20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Godzilla

18. Godzilla Was A Pioneer Of Cinematic Universes

Long before Disney and Marvel made cinematic universes cool, Toho was creating its own giant monster universe throughout the 50s and 60s. Films like Mothra, Rodan, The Mysterians, and Varan the Unbelievable all introduced original characters that would eventually interact with each other in later films, setting the groundwork for maintaining a singular cinematic universe with Godzilla at the center. In many ways, Toho and Godzilla were unintentionally way ahead of their time. It could even be argued that they built a legacy for how Hollywood filmmaking operates today, whether they realize or not.