Japanese movie studio Toho Co. said Wednesday it is suing Voltage Pictures and a director in a lawsuit complaining that promotions of an upcoming film infringe on its copyright to Godzilla.
The current complaint is over buzz that Los Angeles-based Voltage is trying to create for director Nacho Vigalondo’s upcoming film “Colossal” that Toho says uses Godzilla images without permission or payment.
Production for the film has not yet begun, and it is unclear whether Godzilla will be in the finished product.
Toho created Godzilla with its 1954 classic film, owns the rights to the character and licenses it for figures and video games, as well as Hollywood remakes, such as last year’s “Godzilla” movie directed by Gareth Edwards
