As Legendary Pictures latest kaiju movie Godzilla stomps into theaters around the world, Legendary CEO Thomas Tull taken part in an interview with I Am Rogue, where he offered an update on the potential sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim – and if you’re holding waiting with bated breath for a follow-up, you might be disappointed by what he has to say:
“Here’s the deal. … We’re not just going to do Pacific Rim 2 just to do it. Right now we’re talking to Guillermo del Toro. If we can crack the story, we all think it’s great, and it’s him at the helm, then fantastic. But right now there’s nothing going on officially to proclaim.”
Released last year, Pacific Rim starred Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman and Ron Perlman, and grossed $411 million around the globe; when you total up a production budget of $190 million and maybe half of that on promotion, then deduct the exhibitor’s split, it’s understandable why Legendary appears reluctant to pull the trigger on a sequel.
