The Last Of Us Star Lands Major Role In Godzilla Minus Zero Director's Next Movie

Godzilla Minus Zero director Takashi Yamazaki has found the lead stars for his new movie Grandgear.

Yamazaki directed and wrote the critically acclaimed Godzilla Minus One, which has a near-perfect 99% critics’ score and 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, along with grossing $116 million worldwide against a reported budget of $15 million. He returned to direct and write the sequel, Godzilla Minus Zero, which received stellar first reactions and debuted to a 96% critics’ score ahead of coming to North American theaters on November 6 and to Japan on November 3.

According to Deadline, Nico Parker (The Last of Us, How to Train Your Dragon) and Sam Nivola (The White Lotus) have been cast in the lead roles for Yamazaki’s Grandgear, his first studio movie that is coming out in the aftermath of Godzilla Minus Zero. Paul Giamatti is also in negotiations to join the film. All plot details are under wraps and the movie is expected to begin filming in 2027.

While Giamatti was reportedly one of the top picks for his role, the lead characters were cast after an extensive search, ultimately leading to a chemistry test for Parker and Nivola. Yamazaki is directing and wrote the screenplay, and the project is being produced by Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams and Glen Zipper.

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