Max Borenstein Reveals 6 Things About Godzilla

Jason Horton and Erin Darling talk to Max Borenstein

Max Borenstein sits down with You Tube sensation Jason Horton and the beautiful Erin Darling.



We talk to Max Borenstein writer of the new Godzilla movie along with Erin Darling. We find out some Easter Eggs to look out for! Subscribe for more: http://tinyurl.com/bahqp5l

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This video was made as part of the 'Godzilla Invades YouTube,' production event. Special thanks to Legendary Pictures and YouTube Space LA. Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "Godzilla" arrives in theaters May 16.

Godzilla 2014 Screenwriter Pens Graphic Novel Prequel

Artist Art Adams does cover art for Godzilla 2014  Prequel

Max Borenstein is the screenwriter for the upcoming Godzilla 2014 movie. Who better to pen the prequel in comic book form? The comic Godzilla: Awakening, begins ten years before the movie and focuses on the son of  Dr. Serizawa, from the original 1954 film, tying both the original and 2014 film together.

Recently ComicBook.com interviewed Mr. Borenstein and asked how the idea of a comic book prequel got started, and how he filled in the gaps without giving away the movie. 

ComicBook.com: The Pacific Rim hardcover was really well received. Were you able to look to that and see what you thought worked and didn’t to give you a sense for how to flesh out your universe? Or maybe it was just easier than I’m thinking because it’s Godzilla and of course you’re going to have a sense of where you want to take it next…

Borenstein: Nothing’s easy, but certainly we had an idea of what we wanted to do when it was first mentioned, that had to do with filling in certain elements of backstory that had popped up over the course of making the film and so it’s where my mind immediately went when Legendary said they wanted to do it.

I’m a fan of the Pacific Rim graphic novel, I’m a friend of Travis’s and I had seen it, read it and thought it was awesome so when they mentioned the idea of doing something that would tie into our Godzilla universe, I was really enthusiastic and excited to do that.

ComicBook.com: What’s the challenge of filling in these gaps without giving a way too much of the movie’s premise?

Borenstein: The interesting challenge of doing this has been to tell a story that feels coherent and whole in and of itself and that dovetails with the film we’re telling but that is something stnad-alone that you don’t need the film to appreciate and that you don’t need to have read to appreciate the film.
One of the structural challenges of it is that of course it takes place years before the film begins and in the film — it ends, without spoiling it, in such a way where only a small, select group of people are aware of the existence of Godzilla. So one might leap to the conclusion that in the film, only a small handful of people, starting out, are aware of the existence of Godzilla.

I’m not saying that’s the case but obviously one might leap that conclusion. The movie would serve then, obviously, as the world’s introduction to this creature — to this force of nature.
That’s a creative limitation, where we said, “Okay, how can we play in the sandbox of Godzilla before and on the timeline of the events of the film and yet, if you destroy a big city, you’re going to be giving away the ghost. So that was really an interesting challenge and it was really fun to kind of play with solutions.

You can read the rest of the interview at ComicBook.com's post titled "Godzilla writer Max Borenstein On Setting the Stage With Godzilla: Awakening Graphic Novel"

You can also read a great Godzilla: Awakening Graphic Novel Review from GeekoSystem.com 

Gareth Edwards Announces Godzilla 2014 Prequel Comic Book, "Godzilla: Awakening"

Godzilla 2014 director, Gareth Edwards, announces a comic book prequel to the movie

"I'm very excited to announce the official Godzilla graphic novel from Legendary Comics, which will pave the way for the film in May." --Gareth Edwards, Godzilla 2014 director

More Godzilla 2014 News! The graphic novel is titled Godzilla: Awakening promises to be 72 pages set decades before the film. Artwork will be done by Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, Alan Quah and Lee Loughridge, with cover art by Arthur Adams.

Co-writing the story will be Max Borenstein (Godzilla 2014 screenwriter) and Greg Borenstein.

Official Information below:

In May 2014, audiences will witness the epic rebirth of the King of the Monsters as Legendary and Warner Bros. bring Godzilla to the big screen. To pave the way for the iconic creature’s return, Legendary Comics is proud to present the official graphic novel Godzilla: Awakening. This 72-page story, set decades before the film, is co-written by Max Borenstein (screenwriter of the new Godzilla) and Greg Borenstein.

Delve into an incredible mystery, generations in the making. At the dawn of the atomic age, humanity awakens lifeforms beyond imagination, unleashing monumental forces of nature. This explosive, larger-than-life adventure is the perfect way for fans to experience the new Godzilla before seeing it in theaters.

Godzilla: Awakening is illustrated by Eric Battle (X-Men, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman), Yvel Guichet (Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero, Superboy Annual, End of Nations), Alan Quah (Rage, The Vampire Diaries, Anywhere) and Lee Loughridge (Batman Adventures, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, Marvel Zombies Return), and features cover art by Arthur Adams (Godzilla, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Uncanny X-Men).

Lunch with Godzilla 2014 Writer Max Borenstein

For the price of $2000 you can have lunch with Max Borenstein

The Writers Guild Foundation (WGF) is a non-profit organization and promotes itself as is the premier resource for emerging writers and pop culture devotees in Hollywood. According to their About Us page they are also unmatched in its efforts to promote and preserve the craft of writing for the screen.

For $2000 WGF is offering lunch with Godzilla 2014 writer Max Borenstein for aspiring writers and filmakers. You can read the description below from WGF's  Lunch with Godzilla writer Max Borenstein page.

Screenwriter Hints at Final Rough Cut for Godzilla 2014

Max Borenstein Screenwriter for Godzilla 2014

Someone with the username Jorzilla on the monsterzero forums shared a tweet from Max Borenstein.

Just saw my favorite movie of next year. #godzilla
— Max Borenstein (@MAXBORENSTEIN) November 13, 2013

Borenstein is, of course, the screenwriter for Godzilla 2014. He was introduced to us as the writer for Godzilla 2014 exactly two years ago when The Hollywood Reporter announced

Max Borenstein has been tapped to write the planned remake of Godzilla.

Borenstein, who just turned in his script for Art of the Steal for Warner Bros and producers Kevin McCormick and Zac Efron, is well acquainted with Legendary. He worked on the company’s in-development Jimi Hendrix biopic, Jimi, and rewrote the outfit’s supernatural fantasy The Seventh Son. The latter, based on the Joseph Delaney YA book, is due to go into production with Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore and Ben Barnes attached to star.

If he has seen the movie it is most likely a rough cut--not the final cut, or the special DVD/blu ray cut, or the director's cut, or the 15th anniversary additional never-before-seen scenes cut. You get the idea., and for what it's worth, assuming this movie is as good as I hope, I am standing in line at midnight somewhere to get all those different cuts when they come out.

GMAN2887 on Godzilla-Movies.com breaks down the the significance of a final rough cut.

What does this mean? Well not too much exciting. But it does mean that a workprint version of the movie is probably completed and that Max Borenstein probably saw an early cut with unfinished special effects, sound and music.

The good news is a complete, early cut makes it easier to pick shots for trailers...