As Godzilla rampages through the city, audiences are introduced to a wide cast of characters, including Matthew Broderick’s Dr. Nick Tatopoulos, who specializes in studying nuclear radiation on wildlife. Tatopoulos, also nicknamed “the Worm Man”, is enlisted to help the US military track down, understand and destroy the creature before the destruction spirals out of control. He is finally approached by members of the French secret services, who seek to hide it. their role in the origin of the creature.
We also meet Tatopoulos’ ex-girlfriend Audrey, who works as an up-and-coming journalist, alongside her hilarious cameraman Victor “Animal” Palotti.