THIS MONTH’S BIGGEST TRAILER MOMENT

GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS

The Comic-con trailer for Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, the follow-up to Gareth Edwards’ 2014 reboot, begins with a post-apocalyptic bent. “The mass extinction we feared has already begun, and we are the cause,” gravely intones Vera Farmiga’s voiceover as the world crumbles. But then Debussy’s ‘Clair De Lune’ cranks up, suddenly injecting a sense of wonder and majesty into the teaser, as we learn of the only hope for humanity: the titans. This shot, of a newly awakened Godzilla letting loose a neon firebreath, reminds us why these monster movies keep us coming back. It may not have been the biggest film at Comic-con, but with a money shot this grand and beautiful? All hail the king.