'We wanted to make sure we honored what he created.' Boyega, who also serves as a producer on the film, went so far as to call del Toro's world 'sacred science fiction ground' and promised the sequel is 'everything you want Pacific Rim to be.” So clearly, there's passion.Īnother passion play DeKnight’s film has is the return of Kikuchi as Mako Mori, the jaeger pilot and undeniable hero of Pacific Rim. “Guillermo set the table and it was a fantastic visual feast,' DeKnight said. Hermann Gottlieb), and Cailee Spaeny and Scott Eastwood, both of whom play new jaeger pilots-all referenced del Toro's legacy. Every member of the cast on stage at NYCC-Boyega, Burn Gorman (returning from the first film as Dr. DeKnight’s passion for the sequel is hard to decipher.ĭeKnight, and his cast, seem hyper-aware of this. People felt special about it because they felt del Toro’s love for it whether or not they’ll feel the same way about Steven S. The bottom line on Pacific Rim has always been that it was big, dumb fun-the kind of city-destroying good time that sells popcorn-but underneath that was always a movie you could tell the director enjoyed making. The kind that, in his words, saved his life.

Part of what made Pacific Rim so beloved, and so lovingly crafted, was that it was del Toro’s passion project, the kind of “giant fucking robots versus giant fucking monsters” movie that he’d always wanted to make. Whether or not it will do any of this with any blood in its veins, though, remains a mystery. So the question is: Will Uprising be able to replicate Pacific Rim’s unorthodox brand of success?

And overseas, particularly in China, the damn thing was a juggernaut, making more than three-quarters of its $411 million worldwide gross outside the US. But fans, particularly those who heartily appreciate robots and big monsters, took a shine to it over the past four years the movie has attained something close to cult status. The original film found a mixed critical reception: its 71 percent Rotten Tomatoes score was too high to be a splat, too low for Certified Freshness. However, Uprising, which takes place 10 years after the events of the first Pacific Rim, has a strange legacy to uphold. In Pacific Rim terms: the movie might have a new pilot, but the mech's got the same wiring. Gone, though, are the original’s director Guillermo del Toro (he’s listed as a producer and story writer), stars Idris Elba and Charlie Hunnam, and screenwriter Travis Beacham. Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega toplines this time around, and Rinko Kikuchi and Charlie Day have returned to reprise their roles. It’s got those giant robot mechs-aka “jaegers”-and even a few crazy-ass kaiju. So, there’s a trailer for the new Pacific Rim sequel.

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