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Legendary falls to Wanda’s modern Napoleon

Legendary Pictures re-invents itself as a Chinese entity heading for the stock market, in another sign of the times.

13 Jan 2016 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: In 2014, Godzilla took US$201m in the US market, and US$78m in China, proving a common fascination for destructive reptiles.

The 2014 Godzilla was made under a co-financing and co-production deal between Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures, after they bought the rights from Toho who turned the city-smashing brute into a franchise with over thirty films. The saga of Godzilla in popular culture serves to illustrate that the relationship between East and West is much more complex than the ‘Hollywood Rools’ story we tend to believe.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.