'Godzilla Minus Zero' director backs the franchise's first R rating as the sequel premieres at NYFF

Takashi Yamazaki's "Godzilla Minus Zero," the long-awaited sequel to 2023's "Godzilla Minus One," received a rapturous world premiere at Alice Tully Hall at the New York Film Festival, with the enthusiasm following rave first reactions from press earlier in the day. The film marks the franchise's first R rating, which Yamazaki championed at the premiere, saying censoring the action "was not an option."