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'''''Batman vs. Godzilla''''' {{Nihongo|バットマン対ゴジラ|Battoman tai Gojira|lit. ''Batman Against Godzilla''}} is an unmade [[1966]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] {{GFilmC}}. It was intended to be a collaboration between {{TohoCo}} and an [[America]]n film studio.
'''''Batman vs. Godzilla''''' {{Nihongo|バットマン対ゴジラ|Battoman tai Gojira|lit. ''Batman Against Godzilla''}} is an unmade [[1966]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] {{GFilmC}}. It was intended to be a collaboration between {{TohoCo}} and an [[America]]n film studio.
==Plot==
==Plot==
The Dark Knight, with the help of Robin, does battle with the nuclear menace, Godzilla.
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==Background==
The original idea for this, seemingly, mismatched crossover comes from the hand of series writer Shinichi Sekizawa, who submitted a manuscript of the proposal on November of 1965. Sekizawa's concept featured several characters from the Batman universe, including Robin and Commissioner Gordon. To actually battle the King of the Monsters, Batman and his sidekicks would have utilized several vehicles to engage in combat, including the Batmobile, the Batcopter and the Batcycle. Interesting to note, the concept also featured the introduction of a weather control apparatus, an idea which would later be worked into the Son of Godzilla (1967) script. It also was going to have another device to control Godzilla himself, which would possibly indicate another antagonist being behind pitting the two characters against each other.
 
In terms of Sekizawa's motivation, his reasoning seems clear in these drafts: to try and repeat the mammoth international success that the King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) crossover enjoyed. This is made apparant in allusions to the earlier 1962 film, as even this extremely early take at the concept included mention of Godzilla's battle with King Kong, which was noted as being included with stock footage of the two titans fighting.
 
Not surprinsgly, though, the concept never got far enough for a full fledged script to have been created. There are many questions related to the proposal still unknown as well, such as if DC comics was ever actually approached with the idea or not. It's also not known to what degree the then recent Batman TV series, which debuted two months after Sekizawa proposed this idea, might have played, if any. It's also interesting to note that references to "Batgirl" are made in the concept, which would predate the Barbara Gordon version of the character that would later become synopsis with the name in 1966.
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Batman vs. Godzilla
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Alternate titles Godzilla vs. Batman
Planned 1966
Concept history Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Batman vs. Godzilla (バットマン対ゴジラ,   Battoman tai Gojira, lit. Batman Against Godzilla) is an unmade 1966 Godzilla Template:GFilmC. It was intended to be a collaboration between Toho and an American film studio.

Plot

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Scrapped
Godzilla and Toho monsters
Bride of Godzilla • Mutant Starfish • Red Moon • Erabus • Halfun • Mogu • Majin Tuol • Pandaran • Garugan • King Balgan • Titans • Chamelegon • Asuka Fortress • Gamoni • Bagan • Unused Dark Horse monsters • Deuterious • Gigamoth C Type • Scorpion Monster • Gigamoth • MechaMothra • Berserk • Transforming Mechagodzilla • White Rodan • Giant Salamander • Emperor Ghidorah • AstroGodzilla • Crystal Godzilla • Giant Alien Dragonfly • Genocide Jaguar • Bio-Monster • Ghost Godzilla • Anguirus Hound • Godzirus • Baraguirus • Chaos • Barubaroi • G-END • Gryphon • Probe Bat • Queen Bitch • Unused Godzilla: The Series monsters • Miba • Liopleurodon • Deathla • Lightning Bug • Fire Lion • The Visitor • Rokmutul • Pterodactyl • Strange, dead monster • Shimidah • Phosphera
Miscellaneous monsters
Unmade films
1950s-1960s
1970s-1980s
Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2 • Godzilla vs. Red Moon • Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive • The Return of King Ghidorah! • Godzilla vs. Gigan: The Return of King Ghidorah! • Giant Monsters Converge on Okinawa! Showdown in Zanpamisaki • The Dreadful Human Torch • Showdown in Zanpamisaki: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla • Terror of Mechagodzilla (drafts) • The Human Torch • The Invisible Man vs. The Human Torch • The Legend of King Kong • Nessie • King of Monsters: Resurrection of Godzilla • U.S.-Japan Collaboration: Godzilla • Godzilla vs. the Devil • Devil-Manta • A Space Godzilla • God's Godzilla • Godzilla Legend: The Asuka Fortress • Resurrection of Godzilla (1980) • Star Godzilla • Resurrection of Godzilla (1983) • Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D • It Ate Cleveland • Unmade animated Godzilla film
1990s
Mothra vs. Bagan • Godzilla 3 • Godzilla vs. Bagan (1991) • Godzilla vs. King Kong • Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth • Godzilla's Counterattack • Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong • The Return of King Ghidorah • Godzilla vs. Gigamoth • Godzilla vs. MechaMothra • Godzilla vs. Berserk • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla: Metallic Battle • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (early drafts) • Armageddon: Gamera vs. Phoenix • Godzilla (1994-1996) • Godzilla vs. Bagan (1994) • Godzilla vs. AstroGodzilla • Godzilla vs. NeoGodzilla • Godzilla Super Wars • Godzilla vs. Giant Monster Varan • Godzilla vs. Godzilla • Godzilla vs. Baraguirus • Godzilla vs. Chaos • Godzilla vs. Bagan (1995) • Godzilla vs. Junior Godzilla • Godzilla vs. Deep-Sea Life • Godzilla vs. Biomonster • Godzilla vs. Barubaroi • King Kong (1996) • GODZILLA 2 (1998) • Unmade King Ghidorah film
2000s-2010s
Miscellaneous works
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Movie
Unmade


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