Huge LEGO Godzilla set stomps its way to 10K on LEGO Ideas

LEGO Godzilla may be roaring on to a store shelf near you in the years to come, as a monster based on the latest movies has stomped its way to 10K on LEGO Ideas.

The Japanese icon has enjoyed a resurgence in Western cinema over the past decade, thanks to Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and – most recently – Godzilla vs. Kong. It’s the design of the monster from those movies that served as the inspiration for Matthew Esposito’s LEGO Godzilla project, which he originally uploaded to LEGO Ideas in January 2021.

It’s taken just over two years, but his towering design has now roared past the 10,000-vote mark to progress to the first 2023 review. The LEGO Ideas team will now decide whether to turn it into an official LEGO set, which would likely arrive on shelves in late 2024 or early 2025, based on current timelines from review to release.

“I was really blown away by the new look of the Godzilla in these newer movies,” Esposito wrote on his project page. “I was fascinated by how this new iteration of Godzilla was designed, and I thought that this new look would translate incredibly well into LEGO.” The builder also pointed to the release of Godzilla vs. Kong as reason to support the set, although it will now be better timed for its untitled sequel, which is due out in 2024.

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Godzilla is not only an icon within his own franchise, but has also traded blows with Marvel characters including the Avengers, Fantastic Four and S.H.I.E.L.D. The monster is pretty much a household name by this point, so it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that the LEGO Ideas team would give this set the green light.

We’ll find out for sure when the results of the first 2023 review are announced, which will probably be in October. Here’s a round-up of all the sets in this review so far.

Every LEGO Ideas set in the first 2023 review

Number LEGO Ideas project LEGO Ideas user Date qualified 
1    Dr. Seuss and LEGO LegoFan_506    January 2, 2023    
2    Sweet Honey RobertVII    January 4, 2023    
3    The Botanical Garden Goannas    January 9, 2023    
4    The Crown – A Piece of History Piraten    January 12, 2023    
5    Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room Starbrick_SG1    January 12, 2023    
6    Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft Tom_Brick    January 15, 2023    
7   Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle ericlego321   January 16, 2023   
8   The Stargate Captain Mutant   January 16, 2023   
9   Medieval Seaside Market bricks_fan_uy   January 17, 2023   
10  Brick Boulevard Bricky_Brick  January 19, 2023  
11  Retro Comic Store LEGOverwatch  January 22, 2023  
12  Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary The Real Ashnflash  January 22, 2023  
13  Baby Green Sea Turtle – Kinetic QuaintWolf082  January 23, 2023  
14 Humpback Whale Les Briques de Loïc January 25, 2023  
15 Shrek’s Swamp danielbradleyy January 26, 2023 
16 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 99th Precinct Ben Fankhauser January 27, 2023 
17LED LampCastor-Troy and Max BrichJanuary 28, 2023
18Bricks CoffeeUTAMARU_BRICK8January 28, 2023
19Ogel Creek Saw MillKrackenator4January 31, 2023
20Hollow Knight: Forgotten CrossroadBen OsborneFebruary 1, 2023
21LEGO GodzillaMatthew EspositoFebruary 2, 2023

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Chris Wharfe
I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

Chris Wharfe

I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

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