Success can be a film franchise's worst enemy, and Godzilla is a perfect case in point. The original was as thoughtful and subversive as a movie with a guy in a rubber suit has probably ever been, but as a series, the scaly behemoth's adventures have mostly been equal parts corn and cheese, and attempts to make the character modern and relevant for American audiences have ended in embarrassing failure.

Warner Bros.' new Godzilla film is only weeks away, and director Gareth Edwards and screenwriter Max Borenstein were at WonderCon in Anaheim to tell us about their new take on the classic monster. Godzilla ends up being two different films in one because of the influence of classic monster films.

Godzilla is back, just in time for the 60th anniversary of the original Japanese film Gojira. The 2014 Godzilla is being directed by one of the biggest Gojira fans, Gareth Edwards. He previewed a scene at South by Southwest that showed his Godzilla facing off against a new monster called MUTO.

Legendary proved they were on their game with the first teaser for their upcoming Godzilla, and with the movie's debut full-length trailer, they've stepped it up a notch. It doesn't give too much away, but neither does it skimp on the good stuff -- this, folks, is how you promote a monster movie.