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Toho is planning a new 'Godzilla' movie.
The Japanese production studio is set to make a reboot of the classic monster movie following the success of the latest Hollywood blockbuster of the same name by director Gareth Edwards.
The studio first introduced the giant reptilian creature in 1954 but agreed to leave their creation alone in 1995 to make way for a Roland Emmerich-directed Hollywood version.
They re-introduced Godzilla in the late '90s before killing off the monster for the second time in 2004 'Final Wars' 2004.
Toho are now set to revive their monster once again after seeing the latest Hollywood reboot - starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston - earn around half a billion dollars worldwide this year, reports Empire Online.
Taichi Ueda, Toho's producer, said: "The time has come for Japan to make a film that will not lose to Hollywood.
He added the company's aim is to create the movie in time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, to "represent Japan and be loved around the world".
Toho is yet to announce the production team but have put together a team of executives and directors to plan the next stages of the film which is set to start shooting next summer and is aiming for a 2016 release.
It will be the 29th time Toho have featured the monster in their films.
The company will also erect a statue of Godzilla in Shinjuku, Tokyo, in honour of the new movie in April.

Jason Momoa has signed up to play Aquaman in four films.
The 35-year-old actor has revealed he has agreed a deal to portray the sea-based DC Comics superhero in three further movies after he appears in 2016's 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'.
Momoa insists the character is going to be totally "bad-ass" and he can't wait for people to see him on screen.
He revealed his DC film deal during a panel appearance at the Comic-Con Experience in Brazil, adding: "He will be a bad-ass, otherwise they wouldn't cast me for the role."
At the event, Momoa also revealed he wants Zack Snyder - who helmed 'Man of Steel' and will take control of the sequel and subsequent 'Justice League' films - to direct the standalone 'Aquaman' movie due for release in July 2018.
As well as Momoa, 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' will see Henry Cavill back as Superman, Ben Affleck portraying Batman, Jesse Eisenberg appearing as villain Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as butler Alfred Pennyworth, Amy Adams returning as Lois Lane and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.

'Pride' was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards taking home three prizes.
The movie, which is about an alliance formed between gay rights campaigners and pit workers during the 1984 miners' strike, was named Best British Independent Film, while Andrew Scott and Imelda Staunton were named Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for their respective roles.
Upon accepting the Best Film gong at the ceremony held at Old Billingsgate Market on Sunday night (07.12.14), 'Pride' director Matthew Warchus said: "We're getting reports from up and down the country of audiences standing up and applauding. That doesn't really happen in British cinemas. It's just extraordinary. It's a real tribute to the source material.
"When I was first told the story I was blown away by it - people ask, 'Is that really true?' It took 20 years to convince anyone that a film about vegan lesbian activists was a sure-fire hit."
Benedict Cumberbatch missed out on the Best Actor prize to Brendon Gleeson for his performance in 'Cavalry', but was later presented with the Variety Award, which is presented to a candidate who has helped to "focus the international spotlight on the UK".
During his acceptance speech, Benedict - paid tribute to his fiancée Sophie Hunter - said: "My god, I don't think I've ever been more nervous in my life. Oh holy crap. Thank you so much, it's a very strange experience to be in your own audience. It's a ridiculous honour to be here, not least because of the output and the standard of previous recipients. I feel this is a very premature way to acknowledge mine, but it will inspire me to work harder to feel like I deserve it, and that won't really be difficult because I love my job. I love my industry, I love the people I get to work with, a lot of whom are in this room, I love the communities and the families that each job brings together, and I love how proud we can all be in taking stock of moments like this, and how proud we can be as filmmakers in the UK who in spite, or maybe because of not having a studio system, is a world leader ... Congratulations to everyone here, and happy Christmas."
Elsewhere, Gugu Mbatha-Raw was named Best Actress for her title role in 'Belle', Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' was named Best Independent International Film, while 'Saving Mr Banks' star Emma Thompson took home the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film.
Yann Demange was awarded the Best Director prize for helming thriller '71'.

British Independent Film Awards 2014 winners list:

Pride - Best British Independent Film
The Karman Line - Best British Short Film
Brendan Gleeson - Best Actor, Calvary
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Best Actress, Belle
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed - Most Promising Newcomer, Catch Me Daddy
Iain Forsyth - Douglas Hickox Award (Directorial Debut), 20,000 Days on Earth
Jane Pollard - Douglas Hickox Award (Directorial Debut), 20,000 Days on Earth
Luna - Prêmio The Raindance
Imelda Staunton- Best Supporting Actress, Pride
Andrew Scott - Best Supporting Actor, Pride
Emma Thompson - The Richard Harris Award
Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan - Best Screenplay, Frank
Yann Demange - Best Director, '71
The Goob - Best Achievement in Production
Stephen Rennicks - Best Technical Achievement, Frank
Boyhood - Best Foreign Independent Film
Next Goal Wins - Best British Documentary
John Boorman - BIFA Special Jury Prize
The Karman Line - Best British Short Film
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Variety Award

Nicole Kidman starred in 'Paddington' for her kids.
The 47-year-old actress - who has adopted children, Isabella Jane, 22 and Connor, 19, with her ex-husband Tom Cruise and two biological daughters, Sunday Rose, six and Faith Margaret, four, with her current spouse Keith Urban - has confessed she took on the role of the villainous Millicent so her younger children could watch her in action.
Speaking at the Australian premiere of 'Paddington' in Sydney last night (07.12.14), she said: "I just wanted to make a film for my kids... I hadn't made a film that had made people feel good for a long time. I'd made films that are darker in tone. So, it's really nice to be able to make a film where you can say, 'Yeah, bring your kids'."
The film - which is based upon the series of children's books by Michael Bond and also stars Colin Firth as the title character - has been well received by critics and audiences but Nicole insists she never expected it to be so successful.
She said: "My whole career is always a roller-coaster. I'm so random and spontaneous and unusual in my choices - I never expect anything."

Dustin Hoffman used acting to find himself.
The 77-year-old star - who rose to fame after starring in 'The Graduate' - admitted that his childhood wasn't "great".
He said: "In the old days ... I would get fired a lot. I would just react so strongly - it was an invasion of the only thing that I felt certain about.
"I had been a very bad student, I didn't have a great childhood, and acting was a way to be my own... everything."
Meanwhile, Dustin also revealed that he regrets not taking credit for helping to write the scripts for some of his most successful movies including 'Tootsie' and 'Rain Man'.
He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I've been writing all along. I just have never taken credit for it - stupidly. I think now I'll take credit.
"Well, I co-wrote 'Kramer vs Kramer' with the writer-director [Robert Benton]. When we were done, he said: 'I want to give you a writing credit' and I said, 'No, no, Bob, that's alright'. That was always my position. It got the Academy Award - for a few things, but one of them was writing.
"Another one was 'Tootsie': my friend and I co-wrote the early drafts. He took credit. I didn't want to. 'Rain Man' was another one."

Josh Brolin was nervous about playing Thanos.
The 46-year-old actor has admitted to feeling under pressure while portraying the super villain in the Marvel film franchise.
Recalling his nerves, Josh - who voices the CGI enhanced character in 'The Guardians of the Galaxy' - shared: "I was more nervous doing that than I think I've been in long time. I was in front of 32 little cameras and I had a face sprayed with iridescent paint. It's really exciting, the possibilities of what it could become."
Josh also hinted that his villainous character will face yet more problems in the 2018 movie 'Avengers: Infinity War - Part I'.
He told Collider.com: "Ultimately it's Thanos against everyone."
The veteran actor - who has previously starred in 'No Country for Old Men' and 'The Goonies' - explained how he doesn't limit himself to a specific genre and prefers to look at each project individually before he signs up.
Josh shared: "I don't have a thing like, 'I only do small art films' or 'I only do this.' I just read a story and go, 'Wow. That's cool.' It's not, 'I want to get into this genre or that genre.'
"So Thanos came along ... and I had a good friend Louis D'Esposito who is now the co-president of Marvel ... He called me up and started talking about this thing.
"It was nice because I could intimately talk to him about it. What I liked. What I didn't like about the whole idea of it. But I love the idea of Thanos."

Reese Witherspoon wants to revamp her image.
The 'Wild' actress says she signed up to play a heroin addict in the film because she was ready to be liberated from her "tiny little box" after starring in a string of romantic comedies.
She said: "People are like, 'We don't want Reese to say profanity. We don't want her to have sex. We don't want her to take drugs."
The blonde beauty, who fell in love with her character in the movie for "telling the truth", shocked her fans when she was arrested for disorderly conduct in April 2013 after having "one too many drinks" and she tried to defend her husband Jim Toth after he was arrested and charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence).
She added to Us Weekly magazine: "It was a moment when people realised that I wasn't exactly what they thought I was."
The 38-year-old star is now looking forward to taking on a number of other meaty projects, including an adaptation of the murderous-mums novel 'Big Little Lies' alongside Nicole Kidman.
She said: "For a couple of years ... I think I was a little lost. It's nice to feel back on track."

Channing Tatum is reportedly planning to take a break from Hollywood.
The 34-year-old star - who appeared in 'Foxcatcher', 'The Lego Movie', '22 Jump Street' and 'Jupiter Ascending' this year - plans to take on fewer film projects in 2015, as he wants to spend more quality time with wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum and their 18-month-old daughter Everly.
A source said: "Channing realises that burning the candle at both ends has been unhealthy, and he's ready to make changes.
"He told Jenna that after this next wave of projects, he's taking at least a six-month break. He wants to be able to read Everly bedtime stories, tuck her in at night, then wake up and make her pancakes."
The actor recently admitted he and his wife would consider having another baby if her show 'Witches of East End' was cancelled before it was officially axed last month.
The insider added to US OK! magazine: "Finally, they're in a good place and gearing up to welcome a second baby.
"And Jenna made him promise that if there were another baby on the way, Chan would be a more committed family man.
"It would break Jenna's heart if their next baby's first steps happened while Channing was on a movie set."

Angelina Jolie says she's had "an amazing year."
The 39-year-old actress and director - who married Brad Pitt in August, with whom she has six children, Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - is thrilled her new movie 'Unbroken' is getting Oscar buzz but hopes her future will be even brighter.
Asked if she's had the best year of her life, she said: "Well, I hope that one is still to come. But it's been an amazing year. I married my love, my son [Maddox] became a teenager and I got to bring this film to the world."
Meanwhile, the Oscar winner wasn't surprised she had to prove she should direct the World War II-set drama.
She said: "I fought hard for the opportunity.
"I'd directed only one other film [2011's 'In the Land of Blood and Honey'], which was very small in comparison. I had to prove I could handle locations, the budget, balancing two plane crashes, the visual effects and the technical aspects. I had not done anything like that before! I had to go to school quickly, then I pitched my little heart out.
"I over-prepared, with all of these graphs, maps, images and boards that I tied together and put in a garbage bag. Then I didn't hear anything for three days. It was terrible!
"I was so driven to get 'Unbroken' right, I'd work all night."
The brunette beauty is still planning to quit acting in the future to focus on directing, as she is happier being behind the camera.
She is quoted by Us Weekly magazine as saying: "I do have a few more roles in me, but I would be happy when that's over. If I am lucky enough to have a career as a director, it would be a very nice transition."
Angelina is currently directing herself and her husband in the upcoming film 'By the Sea' and loves working with the Hollywood hunk.
She said: "Brad is wonderful to work with."