Most of the
licensed characters in Steven Spielberg's Ready
Player One are computer-generated extras, showing up in a shot or two
without comment. One of the biggest exceptions, both literally and
figuratively, is Mechagodzilla, who corporate baddie Nolan Sorrento pilots in
the final battle. It takes on the Iron Giant and a RX-78-2 Gundam in grand
fashion, spewing blue flames and launching finger missiles as Alan Silvestri’s fantastic Ifukube cover blares.
Mechagodzilla also
stands out because it has an all-new appearance, in contrast to every other licensed character in the
film. If you guessed notoriously-fickle Toho had something to do with that, you’d
be right. After a piece of concept art bearing his signature started making the
rounds online, Toho Kingdom staff member Joshua Sudomerski contacted Jared Krichevsky
to ask about the process of creating the latest version of the magnificent
machine. Read what he learned after the jump.
