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This graphic shows a still from ‘Godzilla Minus Zero.’ (GKIDS)
Godzilla Minus Zero is headed to New York City.
Film at Lincoln Center has announced that Godzilla Minus Zero will make its world premiere as the Spotlight Gala selection for the 64th New York Film Festival on Sept. 26.
Godzilla Minus Zero is the direct sequel to the 2023 Japanese film Godzilla Minus One. It is written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki. The first film was a surprise international hit and eventually won the Oscar for best visual effects. It earned $116 million worldwide at the box office, making it the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla film.
This sequel film takes place in the year 1949, “two years after the tumultuous events of Godzilla Minus One, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity,” according to its official description. “Godzilla Minus Zero cranks up the terror while always keeping its post-WWII Japan narrative at human eye level.”
The location of this world premiere is apt, as the last moments of the film’s trailer find Godzilla stomping toward the Statue of Liberty on his way to New York City.
“It is truly an honor to introduce our film to a global audience for the first time in a place of such history and prestige,” Yamazaki said. “I am filled with both awe and excitement to see how far the power of Japan’s Godzilla can terrify audiences around the world, and whether they will resonate with what lies beyond that fear.”
Dennis Lim, the NYFF artistic director, said Yamazaki “continues to prove that there’s life in the old franchise” even “more than 70 years after the first Godzilla movie.”
“Like its predecessor, Godzilla Minus Zero is a throwback blockbuster, a showcase for human drama and innovative craft, and we are excited to have its world premiere as this year’s NYFF Spotlight Gala,” Lim continued.
Godzilla Minus Zero releases in the U.S. on Nov. 6 and in Japan on Nov. 3.
This image provided by the FBI Feb. 5, 2026, shows a missing person Nancy Guthrie. (FBI)
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has released two ransom notes received by local media in Tucson, Arizona, in the days after Nancy Guthrie was taken, while calling for the public’s help in identifying their writer.
The redacted versions of the notes arrive six months after the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped from her Tucson-area home. The 84-year-old remains missing.
ABC News has previously described the contents of the notes.
“These communications reveal distinctive patterns of word choice, syntax, and phraseology that reflect the writer’s unique linguistic style,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release on Friday. “They also provide valuable insight into the person’s mindset, motives, and the evolution of their tone over time.”
The department said they “believe these distinctive linguistic characteristics may be recognizable to someone who knows or has interacted with the notes’ writer.”
The first note was sent to the local CBS Tucson affiliate KOLD-TV on Feb. 2, according to the sheriff’s department, and is addressed to Savannah Guthrie.
“We have your mother Nancy. She is safe but scared,” the note stated, while asking for millions of dollars in Bitcoin for her release. If payment was not received, “she will be killed,” the note stated.
The note included descriptions of a smart watch near her bed and a damaged floodlight in the home’s backyard.
The second note was sent on Feb. 6, according to the sheriff’s department, and is addressed to the Guthrie family. The note stated that Guthrie died and “is buried in nature now.”
“We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition. We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken,” the note stated.
The note included an apology and said to the family, “Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome. We want your family to know this and hope you all can find peace.”
After receiving the second note, Savannah Guthrie posted a statement in a Feb. 7 Instagram post.
“We received your message and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said at the time. “We beg you now to return our mother to us. … . This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Key Art for ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ season 2, featuring Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan streaming on Paramount+ 2026 (Photo credit: Paramount+)
What happens to an aging serial killer? The season 2 trailer for Dexter: Resurrection shows Michael C. Hall’s killer-with-a-code Dexter Morgan as he grapples with that very question.
The trailer picks up with Dexter talking to someone on his kill table.
“I’m Dexter Morgan, the Bay Harbor Butcher,” he tells them. “Who?” they reply.
“Kids today, no sense of history,” Dexter laments.
We then see Dexter dealing with the realities of being in his 50s, as he crosses paths with both a veteran serial killer, played by Brian Cox, and a young, new murderer terrorizing New York City, played by Dan Stevens.
Dexter: Resurrection season 2, also starring Uma Thurman, Jack Alcott and James Remar, premieres on Paramount+ Oct. 30.
