GKIDS and CinemaCon are teaming up for the 2026 event to bring exclusive Godzilla Minus Zero footage and Oscar-winning filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki to their stage. On Tuesday, they’ll be there to kick off the festivities on April 14th at Caesars Palace Colosseum.

GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning curator, producer, and distributor that was acquired by TOHO in 2024, will kick off Tuesday morning’s “State of the Industry” opening presentation with exclusive sneak preview footage from the highly anticipated Godzilla Minus Zero. Director Takashi Yamazaki, who won 2023’s Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects for the box office phenom Godzilla Minus One, will take the stage at CinemaCon for the first time for a special introduction to the upcoming film. This year’s exclusive first-look of footage from Godzilla Minus Zero bookends an earlier presentation from 2024, when TOHO President Hiro Matsuoka took to the stage at CinemaCon to celebrate the historic release of Godzilla Minus One and highlight the Godzilla franchise’s 70th anniversary.

“The future strength of our industry depends on a year-round diverse slate of films that speaks to the broad range of moviegoing audiences around the world. GKIDS exemplifies a commitment to diverse moviegoing choices, and we are thrilled to be working with them,” said Michael O’Leary, President and CEO of Cinema United. “Many thanks to David Jesteadt, the entire GKIDS team and the visionary filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki for their continued support of theatrical and what is sure to be an incredible show.”

“We are longtime champions of the importance of the shared theatrical experience,” said David Jesteadt, President of GKIDS. “We believe there’s no better place to kick off Yamazaki-san’s Godzilla Minus Zero than at CinemaCon with the folks who present that movie magic on the big screen: the cinema owners.”

TOHO will release Godzilla Minus Zero theatrically in Japan on November 3rd, 2026 and in the US on November 6th, 2026.

CinemaCon is the world’s premier showcase of theatrical exhibition, taking place April 13-16 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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