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I am making this post as a public service announcement so everyone can be aware of this news. Back in August, a company called New World Cinemas (no relation to the defunct New World Pictures, distributors of Godzilla 1985) posted on its Facebook page and website that "GODZILLA 2016" was "coming soon." Months later, news sites started reporting that New World was distributing Godzilla: Resurgence in the United States, with New World coming out and claiming that they would be giving the film a DVD release in 2017. People started requesting that New World give the film a theatrical release, and they posted something on Facebook saying they were working hard to release the movie (which they only referred to as "GODZILLA") in every state. Since then they said they were targeting sometime in 2017 for a theatrical release. Most major sites have been reporting that New World was factually releasing the movie in the U.S., including Wikipedia.

People were often asking us here on Wikizilla why we weren't including New World on the Godzilla: Resurgence page. It was because there was absolutely no confirmation about New World releasing the film aside from New World themselves saying "yes" any time someone asked them if they were. Back in November, Toho was even showing the film to potential U.S. distributors despite New World claiming they had the rights since August. Anyone who has looked at New World's website or social media pages has probably noticed they are very inactive and unprofessional, and seem to be run by a single individual who has very strong political beliefs and who would post things like "stop sending me messages" on their feed. New World does not even seem aware of the film's English or Japanese title, as they only referred to the film as "GODZILLA."

Well, finally we have confirmation that New World is not distributing Godzilla: Resurgence in the United States. The company posted a message on their Facebook page today stating that they have no involvement with the film and that they were merely promoting it because they were fans. They have deleted any posts or messages stating that they were distributing the film on their social media feeds. Why the company claimed to have the rights to the film for so long is anyone's guess, but it will not be involved in the U.S. release. So, throw out any information about a 2017 nationwide release in the U.S. and keep your eyes peeled for an official announcement about a U.S. distributor. Theatrical releases in Hong Kong and Taiwan have already been announced, so other countries may not be far behind.

For all fans here outside of the United States, don't give up hope either. Toho is definitely looking for an international release, and more announcements will likely be coming soon. I personally expect announcements regarding Australia and the Philippines to come next, and hopefully for North and South America and Europe as well. It has already been confirmed that the Hong Kong release will be in Japanese with English subtitles, so Toho likely will have an international English-subtitled print available for distribution. 