Variety is reporting that actress and singer Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000) has nabbed the female lead in Pacific Rim 2, joining a cast that includes John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad).
The follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi blockbuster is being directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil). Plot details are being kept under wraps, but we do know that Boyega – who is also producing – is playing the son of Stacker Pentecost, played by Idris Elba in the original film.
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Production on Pacific Rim 2 is set to get underway in November, shooting in Australia and China. It is set for release on February 23rd, 2018.
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Originally published September 17, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.
