Okay, I'm an old-school G-fan and a purist myself, so I can understand some of the concerns expressed here. But I think some are jumping to some big conclusions. First, Sony's GODZILLA, despite earning over $300 mil worldwide, was a letdown both in the US and Japan. The fact that no sequel was ever produced (not to mention that several Sony execs lost their jobs over the debacle!) is a pretty good indicator that no studio, American or otherwise, is going to be eager to repeat Sony's mistakes (chief among which were creating a monster that doesn't look, act, or even sound like Godzilla!). Legendary Pictures actually has a fairly decent record of adaptations of existing and/or iconic material, including BATMAN BEGINS, 300, WATCHMEN, THE DARK KNIGHT, and the upcoming WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Yes, they have some turds in their catalog - SUPERMAN RETURNS, LADY IN THE WATER, BEERFEST, and 10,000 B.C. - but it all comes down to who they hire to make their Godzilla film. Again, I'd guess there aren't many hot young directors or screenwriters out there interested in working on a Godzilla film who are thinking, "I want to risk my whole career by repeating the formula used by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich!" It's also worthy of note that both the Rossio & Elliott original draft of Sony's screenplay and Steve Miner's aborted 3-D Godzilla script from the 1980s would have made solid G films; Devlin and Emmerich just chose to throw out most of what was good in the R & E/Jan DeBont script and write their own crap. The point is that there are American screenwriters and filmmakers who understand Godzilla. Sony just chose the wrong creative team in the 90s. Finally, I'd much rather have a man in a suit, too, but an all CG Godzilla doesn't have to stink. Check out this dream sequence from the 2008 Toho comedy ALWAYS SUNSET ON THIRD STREET 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEEXydQc9KE
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