Edwards made a decision on a restrained method very similar to when movies were fueled by a "perception of anticipation" and relied on "significant suspense", citing Alien, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind as influences. After the launch of 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars, marking the 50th anniversary of the Godzilla franchise, Toho Co., Ltd introduced that it would not create any Godzilla movies for 10 many years.