Anne Hathaway Monster Movie Colossal Settles Lawsuit From Godzilla Studio

The legal action taken by Japanese film studio Toho against upcoming US independent production ‘Colossal’ has been settled in court.

Announced at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with Anne Hathaway in the lead role, ‘Colossal’ came under fire from Toho - owners of Godzilla - almost immediately.

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This was due to early publicity on ‘Colossal’ heavily emphasising its similarity to the iconic Japanese monster movie series, pitching writer-director Nacho Vigalondo’s film as ‘Godzilla meets Being John Malkovich.’

Toho subsequently filed a lawsuit against production company Voltage Pictures on grounds of copyright violation. However, this was not enough to stop the film from beginning production in recent weeks - and now the matter has reportedly been settled.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Toho agreed to dismiss the suit on the grounds that Voltage Pictures must make plain that ‘Colossal’ is not a ‘Godzilla’ remake, despite the narrative similarities.

‘Colossal’ centres on troubled American woman Gloria (Hathaway) who experiences a series of personal problems - whilst at the same time, Tokyo comes under attack by a giant monster. Gloria then comes to the alarming realisation that she is somehow psychically linked to the monster.

‘Colossal’ is currently shooting in Vancouver, with Hathaway’s co-stars including Dan Stevens and Tim Blake Nelson.

Toho have of course licenced the ‘Godzilla’ remake rights to Warner Bros, who produced their own ‘Godzilla’ in 2014. This will be followed by a sequel in 2018, then the eagerly-anticipated ‘Kong vs Godzilla’ in 2020.

Meanwhile, Toho are working on their own revival of ‘Godzilla,’ entitled ‘Shin Gojira’ (which can be translated as ’True Godzilla’), due in 2016.

Picture Credit: WENN, Toho