Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have released the first trailer for Monsters director Gareth Edwards’ eagerly anticipated reboot of Godzilla. Slated for release May 16, 2014, the film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Juliette Binoche, and, representing Tokyo, Ken Watanabe.

The official synopsis reads:

An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Godzilla made his debut in the 1954 Japanese film Gojira. Master of disaster Roland Emmerich (2012, Independence Day) took a massive shit all over the iconic beast in his 1998 reboot Godzilla. The film still managed to earned over $376 million worldwide, a testament to Godzilla’s ongoing popularity.

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