Do NOT Expect These To Happen During Godzilla-Fest
November 3rd marks Godzilla's 68th anniversary and there have been a lot of announcements coming out of projects and movie marathons that will be happening that day. There have also been some wild speculation about what we might or what some people want to see at Godzilla-Fest. After years of watching livestreams of Godzilla-Fest there is enough to speculate on which expectations needs to be tempered. So here is a list of things we shouldn't expect during this year's Godzilla-Fest.
Godzilla: Singular Point Season 2 Reveal
On October 6th, 2021, we got news that a new anime series based on Godzilla was coming to Netflix followed up with the our first look at Godzilla's new design. There interviews conducted during Godzilla-Fest that year talking about how this anime came to be and talking about the story. Now, there are rumors that season 2 is in development and many expect it to be revealed at this year's Godzilla-Fest. If season 2 is in the works, I do not think it is going to be revealed this year. It is more likely to be revealed next year and then released alongside the fifth Monsterverse movie in 2024.
As you might have heard, Toho Co. is already planing a one year march to Godzilla's 70th anniversary starting next year on his 69th anniversary. In the span of helping celebrate Godzilla's 70th, releasing the second season in 2024 will give three months covered already.
Another thing to point out is that any announcement for a show or a movie would most likely not be revealed on November 3rd. It will have to be revealed before November 3rd so then Toho Co. are given time to plan interviews with the cast. This is what they did for Godzilla: Singular Point back in 2020 and it will most likely happen for next year's Godzilla-Fest.
New Godzilla/Original Kaiju Movie Reveal
In the past anniversary events, Toho Co. likes to present some small projects that they worked on just for the fun of it. Last year, we got to see a Godzilla vs Hedorah short film to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Godzilla vs Hedorah. This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of Godzilla vs Gigan and a new short film titled Godzilla vs Gigan Rex was revealed for the event. Even though we have had reveals for short films, past events have shown that Toho Co. has not made one single reveal for any movie or show in every celebration.
Earlier this year, there was an announcement that was made exclusively on the Godzilla app about a new monster movie from Toho Co. was in production and there were casting calls for extras. All we know about the film is that this is a new movie set in 1945. There is no info on whether this movie is a Godzilla movie or a brand new monster movie. Either way whether it is a new Godzilla movie or a new monster movie, it will not be shown here at Godzilla-Fest. Godzilla-Fest is usually not the event that reveals a new movie.
Much like my explanation for Singular Point season 2, if a new movie is to be revealed then it would be revealed BEFORE Godzilla-Fest or next year or possibly 2024. If there is any sort of reveal, then during that march towards Godzilla's 70th anniversary is much more likely than this year's event.