Highlights From The ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Panel At NYCC

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One of the panels I attended at New York Comic Con was the Godzilla Minus Zero panel. I was lucky enough to get a seat after sitting through the Smallville panel, which was a ton of fun as well. The panel featured producer Kazuaki Kishida, visual effects artist and compositor Tatsuji Nojima, sound designer and foley artist Natsuko Inoue, and production and post-production sound mixer Hisafumi Takeuchi. They all came out with their own Godzilla’s and the coolest Godzilla jackets. Due to what was being shown to fans, they also asked for no photos, which I respected. The panel was moderated by Seth Green.

The team behind the VFX talked about how they brought this movie to life, and how they wanted to take it to the next level, especially after winning an Oscar for Minus One. Nojima was the first Gen-Z VFX artist to ever win an Oscar, which is pretty cool. He talked about how his work in special effects started as a hobby, and even showed us a very composite he made of a person and water. It then went into another slide, where he showed us that composite in action, and it was incredible and looked so real. 

Another example they showed us was the scene from the trailer where Godzilla is chasing the boat in the water. They showed us how many pixels it took to not only make Godzilla, but also the entire scene. At the end of everything, it took about 2 billion pixels to make the entire scene. 

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Natsuko Inoue talked about how she made the sounds for Godzilla and Ghidorah, and yes, Ghidorah is confirmed to be in the movie; the sound is so real. Obviously, they didn’t have anything real to go off of, considering these characters are not real. First, we saw a behind-the-scenes video of how she made the sound for Ghidorah's wings. Then, we saw a video that lasted a few minutes of the sound team, or as director Yamazaki calls them ‘sound samurai,’ at a dam. Here they played the sounds of Ghidorah and Godzilla, which were amplified and made them sound so real. The dam was not closed for the day, so they joked that the family having the picnic, or the person walking their dog, must’ve been terrified after hearing these sounds.

Before the panel ended, we got a video from director Takashi Yamazaki, apologizing that he couldn’t be there this year. That wasn’t all, however, as we were treated to the final trailer for the movie, with an opening by Koichi (Ryunnosuke Kamiki) and Noriko (Minami Hamabe). By now, it’s already been released to the public, but it was so cool to see it before everyone else. We didn’t see Ghidorah, as that would ruin it, and producer Kishida even said that if “you want to see Ghidorah, go see the movie”. In the trailer, Godzilla is bigger than his previous iteration, but now the people of Japan also have to deal with Ghidorah. We see glimpses of his energy beam, absolutely wreaking havoc. The trailer ends with Godzilla charging up and shooting out his blue energy beam.

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The panel was different from the Minus One panel, as Yamazaki wasn’t here, and at that time, the movie was already released. This panel was awesome to hear how the movie was made, especially from an Oscar-winning VFX team. Seth Green talked about how great the movie is, and that he can’t wait for fans to see the film. Panel attendees were also treated to a beautiful Minus Zero print. The release dates have a special meaning, as it’s Godzilla’s birthday.  They hope fans will come out to celebrate the King of the Monsters' birthday.

Godzilla Minus Zero releases in North American theaters on November 6th, 2026. Tickets are now available, and fans can experience the movie early on November 3rd, with various fan events in IMAX.

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