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Godzilla is a 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards and a reboot of Toho 's Godzilla franchise .. Gareth Edwards. Gareth Edwards ( director ). Godzilla. Godzilla. Toho. Toho. monster film. Monster movie. It is the 30th film in the Godzilla franchise , the first film in Legendary 's MonsterVerse , and the second Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio , the first being the 1998 film of the same name .. Godzilla. Godzilla. Legendary. Legendary Entertainment. MonsterVerse. MonsterVerse. 1998 film of the same name. Godzilla ( 1998 film ). It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Ken Watanabe , Elizabeth Olsen , Juliette Binoche , Sally Hawkins , David Strathairn , and Bryan Cranston .. Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Ken Watanabe. Ken Watanabe. Elizabeth Olsen. Elizabeth Olsen. Juliette Binoche. Juliette Binoche. Sally Hawkins. Sally Hawkins. David Strathairn. David Strathairn. Bryan Cranston. Bryan Cranston. The film is a co-production between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. .. Legendary Pictures. Legendary Entertainment. Legendary. Legendary Entertainment. Pictures , with the latter also distributing the film worldwide , except in Japan where it was distributed by Toho .. Toho. Toho. Japan. Japan. The project initially began in 2004 and was originally intended to be an IMAX short film but was later transferred to Legendary for development as a feature film .. Legendary. Legendary Entertainment. IMAX. IMAX. Principal photography took place in the United States and Canada in 2013 .. Principal photography. Principal photography. United States. United States. Canada. Canada. Godzilla was released worldwide in 2D , 3D and IMAX on May 16 , 2014 to generally positive reviews and was a box office success , grossing $ 200 million domestically and $ 529.1 million worldwide .. Godzilla. Godzilla. IMAX. IMAX. 3D film. The film 's success prompted Toho to produce a reboot of its own and Legendary to proceed with sequels and a shared cinematic franchise , with Godzilla  : King of the Monsters set to be released in 2019 and Godzilla vs. Kong to be released in 2020 .. Godzilla. Godzilla. Toho. Toho. Legendary. Legendary Entertainment. reboot of its own. Shin Godzilla