I heard rumor that Tetsuo Kurata's son wanted to audition for the Ichigo role in the new movie, but his father prohibited him from doing so. If this is true, then Tetsuo really is a p.o.s.. I mean, we get it, he doesn't like Rider anymore, doesn't mean his son can't take the ride for himself. That's just selfish.

Hey man, rumors and speculation are fun and all, but we should think twice about proliferating rumors that are defamatory to persons and individuals.

Yeah these were clearly just filmed for promotion as the movie still has another year of time in the oven. Personally I like it, I hoped for maybe some more emphasize on Ichigo looking more buglike but the little changes like with the gloves and belt just hit the right spots for me. I believe Shirakura had said this movie may get a worldwide release and if so I *will* see it in tjeatres

There was a single night only showing of Shin Gojira at the local art house theatre here in Chicago, so there is precedence.

I've seen Shin Godzilla in theaters three times. Granted, I do live in LA. Still, seems likely that we'll get this in theaters in some parts of the US.

also i've seen Shin Godzilla in theaters in Tijuana i do live in San Diego closer to the Mexican border.

The theater I worked at ended up getting Shin Godzilla for at least a week from what I recall. And it was like the low end one too that usually doesn't get a lot of exclusives.

Wait, with the article, isn't Hongo Ichigo's last name, not Shudo?

Phonetically yes, but in writing, no. The Shin in Anno's Shin Kamen Rider is written in katakana so the context remains ambiguous. Shin Kamen Rider Prologue on the other hand uses 真 which commonly translates to true.

It was in theaters in Buffalo for like a month, but only a few showings per week. That being said, Godzilla is much more popular in the US than Rider.

Oh cool, I'm moving to LA in like two weeks. Maybe I'll bump into you at some point.