Before Godzilla arrived and smashed up the box office, a little film called Pacific Rim gave us tantalizing clues as just how cool a kaiju movie could be. The movie made about $190 million domestically, $411m worldwide, and enjoyed good DVD sales of just over $47m. Therefore, it seemed logical that a sequel would arrive, and now we have just such a confirmation.
According to an interview given at the Austin premiere of the FX television show The Strain, Del Toro spoke about the script, saying the following:
"I'm working very, very hard with Zak Penn. We've been working for a few months now in secret. We found a way to twist it around. Travis Beacham [co-writer of the first film, now working on Fox's 'Hieroglyph'] was involved in the storyline and now I'm writing with Zak because Travis has become a TV mogul."
You'll remember that Del Toro collaborated with Travis Beacham on the first Pacific Rim script, but it appears that he is currently not attached to the project.
Del Toro also mentioned that the film's surviving characters Mako and Raleigh would return. He ended the interview with the following:
"I'm going for very new, very crazy ideas on the second one, which are very different from the first one — but you will get really great spectacle."
We really enjoyed the first film, and news of a sequel heightens our pulse. We'll keep you updated as this project moves forward.
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