Editing Gamera (section)

==== Kadokawa Corporation ====
In ''[[Gamera the Brave]]'', the first reboot attempt by [[Kadokawa Corporation]] released in 2006, Gamera (Avant Gamera and Toto) battles a flock of Original Gyaos and Zedus, a [[mutant]] kaiju under the influence of Gyaos.<ref name=BravePamphlet /> It was initially intended to be a [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] with [[Godzilla]], and the company also initiated reboot attempts of ''[[Daimajin]]'' and ''[[Yokai Monsters]]'', and the 2005 film ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' was produced.<ref name=Perfection /><ref name=Karasawa /><ref name=Zakzak /><ref name=Aiken /> Afterward the 2006 film, [[#Influences of the Heisei Trilogy|various subsequent productions including its sequels]], along with a ''Daimajin'' project were cancelled, and ''[[Daimajin Kanon]]'' was instead produced.<ref name=Nezura1964 />

In March 2014, [[Anime News Network]] reported that a new ''Gamera'' production was planned, with no release date specified.<ref name=ANN>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-12/new-gamera-project-listed-by-retailer|title=New Gamera Project Listed by Retailer|date=12 March 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref>

At the [[New York Comic Con]] held in October 2015, [[Kadokawa Daiei Studio]]'s senior managing director Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and producer [[Shinichiro Inoue]] ([[:ja:井上伸一郎|jp]]) screened a full proof-of-concept film in honor of the franchise's 50th anniversary; the short was directed by [[Katsuhito Ishii]] and its music was composed by [[Kenji Kawai]].<ref name=CGWORLD /><ref name=WebNewType>{{Cite web |title=ガメラ50周年映像を手がけた石井監督を直撃 (前編) |url=https://webnewtype.com/report/article/67391/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=WebNewtype |language=ja}}</ref> The proof-of-concept film featured a newly designed Gamera, a swarm of newly designed Gyaos and a new, as yet unnamed monster, all of which were created and rendered through the use of [[computer-generated imagery]].<ref name=amaya>{{cite web|last=Amaya|first=Erik|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/10/09/nycc-15-gamera-is-still-the-friend-of-all-children-in-new-trailer/|title=NYCC '15: Gamera Is Still The Friend Of All Children In New Trailer|date=9 October 2015|website=Bleeding Cool|publisher=Avatar Press|access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-09/new-gamera-monster-cg-footage-unveiled-by-katsuhito-ishii/.93952|title=New Gamera Monster CG Footage Unveiled by Katsuhito Ishii|date=9 October 2015|website=Anime News Network|access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/10/09-1/video-teaser-trailer-for-new-gamera-film-directed-by-katsuhito-ishii|title=VIDEO: Teaser Trailer for New "Gamera" Film Directed by Katsuhito Ishii|date=9 October 2015|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref> It has been rumored since the film's showing at New York Comic Con that it was never completed. However, the film's official website<ref>{{Cite web |title=レポート |url=http://gamera-50th.jp/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=ガメラ生誕50周年記念特別サイト |language=ja}}</ref> and an interview with the director both state that it was only a short proof of concept film. However, Inoue was actually trying to reboot the franchise with a new film for five years.<ref name=CGWORLD>{{Cite web |title=『GAMERA』石井克人監督 インタビュー（続報）最新のVFX技法を取り入れ、" 新世代の特撮"を実現させる |url=https://cgworld.jp/interview/201511-gamera.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=CGWORLD ([[:ja:CGWORLD|jp]]) |language=ja}}</ref><ref name=Nezura1964 />