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22nd September 2016 - Jing Tian Joins Cast
Jing Tian has joined the cast of Legendary’s “Pacific Rim 2” starring John Boyega.
Boyega will play the son of Elba’s character, who sacrificed his life in the original film. It’s still unclear who Tian will play.
The film begins production this November in Australia and will also film a portion in China. It will be released by Universal Pictures on Feb. 23, 2018, worldwide, with the exception of China.
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15th September 2016 - Cailee Spaeny Cast as the Female Lead
Actress and pop singer Cailee Spaeny has landed the female lead in Legendary’s “Pacific Rim 2” the sequel to the 2013 sci-fi hit.
John Boyega will play the male lead in “Pacific Rim 2” and Scott Eastwood also stars. Steven S. DeKnight is directing.
Plot details are vague on this pic other than Boyega playing the son of Elba’s character, who sacrificed his life in the original film. Character details are unknown on who Spaeny would be playing.
The film begins production this November in Australia and will also film a portion in China. It will be released February 23, 2018 by Universal Pictures around the world with the exception of China.
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25th July 2016 - Charlie Hunnam Not Returning
Charlie Hunnam dropped by Yahoo Movies’ studio at San Diego Comic-Con to talk about his starring role in Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, which arrives next spring. We also took the opportunity to ask him about the big-budget project that, unfortunately, won’t wind up on his résumé: Pacific Rim: Maelstrom.
In the clip above, Hunnam tells us that he was approached to reprise his role as hero Raleigh Becket in Steven S. DeKnight’s upcoming sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 monster mash, about humanity’s efforts to combat Godzilla-like “kaiju” monsters by using equally titanic human-controlled mecha-robots. Alas, Hunnam was forced to exit the production at an early stage due to scheduling conflicts, but watch the clip above and you’ll see he’s still very much rooting for the sequel: “I’m very excited about it. I’m glad they’re making it.”
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1st July 2016 - Release Date Announced + Scott Eastwood Eyed for Key Role
EXCLUSIVE: After staking out a February 18, 2018 release date earlier today, Legendary Pictures is targeting Scott Eastwood for a key role alongside John Boyega in the second installment of its Pacific Rim franchise. Deadline revealed June 6 that Legendary was building the Steven S. DeKnight-directed sequel around the Star Wars: The Force Awakens star, and the company is now casting up in earnest and I think Eastwood will be the next to join the fold if his deal makes.
The picture begins production late this year, based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham. Boyega will play the son of the character played by Idris Elba in the del Toro-directed original film. It wasn’t clear what the Eastwood role would be in a film that Universal will release worldwide, everywhere but China. The 2013 original grossed $411 million.
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With Star Wars hero John Boyega now aboard to star, Universal Pictures has roped off a release date for Pacific Rim 2. The studio said today that the action sequel from director Steven S. DeKnight will engage audiences and kaijus on February 23, 2018. The Legendary pic has that post-Presidents Day frame to itself for the time being.
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7th June 2016 - John Boyega to Star
EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Pictures has set Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega for the lead role for the second installment of its Pacific Rim franchise. Steven S. DeKnight is directing the film, which will begin production in the fourth quarter of this year, based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham. Boyega will play the son of the character played by Idris Elba in the del Toro-directed original film. Universal will release the film worldwide, everywhere but China. The 2013 original grossed $411 million.
“It is undeniable that with all his talent and natural charm, John stands out amongst today’s generation of young leading men,” said Parent.
Said del Toro: “I am very proud and happy to welcome John into a fantastic sandbox. The Pacific Rim universe will be reinforced with him as a leading man as it continues to be a multicultural, multi-layered world. ‘The World saving the world’ was our goal and I couldn’t think of a better man for the job.”
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24th April 2015 - Release Date Pushed Back
Following on from the news that Universal's Warcraft movie is facing a delay, the studio also announced Pacific Rim 2 will be pushed back by a handful of months.
The sequel to 2013's robots vs aliens movie was originally set to debut on April 7, 2017, and will now open August 4, 2017.
Director Guillermo del Toro has said that the film will follow on from the events of the first movie, focusing on original heroes Raleigh (Charlie Hunnam) and Mako (Rinko Kikuchi), and lead into a third film.
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