Episode 66: Godzilla Goes Hollywood

Our deep dive into giant monsters continues as Godzilla, formerly Gojira, makes the jump across the ocean to Hollywood! Eventually. Takes a couple of tries. In 1998, the director of Independence Day tries to adapt the big scaly boi for America, making big changes in design and backstory, with what could be called mixed results. Sixteen years later, the director of Rogue One kicks off the Monsterverse with a more classic Godzilla as humanity's one best hope against some... kinda generic monsters that don't get names, and it's enough of a hit that (after something we'll get to later) the franchise went full giant monster mash, as Mothra and Rodan pitch in for the title bout of Godzilla vs Ghidorra in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Just like last time, but with way more budget and a stacked cast of notable actors. Can Hollywood crack the Godzilla code? Dan and Keith discuss, you listen, we're all happy.