The sequel to Pacific Rim had a fun path in getting made and changes along the way while trying to also decide on how to work the story without being repetitive. The new film is looking to expand on things and while the first one went with Del Toro’s view of mecha anime brought to live action form, this one looks to angle a bit more toward the sentai things and going with more daylight scenes – which is actually easier CG work than night time + water based CG work and likely helped to keep the budget down.
The trailer is being attached to the release of Blade Runner 2049 today so if you’re planning on seeing that you may want to hold off on watching the trailer to see it then.
Directed by Stephen S. De Knight, the film stars John Boyega, Cailee Spaeny, Jiang Tian and Scott Eastwood. None of the cast from the original film have been confirmed to return and Charlie Hunnam saying specifically that he would be sitting this one out.
Plot Concept: John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi)—who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction.
Jake is joined by gifted rival pilot Lambert (The Fate of the Furious’ Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old Jaeger hacker Amara (newcomer Cailee Spaeny), as the heroes of the PPDC become the only family he has left. Rising up to become the most powerful defense force to ever walk the earth, they will set course for a spectacular all-new adventure on a towering scale.
