New ‘Godzilla’ poster puts the monster center in fiery blaze of destruction

Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. have released a new poster for director Gareth Edwards’ upcoming monster remake Godzilla. 

The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen and “pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s arrogance, threaten our very existence.” 

A new poster released via Yahoo! Movies doesn’t reveal any new details other than the view from behind as fans can get a view of the beast scale, standing tall over the city.

Cranston went on ET Canada and described his experience.

“As a kid, Godzilla was my creature of choice, oh yeah,” he said. “I loved the absolute destructive nature of this beast.”

“They’re taking a very restrained approach to this. Much like ‘Jaws’ did, Steven Spielburg didn’t always show the beast. His essence is present and it’s there … and it’s creepy. So you know the tension will mount.”

Godzilla “doesn’t know how to express himself other than eating people, I don’t know,” said star Sally Hawkins.

The film also stars Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, and David Strathairn. 

Godzilla opens in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on May 16th.

Here’s the official synopsis for Godzilla:

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.