Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have unleashed the long-awaited trailer for Godzilla, the reboot of the giant-monster franchise by director Gareth Edwards (Monsters). It should probably come as no surprise that we're not given an unobstructed view of the King of the Monsters, but what we do see is pretty fantastic.

An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Opening May 16, Godzilla stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston.