition will make its way to theatres stateside and Europe.

Yamazaki, in a press release, reflected on the film’s achievement as the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film in North America. Expressing his joy, he remarked

I am happy that Godzilla, of all characters, has eclipsed a record that had not been broken for a long time. Looking back, I think that the cast and crew were all working on the film with the same goal in mind: to make something entertaining! That is what led to such a wonderful result. I will always remember this.

Takashi Yamazaki

Godzilla: Minus One released (2023) in Japan November 1st, USA December 1st and UK December 15th.