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Godzilla Minus Zero crew's monster roars scare dam walkers

The crew behind director Takashi Yamazaki's new film set up speakers on top of an outdoor dam to record its kaiju roars; the walkers weren't warned.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 9:49 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Wired: “The ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Filmmakers Terrified Bystanders With Their Monster Sounds”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:49 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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WiredThe ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Filmmakers Terrified Bystanders With Their Monster Sounds

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe team behind Takashi Yamazaki's new Godzilla Minus Zero made its monster roars by putting speakers on top of an outdoor dam and blasting them across the valley.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the first audience was just people out for a walk who got a kaiju for free. That's incredible marketing.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's physics, Kenji.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA dam is a giant concrete bowl, so low sound bounces off it and rolls out for miles, and your chest feels it before your ears do.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentExactly, so those walkers got a free premiere with surround sound, and they sprinted home real fast.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNobody warned them. That's a field test with no consent form.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTheir screaming is the review. Put it on the poster.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe dam is the only critic who never asked for a refund. Rex, did your team ever scare anyone on purpose?