Back in May of this year it was reported that Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) had been brought in by Legendary to pen the screenplay for Pacific Rim: Maelstrom, the follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 sci-fi action blockbuster, which is set to explode into cinemas in February 2018. Well, in an interview over at Ars […]
NYCC: Guillermo del Toro promises “huge surprises” for Pacific Rim 2, but Maisie Williams won’t be in the movie
Having been teased and talked about for a couple of years, it was finally confirmed that the Kaiju War isn’t over with the announcement of Pacific Rim 2, and producer Guillermo del Toro is promising some big things. “[The movie is in] active and in progress,” he told ComicBook promising, “there are a couple of […]
John Boyega joins Pacific Rim 2, will also co-produce
It looks like Pacific Rim 2 is finally cranking up to go before the camera after a few years of waiting, with news today that Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has signed on to appear in the sequel. Boyega, who played Finn in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel, is set to play the son […]
Jurassic World screenwriter hired for Pacific Rim 2
Jurassic World screenwriter Derek Connolly has been hired by Legendary to write the script for Pacific Rim 2, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Marvel’s Daredevil season one showrunner Steven S. DeKnight will direct the sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 blockbuster, which pitted robots piloted by humans known as ‘Jaegers’ against otherworldly Kaiju invaders. Plot details are being […]
Levi Meaden and Jing Tian join Pacific Rim 2
Legendary Pictures has announced a couple of casting additions for Pacific Rim 2, with Levi Meaden (Aftermath) set to play “an irreverent and offbeat” cadet and Chinese actress Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown) signing on for an as-yet-unrevealed role. The follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 action sci-fi is being directed by Steven S. DeKnight […]
Guillermo del Toro reveals that Pacific Rim 2 script is now with Legendary
Legendary Pictures may have placed Pacific Rim 2 on indefinite hold, but Guillermo del Toro hasn’t giving up hope of bringing the sequel to his 2013 monster movie to be screen, with the director providing a short update on Twitter today. “Pacific Rim 2. Budget and script went in,” states del Toro. “No answers yet. If […]
Emerald City’s Adria Arjona joins Pacific Rim 2
Adria Arjona (True Detective) has become the latest casting addition for Pacific Rim 2, joining the previously announced John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000), Levi Meaden (Aftermath) and Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown). Arjona will soon be seen in the lead role of Dorothy Gale in NBC’s Wizard of […]
Interview: Guillermo del Toro talks Crimson Peak
Guillermo Del Toro speaks to us about his new film Crimson Peak, strong female roles, Pinocchio and the much-discussed sequel to Pacific Rim… What were the seeds of the idea for Crimson Peak? Gothic romance is very important to my childhood and my teenage years and it’s been 40 years since I saw gothic romance treated […]
Guillermo del Toro wants Maisie Williams for Pacific Rim 2
The movie may currently be on hold (but not dead, depending on who you ask), but that hasn’t stopped Guillermo del Toro throwing out casting plans for Pacific Rim 2. Over the weekend, the director said that he met with Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and would easily cast her in the movie should it […]
Guillermo del Toro on Pacific Rim 2: “it’s not gone”
Despite the rumours abound that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures were planning a Shared Kaiju Universe with King Kong, Godzilla and Pacific Rim, fans of the monster v robots film were disappointed when it was announced Pacific Rim 2 was on indefinite hold. One person still holding out hope, however, is director Guillermo del Toro. “We […]
