LAS VEGAS, April 24 -- Godzilla will be closer to audiences than ever before in Godzilla Minus Zero, the film's Japanese director said.

"I don't think we've ever been able to get this close to Godzilla before," Takashi Yamazaki told AFP in an interview on the sidelines of CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

Yamazaki said the legendary monster's roars - as well as the thunderous sound of his footsteps - will reverberate through theatres in an unprecedented way.

He said this is thanks to advancements in cinematic sound and visual effects in movie theatres, a place he described as Godzilla's natural habitat.

The director - who helmed the 2023 box-office smash Godzilla Minus One, which earned an Oscar for Best Visual Effects - said bri...