Last fall, we got our first look atColossalwith the first photos featuringAnne HathawayandJason Sudeikis, before the film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. Today we have the first trailer, which shows that a massive monster has surfaced in Seoul, South Korea, and has started cutting a path of destruction through the city. Little does anyone know that a small town woman (Anne Hathaway) has a bizarre connection to this monster.
Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an out-of-work girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that agiant creatureis destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. As events begin to spin out of control, Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the fate of the world. The trailer, which debuted on theNeonYouTube channel, gives us plenty of glimpses at the monster, but it almost looked much different, and much more familiar.
Toho, the Japanese production company that created the iconicGodzilla franchise, sued the production for copyright infringement, but the lawsuit was settled out of court. DirectorNacho Vigalondorevealed that the lawsuit had no impact on the actual story he crafted. The filmmaker added in his interview with EW last year, before the Toronto Film Festival premiere, that he was intrigued by, “setting a monster movie story in a human scale,” describing this project as a “monster movie that collides with a small indie drama.”
The supporting cast includesJason Sudeikisas the owner of a bar in Gloria’s hometown, along withDan Stevens,Tim Blake Nelson,Austin Stowell.Nacho Vigalondodirects from his own screenplay. The filmmaker has previously directedOpen WindowsstarringElijah Wood,Extraterestrial,Timecrimesand segments of the hit anthology filmsABCs of Death,The Profane ExhibitandVHS: Viral. Neon has set an April 7 release date forColossal, which puts this indie monster movie in the midst of some serious competition.
As of now, it isn’t clear ifColossalwill get awide releaseon April 7, or if it will only receive a limited platform release. If it does go wide, it will be going up against a diverse array of competition, such as Sony’s animated adventureSmurfs: The Lost Village, Warner Bros.' comedy remakeGoing in Style, Lionsgate’s dramaWonder, High Top Releasing’sSleightand PureFlix’sThe Case For Christ. It’s also worth noting that the next weekend will likely be dominated byFast & Furious 8, arriving on April 14. While we wait for more onColossal, take a look at the first trailer below.
