The 2026 NY Film Festival will host the world premiere of Takashi Yamazaki‘s Godzilla Minus Zero.
The sequel to sleeper hit Godzilla Minus One will screen as the Spotlight gala selection on Sept. 26 at the 64th annual event.
Godzilla Minus One revived the Godzilla franchise in 2023 and went on to win the Oscar for best visual effects in 2024, beating out a number of big-budget Hollywood tentpoles, and become the highest grossing live-action Japanese film in North American theaters.
Godzilla Minus Zero picks up two years after the events of Godzilla Minus One, in 1949, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face a new threat.
“An experience that demands the big screen, featuring even more astounding effects choreography than its predecessor, Godzilla Minus Zero cranks up the terror while always keeping its post-WWII Japan narrative at human eye level,” the festival said in Tuesday’s announcement.
