Henshin Online has discovered that Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the two most recent entries in the long running series of Godzilla films. Godzilla-Mothra-King Ghidorah (aka GMK) and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (GxM) will be shown at the Canadian film festival, FanTasia in late July and at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood in early August.  Then on 8/31, the two films will appear on the Sci Fi Channel.  Sony will release both films on DVD, with both English and Japanese audio tracks, but the date has not been set pending the possible theatrical release of Godzilla-Mothra-King Ghidorah.

Godzilla and the other classic 'kaiju' characters have long been popular with a sizable group of American collectors.  Bandai America recently released a number of Godzilla figures (see 'Bandai Readies Classic Godzilla Toys For Spring').  Exposure of the latest Godzilla films on television and DVD should only heighten interest in these classic monsters.