Director Takashi Yamazaki unveiled the first trailer and details about Godzilla Minus Zero during the GKIDS presentation at CinemaCon on Tuesday. The movie – the first-ever Japanese production to be filmed for IMAX – is a direct sequel to its Oscar-winning predecessor, Godzilla Minus One. (The new trailer will be released online later today.)
The official plot synopsis reveals that “Godzilla Minus Zero picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of Godzilla Minus One, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity.”
Two of the 2023 film’s stars are back for the sequel. Ryunosuke Kamiki will reprise his role as pilot Koichi Shikishima, and Minami Hamabe once again plays Noriko Oishi.
The CinemaCon footage began with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Godzilla Minus Zero before seguing to a color footage teaser trailer featuring Kochi back in the pilot’s seat flying through debris, shots of a city in ruins, Noriko (her eye still covered by a bandage following the events of the first film) comforting her adopted daughter Akiko, Godzilla emerging out of the ocean to attack a plane, and then, finally, a shot of the Statue of Liberty with Godzilla approaching it from behind. Yes, Godzilla Minus Zero will bring the king of the monsters to New York!
The critically-acclaimed Godzilla Minus One earned more than $116 million at the worldwide box office and won Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards, the first Japanese film to receive that honor.
TOHO will release Godzilla Minus Zero theatrically in Japan on November 3rd – better known as Japan’s Godzilla Day 2026 – with GKIDS giving the film a wide theatrical release across North America starting November 6, 2026.
For more kaiju coverage, find out why Godzilla is the most versatile character in film history and read our rave Godzilla Minus One review, which critic Katie Rife hailed as “a film designed to make audiences stand up and cheer.”
