GODZILLA VS. -- NO HUMANS?

Now, wouldn't this be cool -- a Godzilla movie set 10,000 years ago and with no humans in the cast! Michael Dougherty, director of the latest 'Zilla flick, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS wants to do GODZILLA, B.C., set in the ancient world of Earth, and with no humans, just the big guy and assorted "Titans". Why they are called this in the movie and not kaiju are explained in tomorrow's post.

Godzilla Director Wants To Remove The Humans & Make Godzilla BC
Godzilla: King of the Monsters' Michael Dougherty wants to do a Godzilla story set in this "ancient world of man and monster," or even have no humans.
By Daniel Alvarez | April 24, 2020 | SCREENRANT

The director of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Michael Dougherty, wants to do a Godzilla story set in ancient times. Last night, Legendary held its watch party for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, with the director posting many different fun facts about the film. One nugget of information was revealing why Godzilla and his monster co-stars are called "Titans" in the film, not kaiju.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters establishes a deep lore for the creatures in the movie. As evidenced when the human characters travel into Godzilla's lair, these monsters have been around way before the dawn of modern civilization. As Bradley Whitford's character says, "If only the earth and stones could speak, the stories they could tell us." Michael Dougherty revealed the Mothra egg in the film is over 10,000 years old. There is a wealth of backstory the film just touches upon, such as Rodan being called the "Fire Demon" by legends. Understandably, the film doesn't dwell on this lore for too long, since events are happening in the present day. A story set in this ancient time period when monsters roamed is something Dougherty wants to tackle.

Over on the official Godzilla: King of the Monsters Twitter account, Dougherty revealed a number of tidbits. One interesting thing was the director saying he wants to do a Godzilla story set in ancient history. The director goes one step further, hypothetically considering a film where there are no humans whatsoever.

A Godzilla story without humans actually has been done before, but in comics. IDW's Godzilla In Hell doesn't feature humans as a focus, instead chronicling Godzilla's time in the underworld. Also, in Dark Horse's Godzilla run, issue 16 features Godzilla as the protagonist as he battles a monster from space. As one can see, the concept isn't unheard of. A movie either taking place in ancient time, or with monsters as the sole characters, would certainly be interesting to see on the big screen. As seen by the replies in the Twitter thread, fans would jump at the chance to watch it.

Although it's not quite a human-less movie, Godzilla vs. Kong is coming this November. It will be interesting seeing if it explores more of the lore established in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Even those who don't enjoy the MonsterVerse films can acknowledge the intriguing backstory of the creatures. The idea of the ancient world being dominated by intelligent monsters is something that hopefully will be the subject of its own movie someday.

[SOURCE CREDIT: screenrant.com.]