‘Those Are the Wrong Reasons to Make a Movie’ — Godzilla Minus Zero Director Takashi Yamazaki on Setting Aside the Urge to One-Up Godzilla Minus One

Godzilla Minus Zero writer, director, and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki says that getting caught up in besting Godzilla Minus One "risked diluting what makes the movie great in the first place."

‘Those Are the Wrong Reasons to Make a Movie’ — Godzilla Minus Zero Director Takashi Yamazaki on Setting Aside the Urge to One-Up Godzilla Minus One

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