discovers the egg that survived the aerial bombardment before it hatches, in a minor change from the ending in the 1998 film. The creature hatches after Nick Tatopoulos stumbles onto it and it assumes him to be its parent. Subsequently, Dr. Tatopoulos and his associates form a research team, investigating strange occurrences and defending mankind from dangerous mutations with the new Godzilla, which grew to full size in a few days, serving as humanity's protector from the new threats. Reboots In 1999, Toho rebooted the Japanese series with Godzilla 2000, igniting the Millennium series. Toho originally planned to revive the series in 2005 to commemorate the franchise's 50th anniversary. However, Toho chose to revive the series early due to popular demand, producer Shogo Tomiyama stated, "The shape of the American version of Godzilla was so different from the Japanese version that there was a clamor among fans and company officials to create a Godzilla unique to Japan." In 2014, Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures released their own Hollywood reboot of the same name. Producer Thomas Tull was adamant about keeping their Godzilla design consistent with the Toho version and expressed puzzlement as to why the crew behind TriStar's Godzilla drastically changed the design to the point that it was "unrecognizable." The film generated its own sequels, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong, creating a cinematic universe media franchise titled the MonsterVerse. Notes References Sources External links Godzilla at the official Godzilla website by Toho Co., Ltd. 1998 films 1998 science fiction films 1990s monster movies American remakes of Japanese films American science fiction films 1990s English-language films Films scored by David Arnold Films directed by Roland Emmerich Films set in 1998 Films set in Brooklyn Films set in Chernobyl (city) Films set in French Polynesia Films set in Jamaica Films set in New Jersey Films set in New York City Films set in Panama Films set in the Atlantic Ocean Films set in the Pacific Ocean Films shot in Hawaii Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in New Jersey Films shot in New York City 1990s French-language films Giant monster films Films about lizards Godzilla films 1990s Japanese-language films Reboot films Films with screenplays by Ted Elliott Films with screenplays by Terry Rossio TriStar Pictures films Centropolis Entertainment films Toho films Military of the United States in fiction Intelligence agencies in fiction Golden Raspberry Award