The team behind Godzilla Minus Zero break down the sights and sounds of King Ghidorah, and that awesome New York City scene

Godzilla Minus One was a primordial blast of pure kaiju energy, calling back to the 1954 original while pushing the limits of storytelling and special effects in the monster movie genre. So how did writer-director Takashi Yamazaki follow that up? By going even bigger with a direct sequel in Godzilla Minus Zero, which is playing now in theaters across the planet.

In an interview with Polygon, the film's producer, Kazuaki Kishida, wouldn't say exactly how big the budget for Godzilla Minus Zero was (though it's been confirmed to be a significantly "more" than Minus One's $15 million), but he did reveal one way that extra money changed how Yamazaki and his team approached making the sequel.

"With Godzilla Minus One, there were 35 artists working on the VFX," Kishida says. "With the additional resources, we had the option to scale that up a lot more, but we only increased it to about 50."

According to the producer, this choice directly reflects Yamazaki's style of filmmaking. He's not just the writer and director, he's also the VFX supervisor overseeing every piece of art created for the film. Keeping the team small allowed Yamazaki to retain that same level of quality control.

"He likes the idea of everyone being on the same floor," Kishida says. "He can just roll his chair around, take a look at different shots, give feedback, go to the next artist, etc.

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