The teaser trailer gave fans their first glimpse of Legendary’s take on the
King of the Monsters. © 2012 Legendary Pictures, Toho Co., Ltd.Godzilla’s mighty roar was quickly drowned out by sustained, wildly enthusiastic cheering and applause from the audience. It was perhaps the biggest reaction during the entire Legendry/Warners panel. As director Gareth Edwards (MONSTERS) was brought out, much of the audience got to its feet to applaud again. Having labored on the project for years with multiple screenwriters, the young director seemed tremendously gratified to finally be able to show fans a preview, however brief, of his vision of the King of the Monsters. He later admitted to being close to tears when he heard the audience screaming with excitement.
“I’ve wanted to see this movie, this way, all my life, really” commented Edwards. “The idea is to imagine if this really happened, as crazy as it sounds, what would it really be like? There’s nothing sci-fi about this movie, it’s very grounded, realistic.” He expressed gratitude for the support given him by Legendary to pursue his vision of the film. “These guys have been fantastic. Everyone warns you when you do a movie for Hollywood it’s going to be a certain thing and you’re going to get treated a certain way, and it’s been the polar opposite. [Legendary founder] Thomas [Tull] has been backing us all the way.”
The teaser was shown a second time to another round of applause. Later in the afternoon, Edwards appeared at the Legendary booth with screenwriter Max Borenstein to autograph postcard-sized promotional cards. There was no artwork, just the title GODZILLA in red against a stark black background. The booth also featured a display of two Jaeger pilot suits from PACIFIC RIM.
