One thing we have going for us is that when Toho licensed Gojira to Legendary Films they put stipulations into the contract about Gojira's sound, look and general capabilities. That was because they were incensed over the Matthew Broderick film and wanted no repeats of GINO.
With the latest trailer out and also some of the toys have hit the web prematurely, we have a pretty good notion of what Godzilla looks like. And so far he seems similar to his Toho persona. The snout is narrower, the posture a bit more saurian but he has all the "essentials" of Godzilla. Fire breath and roar have also been confirmed. So far so good.
I still like the Gojira from GMK (Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Daikaiju Sogugeki). The eyes with no pupils plus the belly got it the nickname of "Bubba Goji" and it was a VICIOUS Godzilla:
Yes, the only one. It kind of made Goji look like a zombie Gojira.
This is a leaked image of a Godzilla 2014 toy:
Keeping in mind it is a plastic toy, the snout is a little boxier than we've seen before. However this is still definitely Godzilla and not a giant iguana like in the 1998 TriStar abomination. And he has his roar and fire breath. I'm hopeful.
Ah, I can put my finger on it now...the top of the skull is unnaturally sloped, both the upper and lower jaws have a pronounced "squaring" that has not been on any previous Godzilla I have seen, his eyes are no longer reptilian, and his teeth have been abbreviated to the point that they no longer look menacing. They almost look like herbivore teeth.
Im hoping that this Godzilla makes up in his behavior what he lacks in his new looks. It is going to be interesting to see a fully CGI Godzilla. Im sure some of this will be done in a costume though, huh? Do you know?
New clip: