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[Akahige]

I don't think it's that big of a deal. I mean, the thing's obviously internal concept art, not what the final release poster's gonna be.

It's like pitching Edge of Tomorrow as a cross between Starship Troopers and Groundhog Day. If you were gonna do that, it wouldn't be some awful sin to have some preliminary concept art featuring Starship Troop... well wait, I guess the movie Starship Troopers really didn't have any powered armor, so that's a bad example. Okay, but uh... well, you know what I mean.

I'm sure movies get taglined like that all the time, but they are bringing it to Cannes with a poster to sell the movie with Godzilla clearly visible.

 

[PSqueak]

Ignore Godzilla, my first question was immediatedly "Why is Mazinger Z there?!".

Is Go Nagai also suing?

I want Go Nagai to actually jump into this and help the insanity.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Legendary Pictures is already working on a sequel to the recently released movie and Toho is making their own movie. For the first time in a decade, Godzilla is alive.

I did not know this.

Today is a good day.

 

[Dan]

Voltage Pictures even managed to misspell the director's name in that blurb.

Poor Nacho Vigalondo, getting involved with some utter morons it seems.

 

[Delta Assault]

I'm sure movies get taglined like that all the time, but they are bringing it to Cannes with a poster to sell the movie with Godzilla clearly visible.

Oh... right, I guess I missed that one detail.

Yeah, that's not such a good idea.

 

[gdt]

This is wierd. Seems like a Bmovie but that poster is just a bunch of photoshops and Hathaway is doing just fine dudes. TDKR didn't hurt her career ffs.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Yeah this is pretty funny

The firm that will soon be sending out letters to some 4,000 Australians for alleged online copyright infringement is itself now being sued for infringing on the copyright of Godzilla in its upcoming film Colossal.

While Voltage Pictures has been strident in its own pursuit to protect its copyright, the company is now facing a lawsuit of its own over alleged infringement on the copyright of the iconic monster film character Godzilla.

Deadline has reported that Voltage Pictures has sent an email in early May to investors for a film called Colossal starring Anne Hathaway as a woman in Tokyo while it is under attack by Godzilla.

According to court documents filed this month in California, the owner of the copyright of Godzilla, Japan-based Toho is alleging that Voltage Pictures is "brazenly producing, advertising, and selling" an unauthorised Godzilla film.

The company slammed Voltage Pictures for its hypocritical approach to copyright law.
"That anyone would engage in such blatant infringement of another's intellectual property is wrong enough," Toho said in court documents.
"That defendants, who are known for zealously protecting their own copyrights, would do so is outrageous in the extreme.

The company stated that Voltage "purports to be a staunch advocate for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights" through its own copyright infringement suits for Dallas Buyers Club and The Hurt Locker.

Similar to Voltage's own damages sought, Toho is asking for up to $150,000 in damages for each willful infringement of the Godzilla copyright by Voltage Pictures.

 

[jombag]

This can't be real

 

[kai3345]

How the fuck did Anne Hathaway get roped into this nonsense?

 

[Snaku]

It's Godzilla with the plot of Gamera Guardian of the Universe. I'm ok with this.

Still, probably should have just remade Yonggary again. Nobody would care about ripping it off, not even Korea.

 

[sn00zer]

I get the feeling this is a marketing guys fault and not necessarily Nacho's....guy is crazy creative and makes some very fun movies

And this amazing short film

 

[CreeperBlocks]

That Robot Reminded me of Jet Jaguar.

 

[Maximo]

Did nobody raise their hand and say this is a bad idea? How the fuck did this get the OK.

 

[Slermy]

Ha, I read "A film by Nacho Vidal" and I thought "Is this a porn parody?"

I thought the name was "Nacho Vindaloo". Thinking it was a name made up of foods.

 

[Currygan]

TDKR didn't hurt her career ffs.

are there people who really believe this shit? Jesus christ

 

[victreeb3l]

For a second I thought I read she was the only one capable of piloting the mech

 

[alfredofroylan]

It can't be worse than Mazinkaiser.... right?

 

[hoos30]

Damn if Anne is that hard up for cash, I'm sure she could find a way to put her talents to better use.

 

[Ether_Snake]

That Mazinger image is actually some CG art some guy made for fun a while ago, I remember seeing it on CGSociety. So they just took some existing images and mashed them into a poster. Weird.

 

[Tansut]

On the one hand, I want as many kaiju movies as humanly possible.

On the other hand.... THIS particular one? Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

 

[Oxirane]

Hopefully they remake this scene.

 

[PSqueak]

It can't be worse than Mazinkaiser.... right?

Regular Mazinkaiser or Mazinkaiser SKL?

Trick question, both are good, what are you talking about?

 

[jetpacks was yes]

I get the feeling this is a marketing guys fault and not necessarily Nacho's....guy is crazy creative and makes some very fun movies

And this amazing short film

Oooh, Timecrimes is so good.

 

[TheKaeptain]

are there people who really believe this shit? Jesus christ

look at who said the original comment...

 

[Fury451]

I was about to be all "Oh come on Toho, you don't own the concept of a giant monster movie."

Then I saw Jet Jaguar and Godzilla on the poster.

 

[thetrin]

http://www.avclub.com/article/company-owns-godzilla-suing-anne-hathaways-kaiju-m-219677

This movie sounds terrible. Anne, why.

Wait, what the hell? That's straight up Godzilla and Mazinger...

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Academy Award Winner Anne Hathaway.

 

[Dan]

I get the feeling this is a marketing guys fault and not necessarily Nacho's....guy is crazy creative and makes some very fun movies

Oh, almost certainly. This is clearly some massively stupid moves by the distribution/sales team. If it weren't for these sales materials and actively using these Godzilla and Mazinger names/images, there'd be no issue. Vigalondo's interview quote is embarrassing and whatnot in concert with that, but really not a problem in and of itself.

 

[BatDan]

That Robot Reminded me of Jet Jaguar.

I was about to be all "Oh come on Toho, you don't own the concept of a giant monster movie."

Then I saw Jet Jaguar and Godzilla on the poster.

That's not Jet Jaguar

Curious though, who would sue for using Mazinger? Go Nagai or Kodansha?

 

[Lulubop]

Buresuto FAIYA

 

[plasmawave]

Colossal

Spoiler

failure

 

[watershed]

This isn't a hoax?

 

[Fury451]

That's not Jet Jaguar

Curious though, who would sue for using Mazinger? Go Nagai or Kodansha?

I realize that, just saying I can definitely see their point. Particularly with the Godzilla knockoff thing.

 

[wildfire]

I'm still figuring out how Hathaway got onto this project. She either owes someone a really big favor or she's going full Cuba Gooding Jr.

This isn't a hoax?

The company suing are protective of their property and have thrown out lawsuits in the past so this had to be something but if they had any sense they should know this was never going to get past pre-production. I don't see how it could.

 

[wenis]

I mean, I'd watch that.... but what a bunch of stupid shit to do in that order and that blatantly

 

[Burai]

Toho suing because only Legendary have the rights to pretend that Godzilla is in a movie.

No-one else is allowed a piece of the kaiju pricktease pie.

 

[A Link to the Past]

I came in expecting some Universal-Nintendo shit, but no, that's Godzilla

 

[Dr. Benton Quest]

That poster is just pitch material put together in photoshop as rough idea of the films tone.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Holy shit! I'd totally watch this movie! Toho let the American Godzilla pass for godsakes.

 

[foxuzamaki]

That's just straight up godzilla.

 

[riotous]

Unlike everyone else here the only thing that made sense to me is Anne Hathaway being in a low budget B movie; she's terrible.

 

[Jarmel]

Yea, there's not even room for maybe.

 

[Salsa]

wait is this a real movie?

mazinger vs godzilla?

is this the asylum? is anne hathaway done already?

 

[Fj0823]

Basically the poster is a mock done to pitch the movie.

Is that right?

So...itsFuckinngnothing.gif?

 

[triplestation]

Why

 

[Laputa_94]

My mind is still trying to process how this is even a thing. I would totally watch this movie if ever done by Toho though. Atomic Breath vs. Breast Fire I can dig it.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

I'm guessing Hathaway was conceptual as well.

So the title here is wr- or was OP referring to something about her being a 'giant monster'?
That's just mean.

 

[wildfire]

I'm guessing Hathaway was conceptual as well.

That makes sense. Tohu has been successfully trolled into advertising this pitch.

 

[Platy]

Can someone be sued because of a photoshoped fake mock up ?

 

[mdubs]

Looking forward to the Pacific Rim crossover!