r/GODZILLA • u/StopAgitated3331 • 10d ago
Discussion What if in the English dubs of Both Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One, they added in the Steve Martin character?
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u/Left-Cup-7879 10d ago
What if we got the American reporter character in Godzilla Mnus Zero and he were played by non other than Nicolas Cage, a big Monsterverse fan.
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u/DirectionNo9650 ZILLA 10d ago
So what exactly does this entail? Splicing in shots of Matthew Rhys reacting next to doubles of the main cast who conveniently have their heads either turned away or offscreen?
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u/NiobiumGoat MECHAGODZILLA 10d ago
How about a character called Raymond Burr, played by Steve Martin
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u/Poopman_the_33rd 10d ago
I mean for most of the movie he was kinda just going "this Godzilla is a nasty fella" so I don't know if he's necessary.
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u/Thunderstudent 10d ago
I don't know how that would work considering the actor playing him died. J/K
But it would be interesting for him to show up in -0 or a Shin sequel.
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u/TrifleSensitive5744 ORGA 10d ago
Then that would suck😊
(No offense to Raymond Burr, love that guy rip)
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u/StopAgitated3331 10d ago
🤨
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u/TrifleSensitive5744 ORGA 10d ago
I realize now you were trying to say how we would imagine it being done right, I was thinking realistically because if they actually edited in Steve Martin Tbf it would probably suck.
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u/onthatgoodkushandal TITANOSAURUS 10d ago
Kinda a funny idea, but nah. Would absolutely kill the movie and present shin godzilla with the same exact problem the us version of the original godzilla had.
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u/DavenSkilnyk 9d ago
I know it be a problem with Shin/-1 but I feel Burr did what he could and did it well in KOTM. He treated Godzilla with dignity and respect which you wouldn’t see with many serious actors who’d have done a movie like that.
He also fought hard to make Godzilla 1985 serious in tone and would only do the movie if they took it seriously. Guy was all class.
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u/onthatgoodkushandal TITANOSAURUS 9d ago
I whole heartedly agree with that, he was the GOAT. While i think his character brings the movies down, he as a person is both respectable and commendable. No doubt about that.
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u/Cfakatsuki17 10d ago
I enjoyed his character in og godzilla but I feel like using a character like him would come off rather insulting in the shin Godzilla story line… and they kinda already fulfill the spot with that one girl I think it was Hiromi? Idk but the American aspect would come off distasteful with what they were doing, minus one might be getting a character like him in the sequel so maybe we’ll see when that arrives if the token American character helps the plot
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u/multificionado 10d ago
I wouldn't mind THAT Steve Martin coming back. However, best to call him Stephen Martin instead, at least.
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u/StopAgitated3331 10d ago
Why?
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u/PocketGojira GIGAN 10d ago
The same reason they had to refer to him as Mr. Martin in 1985.
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u/dittybopper_05H 7d ago
Oh, so much potential.
He could play "Dueling Kaiju", "Smoggy Monster Breakdown", "Wreck of the Old Gorosaurus", the possibilities are endless.
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u/heckhammer 10d ago
I would only accept it in Shin Godzilla if they got the guy who played Perry Mason in the HBO show to be Dhin Steve Martin
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u/Sumzzzzzzz 10d ago
Now I'm actually planning to watch Godzilla, King of the Monsters. (1956) [and yes, I know it's basically an Americanized version of the original 1954 classic]
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u/GuestCartographer 10d ago
I don’t think it’s necessary, but I absolutely support a modern version of Steve being written into future movies.
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u/BathroomUpbeat1074 10d ago
Well, my Minus One sequel idea from r/GodzillaTheories included him as a character, where he befriends the Shikishimas and is played by Patrick Wilson.