‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Teaser: Godzilla Marches on the Statue of Liberty in ‘Minus One’ Sequel

GKIDS and Toho are releasing the smash hit sequel to "Godzilla Minus One" in theaters this November.

Takashi Yamazaki is having a great CinemaCon. The Japanese director of “Godzilla Minus One” was announced to be directing his first English-language film, a robot kaiju movie called “GrandGear” as produced by J.J. Abrams that he’s making for Sony. But he came to the CinemaCon stage in support of his next film, “Godzilla Minus Zero.”

Yamazaki, speaking to the CinemaCon crowd via translator, hyped up the film that he confirmed is a direct sequel to 2023’s stellar “Godzilla Minus One,” one that will also continue to follow the Shikishima family from the first film.

“In this new film, a new, even deeper despair will descend on Japan and the family. When faced with overwhelming and inescapable force, how do people fight back,” Yamazaki said. “The journey from minus to zero will not be an easy one. Right now we are pouring all of our technology and passion into this new story of despair and hope, and I am truly excited for the day that ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ brings many fans back to your cinemas again.”

Speaking as part of a brief presentation with American distribution partner GKIDS on Tuesday, the crowd in Vegas was treated to a short but sweet behind the scenes feature and a teaser that informs two years have passed since the last film, and American forces are looking to see if it can make use of Godzilla. It’s such a short teaser, but it ends with a striking image of Godzilla marching outside the Statue of Liberty, so we’re here for it.

“Godzilla Minus Zero” is an IMAX production, which is a first for a Japanese film. And it’s a big step up for an indie box office hit in “Godzilla Minus One” that became the first Japanese film to win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, and Yamazaki, who did VFX for the film himself, is one of only two directors alongside Stanley Kubrick to also win the VFX Oscar for their film.

“Godzilla Minus One” made $115.8 million worldwide and performed even better once it finally hit PVOD and later Netflix. Yamazaki said there was a point at which it wasn’t even clear if production could continue on “Minus One,” but we’re glad it did.

Watch the teaser for “Godzilla Minus Zero” above. The film opens in theaters November 6, 2026.