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Tony Gilroy may be about to reunite with a fellow Star Wars veteran for his next film. A new report from Deadline revealed that Pedro Pascal, fresh off his turn as Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, is in talks to lead Behemoth! from the writer-director. A deal has not been finalized, though all indications are that there should be no problems bringing the Mandalorian star aboard despite his very busy schedule. Searchlight Pictures recently joined the exciting new project as well, which is ramping up quickly as principal photography aims to begin this fall in Los Angeles.

Plot details are being kept well under wraps at this time, though the director has teased that Behemoth! will follow a cellist. Whatever the case, Gilroy's next project will have a lot of eyes on it. The two-time Oscar nominee hasn't directed anything since 2012's The Bourne Legacy. However, he's proven to be quite adept,...

The Great Wall, starring Matt Damon, has made it to the Netflix top 10 in the US, ranking No. 4 for the week. The movie faced criticism for promoting a white savior narrative and whitewashing the cast, among other issues. Despite making $334.9 million worldwide on a $150 million budget, The Great Wall is considered a flop in Matt Damon's career.

Matt Damons The Great Wall has made it onto the Netflix top 10 in the US. Released in 2016, The Great Wall is a Zhang Yimou movie about a group of European mercenaries who are imprisoned in China and are conscripted to help out a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall from fantastical enemies. In addition to Damon, The Great Wall features an ensemble cast that includes Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Tian Jing, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, Lu Han, and Kenny Lin.

Now, Netflix has calculated their Top 10 most-watched movies in the...

The Great Wall, starring Matt Damon, faced controversy for its casting choices and white savior narrative. Despite a star-studded cast and crew, the film struggled with poor reception and disappointing box office numbers. Matt Damon has acknowledged the film's flaws, referring to it as a "disaster" and admitting it didn't work creatively.

The Matt Damon historical drama The Great Wall was one of the most controversial films during the time of its release. The Great Wall was a United States and Chinese co-production directed by visionary Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Damon starred in the lead role of William in The Great Wall alongside a supporting cast that included Willem Dafoe, Tian Jing, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Hanyu Zhang, Han Lu, Kenny Lin, and Eddie Peng.

Despite its star cast and crew, The Great Wall struggled at the time of its release. Its reception was largely poor, with the film garnering...

The fight scenes in the Pacific Rim franchise, particularly the Kaiju battles, are consistently the most entertaining and engaging scenes. While Pacific Rim: Uprising may have been a stumbling point for the franchise, it still offered decent colossal spectacle on par with the first movie. Pacific Rim: The Black, a recent anime series, enjoyed modest success with standout monster battles and the anime format was a perfect fit for the giant Kaiju-fighting mecha.

Pacific Rim is a franchise known for its epic fight scenes with gargantuan opponents, pitting the monstrous Kaiju against the awe-inspiring giant robots, the Jaegers. Pacific Rim knew what it wanted to deliver audiences -- Unsubtle skyscraper-scale robot-on-monster action. The first film certainly made good on this promise, and even if the second film was a stumbling point for the franchise, as Pacific Rim: Uprising wasn't directed by Guillermo del Toro, it still offered some decent colossal...

Unless you spent the whole 2016 growing potatoes on Mars, there’s a good chance you got some echoes of the controversy and headlines generated by the release of “The Great Wall”. Directed by veteran Chinese director Zhang Yimou, and produced by the Hollywood-based – but Chinese-owned – Legendary studio, it was the most expensive film made in China to that date and was thought to have opened a new era of collaboration between China and the US. The cast includes some of the most famous Chinese actors and A-list star Matt Damon. Certainly, an easy target for criticisms, and even just the release a few months prior of the first teaser and trailer had in fact unleashed an avalanche of comments and accusations, mainly of whitewashing and in particular of re-proposing the same old tale of the white hero who arrives, saves the whole China and possibly snatches a trophy-woman too. But...

Pacific Rim Uprising was the immensely entertaining sequel of a world where Jaegers battles Kaiju with the fate of the world at stake. Universal Home Entertainment has provided us with a copy of the Combo Pack, on sale June 18, for a giveaway.

All you have to do is tell us what your qualifications are to become a Jager and why you want to fight Kaiju. Post your answers no later than 11:59 p.m. Monday, June 18. The decision of ComicMix‘s judges will be final. The contest is open only to North American readers.

Universal City, California, April 19, 2018 – Ten years after the events of the first film, the Kaiju return in Pacific Rim Uprising with a new deadly threat that reignites the conflict between these otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and Jaegers, the human-piloted super-machines that were built to vanquish them. Pacific Rim Uprising arrives on Digital and the all-new...

Hard to believe it, but the summer season is officially upon us! And if you’re like us and are looking for a reason (or two) to escape the sun and unforgiving heat in the coming weeks, June has some excellent films arriving on various digital and VOD platforms that should keep you entertained while at home (and away from all that pesky sunlight and those bloodthirsty mosquitoes).

June’s VOD releases kick off on the 1st with IFC Films' Mary Shelley, a look at the life of the author behind one of the greatest novels ever written, and just a few days later, Pacific Rim Uprising, The Rake, and The Nursery make their digital arrivals. June 12th features a trifecta of terror—Night of the Virgin, The Mimic, and The Jurassic Games, and June 15th sees the release of the psychological thriller Inheritance, which debuted last year at 2017's Dances with Films.

Universal City, California, April 19, 2018 – Ten years after the events of the first film, the Kaiju return in Pacific Rim Uprising with a new deadly threat that reignites the conflict between these otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and Jaegers, the human-piloted super-machines that were built to vanquish them. Pacific Rim Uprising arrives on Digital and the all-new digital movie app Movies Anywhere on June 5, 2018, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-rayTM, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on June 19, 2018 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Building on the striking visual world created in the first film, Pacific Rim Uprising features a next-generation battleground complete with upgraded Jaegers and new Kaiju that offers a captivating a state-of-the-art spectacle perfect for your next night in. Experience one-of-a-kind special effects and more than forty minutes of bonus content when you own the next installment on 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-rayTM, Blu-rayTM and DVD.

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Get ready to bring some giant robot and alien action to the comfort of your home, as Pacific Rim Uprising is coming to Blu-ray, 4K and digital platforms this June. Universal Pictures has announced that Pacific Rim: Uprising arrives on digital, as well as the Movies Anywhere app on June 5, 2018. The movie will arrive on 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand two weeks later on June 19, 2018. The sequel takes place ten years after the events of the first movie. the Kaiju return in Uprising with a new deadly threat that reignites the conflict between these otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and Jaegers, the human-piloted super-machines that were built to vanquish them.

The home video release of Pacific Rim: Uprising is loaded with special features. It includes deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Steven S. DeKnight. The release also includes a commentary track from director Steven S.

If you're looking to bring the second round of Kaiju versus Jaeger action into your own living room, then you can circle June on your calendar, because Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing the colossal creature feature Pacific Rim Uprising (read Heather Wixson's review here) to digital platforms on June 5th and 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD on June 19th, complete with enough special features to keep even the most earnest Jaeger cadet pleased:

Press Release: Universal City, California, April 19, 2018 – Ten years after the events of the first film, the Kaiju return in Pacific Rim Uprising with a new deadly threat that reignites the conflict between these otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and Jaegers, the human-piloted super-machines that were built to vanquish them. Pacific Rim Uprising arrives on Digital and the all-new digital movie app Movies Anywhere on June 5, 2018, as well as on 4K Ultra HD,...

The robot on robot on monster action is making its way into your home later this Summer, as Universal has revealed the release date and special feature details for the Ultra HD/Blu-Ray version of Pacific Rim Uprising!

While Pacific Rim Uprising didn't exactly light up the box office, it was a fun sequel that took the action to an all new level, and brought some fun/impressive visuals. These visuals are sure to look amazing when the film arrives on 4K Ultra HD/blu-ray on June 19th (with a the digital version coming on June 5th). Universal announced the home entertainment release this morning, along with a slew of bonus features fans can look forward to:

Ten years after the events of the first film, the Kaiju return in Pacific Rim Uprising with a new deadly threat that reignites the conflict between these otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and Jaegers,...

Guillermo del Toro’s “robots versus monsters” blockbuster Pacific Rim arrived in the summer of 2013 with plenty of intrigue and excitement among film fans, but it failed somewhat to gain much interest with domestic audiences. The film struggled to pass $100 million domestically, but it’s overseas box office soared to much higher as it pushed its worldwide total to just over $400 million. While not a runaway success, there has always been talk of a sequel but it was never at the top of production company Legendary’s agenda. Guillermo del Toro eventually moved onto the very strange Crimson Peak (2015) and this year’s best picture winner The Shape of Water (2017), which also got him his first directing Academy Award. Things have been good for him since 2013, but he didn’t have the time to get back in the directing chair for a Pacific Rim’s sequel when Legendary was ready,...

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Pacific Rim: Uprising [my review]

Emily Carmichael and Kira Snyder cowrite this science fiction action movie about soldiers in giant robots who fight monsters. Features a gender balanced cast including Cailee Spaeny, Tian Jing, Adria Arjona, Ivanna Sakhno, and Rinko Kikuchi. (male director)

Unsane [my review]

Claire Foy stars as a woman caught up in a bureaucratic snafu at a mental hospital. (male writers and director)

Midnight Sun [my review]

Bella Thorne stars as a teenage girl who finally meets the boy of her dreams. (male writer and director)

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Kaouther Ben Hania writes and directs this drama about a young Tunisian woman (Mariam Al Ferjani) fighting for justice after she is raped.

Madame [IMDb]

Amanda Sthers writes and directs this satire about a wealthy woman (Toni Collette) and her maid (Rossy de Palma).

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Andréia Horta stars in this biopic of Brazilian singer Elis Regina. Cowritten by Vera Egito.

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Ava DuVernay directs and Jennifer Lee cowrites the tale of a girl (Storm Reid) who travels into space to find her missing father, with the help of three mysterious aliens (Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and Mindy Kaling).

Pacific Rim: Uprising [my review]

Emily Carmichael and Kira Snyder cowrite this science fiction action movie about soldiers in giant robots who fight monsters. Features a gender balanced cast including Cailee Spaeny, Tian Jing, Adria Arjona, Ivanna Sakhno, and Rinko Kikuchi. (male director)

Unsane [my review]

Claire Foy stars as a woman caught up in a bureaucratic snafu at a mental hospital. (male writers and director)

Proud Mary [IMDb]

Taraji P. Henson stars at a hitwoman for the Boston mob. (male writers and director)

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Lorna Tucker directs this documentary portrait of fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood.

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Mitra Tabrizian writes and directs this drama...

Pacific Rim Uprising is a cut above the standard heavy-metal action blockbuster, with a wealth of visual detail and even an occasional pulse of intelligence beating beneath all of the mayhem. But it’s still a profoundly silly movie, so keep your expectations in check and you’re likely to have a decent time with it.

Pacific Rim Uprising is set a decade after the climax of the first film, when Stacker Pentecost (as played by Idris Elba) had sacrificed himself shutting off that bottom-of-the-sea gateway between Earth and that nasty alien dimension that kept serving up those skyscraper-stomping beasts known as Kaiju. Production on the Kaiju-battling Jaegers, the equally-immense robots controlled by pilots positioned inside their heads, has continued. Our hero for the sequel is Stacker’s son Jake (John Boyega), introduced as a grifter, cheating those looking for weapons and war relics. He’s convinced by his long-lost...

Welcome to Trailer Binge, a recurring feature where we get a chance to catch up on some of the recent trailer releases in the past week. Whether it be indie releases, or recent movie and TV trailers that may have otherwise slipped through the cracks, Trailer Binge allows us to catch up on the seemingly constant onslaught of new new content being released each week.

In this edition of Trailer Binge, we take a look at a new ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising‘ IMAX Trailer, a surprise trailer for the Javier Bardem-led film ‘Thy Kingdom Come‘, and a fascinating documentary exploring the cultural significance of the Air Jordan’s called ‘Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1′. In the TV realm, we have a new trailer of ‘Silicon Valley‘ Season 5, a nifty trailer for the new Amazon series ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys‘, and we leave off with an new trailer for the...

"That's what I'm talking about!" Nothing can prepare you for how much CGI this trailer has! Universal has released a final IMAX exclusive trailer for the sci-fi sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising, the action packed kaiju vs giant robots movie. Guillermo del Toro produced and help write the story, Steven S. DeKnight (of TV work) is directing. This sequel picks up after the first movie, following John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris Elba's character Stacker Pentecost. The movie's ensemble cast includes Adria Arjona, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Rinko Kikuchi, Dustin Clare, Levi Meaden, Daniel Feuerriegel, Karan Brar, and Jin Zhang. This trailer is packed with some crazy epic footage of the kaiju vs robots battles, but I'm honestly not that excited to see it. A bit too much CGI. What about you? Here's the final IMAX trailer (+ poster) for Steven S. DeKnight's Pacific Rim: Uprising,...

After a nearly five-year wait, fans of the 2013 monster movie Pacific Rim will finally get a sequel when Pacific Rim Uprising hits theaters on March 23. The sequel boasts some new faces like John Boyega as Jake Pentecost and some returning cast members like Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Mori, but, if the first box office projections are accurate, this movie could come in far below its predecessor, which wasn't a blockbuster itself at the domestic box office. The first long-range projections for Pacific Rim: Uprising put its opening weekend at just $20 million, with a projected domestic total of $49 million, less than half of the original Pacific Rim's haul five years ago.

This long-range projection lists the casting of John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, as one of the "pros" for this movie, since the actor is coming off of his blockbuster turns in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and last year's Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

A new trailer for Universal’s upcoming monster epic ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising‘ has been unveiled, and it features pretty much everything you’s expect from a ‘Pacific Rim‘ movie. The sequel to 2013’s ‘Pacific Rim‘, which was jump-started by Guillermo Del Toro, sees John Boyega‘s Jake Pentecost leading a Jaeger uprising after Kaiju mysteriously begin to appear once again. The trailer itself features a few new surprises, but the most interesting has to be the shots from Jaeger vs Jaeger battle that is teased in the trailer, simply because of the story implications that it provides. It seems that the reason for the Kaiju return is due to someone re-opening the portal form earth. Interesting twist on the story of the original to say the least.

Originally planned to be directed by Del Toro–that is until he fell in love with the ‘The Shape of Water‘ and decided...

"We're going to need more violence." How is that actually a line in the movie? Universal has unveiled a second official trailer for the sci-fi sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising, the action packed kaiju vs giant robots sequel following-up Guillermo del Toro's movie a few years ago. Del Toro produced and help write the story, but is letting Steven S. DeKnight direct. This sequel picks right up after the first movie, following John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris Elba's character Stacker Pentecost. The movie's full ensemble cast also includes Adria Arjona, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Rinko Kikuchi, Dustin Clare, Levi Meaden, Daniel Feuerriegel, Karan Brar, and Jin Zhang. This looks like it might be entertaining, barely. I'm not really into this that much, even with Boyega kicking kaiju ass. Here's the second official trailer (+ poster) for Steven S. DeKnight's Pacific Rim: Uprising,...

Universal Pictures has unveiled a new poster for Pacific Rim Uprising. This new one-sheet offers a glimpse at a group of Jaegers that are standing tall, "rising up" against humanity's common enemy, the kaiju. This poster reveals that these Jaeger robots have some much different weapons this time around. The studio also announced that this poster arrives just before the final trailer will debut tomorrow, January 24, although an exact time for the trailer debut has not yet been given.

With this movie now exactly two months away from hitting theaters on March 23, it will continue the story from the first Pacific Rim, helping to solidify a new cinematic universe. Pacific Rim: Uprising director Steven S. DeKnight revealed in an interview back in October that this movie was always intended to be a "launching pad" for a Pacific Rim movie franchise that would open other worlds, and that he has...

I don't know about you, but I'm actually pretty pumped up about director Steven S. DeKnight's Pacific Rim Uprising. I enjoyed the first film for what it was and it looks like this sequel is going to be just as entertaining. Who knows, maybe there's a chance that it could turn out even better.

What I liked so much about the first movie is that it really brought out that kid in me and if this sequel is able to once again capture that magic, of course, I'm going to enjoy it! Today we have a new featurette to share with you that originally screened at Tokyo Comic-Con. The reel includes some great new footage that fans are going to want to see. It also features interviews with members of the cast and crew talking about their excitement in getting to make this movie

The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly...

If you're a Pacific Rim super-fan who's looking forward to the new Pacific Rim Uprising sequel, then you'll be excited to learn that a new contest will give you a chance to be a part of the actual movie itself. Legendary Entertainment has announced the 'Hall of Heroes' competition, offering two fans the chance to become a part of the movie and take their place alongside Pacific Rim's most legendary heroes. Unleash your creativity and show off how Pacific Rim has inspired you. It can be anything, from Jaeger cosplay, fan videos, Kaiju body art, stories, music and more. Winners will be chosen by Pacific Rim Uprising director Steven S. DeKnight, and featured in the new movie as part of the Ppdc's Hall of Heroes.

The contest was introduced today with a new video featuring John Boyega, who plays Jake Pentecost in the sequel, the son of Stacker Pentecost...

This January, a group of fellow journalists and I traveled to Australia to visit the set of Pacific Rim Uprising, the upcoming follow-up to Guillermo del Toro's bombastic tribute to classic monster movies that pit massive fighting robots against even more imposing monsters in showdowns just as awesome as you'd expect. The sequel, which will be piloted by Daredevil's Steven DeKnight, is switching up the original cast for a handful of younger faces, with Scott Eastwood, newcomer Cailee Spaeny, Tian Jing and perhaps most exciting, John Boyega leading the new revolution. On set, Boyega has been …...

Legendary announced today that it will release a new comic book prequel to its highly-anticipated movie sequel Pacific Rim Uprising, which hits theaters February 23, 2019. The 6-part series is a gritty action adventure that explores a new criminal underworld born in an age of monsters and mechs, and an unmissable story for all Pacific Rim fans. Here's the official description of the comic below.

"Santa Monica, 2034. In a city that was once the jewel of the West Coast, a new world has emerged: one rising up from the ashes of giant robots and giant monsters. In this futuristic aftermath, we will meet a new generation of survivors, including Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, who is searching for answers behind the death of his Legendary father; Griffin, a Jaeger pilot who has gone from defending the world to piloting an illegal Jaeger enforcer for a mob boss; and the Mech Czar,...

(L to R, foreground) John Boyega as Jake and Scott Eastwood as Lambert in the “Gipsy Avenger” conn pod in “Pacific Rim Uprising.”

Remember that awesome bit in 2013’s Pacific Rim where Idris Elba rallies the troops with his rousing call to arms “We Are Canceling the Apocalypse!” It’s all the more cool with Ramin Djawadi’s score.

You know the scene…

The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising.

Set to be released in cinemas on March 23, 2018, check out the stunning and newly released IMAX trailer.

John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.”

Jake has since abandoned his training only...

Fans at Nycc 2017 got to see the first official look at ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’, the sequel to the Guillermo del Toro‘s 2013 fan favorite ‘Pacific Rim’. Lucky for those not in attendance (myself included) the trailer was released online at the same time. Check out the trailer right here!

Here is the official synopsis:

The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising.

John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees,...

Nycc 2017 Pacific Rim: Uprising Trailer Steven S. DeKnight‘s Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) movie trailer from the 2017 New York Comic Con stars John Boyega, Adria Arjona, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, and Charlie Day. Pacific Rim: Uprising‘s plot synopsis: “The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction [...]

Continue reading: Pacific Rim: Uprising Movie Trailer: John Boyega Brings War to the Kaijus [Nycc 2017]...

After four years of waiting, we finally have our first good look at Pacific Rim: Uprising, the long-awaited, highly-anticipated sequel to Pacific Rim. Despite early reports suggesting that Universal and Legendary were going to make us wait until Saturday for the first Pacific Rim: Uprising trailer, they decided to give it to us a day early. So buckle up, because there is a whole lot of giant monster and robot action to feast your eyes upon. We've got new Jaegers, new Kaiju and new characters, but the important thing here is that monsters and robots are duking it out for our enjoyment.

In Pacific Rim: Uprising, John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) plays Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose father, Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba) gave his life to secure humanity's victory against the Kaiju. Jake has since abandoned his training in favor of a life in the criminal underworld.

"The war we thought we finished is just beginning..." Universal has unleashed the first full trailer for the sci-fi sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising, the follow-up to Guillermo del Toro's monsters vs robots movie from a few years back. Guillermo del Toro produced and help write the story, but hands over the directing reigns to Steven S. DeKnight. This sequel continues after the first one, following John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris Elba's character Stacker Pentecost from the original movie. The ensemble cast includes Adria Arjona, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Rinko Kikuchi, Dustin Clare, Levi Meaden, Daniel Feuerriegel, Karan Brar, & Jin Zhang. There's actually some very cool footage in this trailer, shows some promise as a crazy epic, super fun sci-fi action film. Strap in! And enjoy. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Steven S. DeKnight's Pacific Rim: Uprising, from...

The first trailer for “Pacific Rim 2” was unleashed onto the crowd at New York Comic-Con on Friday — and it had instant impact. The follow-up to Guillermo del Toro‘s 2013 sci-fi film from Legendary and Universal stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Rinko Kikuchi, Tian Jing and Daniel Feuerriegel, plus returning actor Charlie Day. It hits theaters on March 23. Read More See John Boyega's latest Power Move. PowerRank: 2363 The movie is set in a dystopian future pitting underwater creatures called Kaiju against giant robots operated by dual human pilots called...

The first trailer is now below for 'Pacific Rim Uprising,' this time the sequel is directed by Steven S. DeKnight and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day.

It has been ten years since the Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The Ppdc now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns. Into this is thrust ex-jaeger pilot Jake Pentecost, son of the late Stacker Pentecost, who is given a chance by his adopted sister, Mako Mori to unite with the world and fellow Jaeger pilots to prevent humanity's extinction

It is scheduled to be released on...

The Breach may have been closed in Pacific Rim, but that doesn't mean it can't be opened in the upcoming sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising, which is teased in a new trailer that was unleashed at New York Comic Con.

You can view the new Pacific Rim Uprising trailer below. Scheduled for a March 23rd, 2018 release, Legendary and Universal's Pacific Rim Uprising stars John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Attack the Block) as the son of Stacker Pentecost, the character portrayed by Idris Elba in the original film. The cast also includes Cailee Spaeny, with Scott Eastwood expected to play a key role as well. Boyega’s UpperRoom Productions is producing the project along with Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and Guillermo del Toro.

Pacific Rim Uprising was helmed by Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus, Netflix’s Daredevil), who took the directing reins of the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 film.

Here it is! The first full trailer for Pacific Rim Uprising has debuted and if you were a fan of the first movie, you're gonna love what this sequel has to offer! This movie looks seriously awesome and there's no doubt it's going to be just as fun as the first movie.

I love watching these kinds of films because they take me back and bring out the joy and happiness of my 10-year-old self. Pacific Rim Uprising looks like its going to be a blast! The first part of the trailer does a good job of setting up the story and then it kicks into high gear in the second half and we see a ton of badass giant robot action as they battle giant Kaiju creatures!

The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to...

Ten years have passed since Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi’s heroes channeled their inner Stacker Pentecost and canceled the apocalypse, but the years have not been kind to the Ppdc’s (Pan Pacific Defense Corps) Jaeger program.

Written off as a costly and unnecessary endeavor once the Kaiju have been defeated, by the time Pacific Rim: Uprising begins, those towering mechs will ostensibly be collecting dust – that is, until those otherworldly creatures begin to claw their way back from beyond the Breach. And so, the Ppdc begins to mount a defense against yet another mass invasion.

Headed up by two Jaeger pilots – played here by John Boyega (The Force Awakens) and Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad) – the Mark VI fleet of Pacific Rim: Uprising is armed to the teeth with WMDs and other bells and whistles. Heck, one could even argue that each bipedal Jaeger is a Wmd in and of itself,...

For the longest time, it looked certain that Pacific Rim would be remembered as a super-sized flash in the pan.

Guillermo del Toro’s larger-than-life blockbuster struggled to pull in enough box office receipts four years ago, leaving the future of the monsterverse in jeopardy. As time wore on, and the franchise was handed a lifeline in the form of Legendary’s Chinese buyout, Pacific Rim 2 was suddenly back on the table.

One name change and two release dates later and we now stand on the verge of Pacific Rim: Uprising, Steven S. DeKnight’s (Daredevil) gigantic sequel told through the lens of Jake Pentecost, a rebellious Jaeger pilot portrayed by John Boyega of Star Wars fame. If that name rings a bell, it should; he’s the son of Stacker Pentecost, Idris Elba’s booming leader who effectively cancelled an apocalypse in 2013. Now, the Kaiju are ready to stage their resurgence,...

The first trailer for Pacific Rim Uprising will be released this weekend during Nycc, but ahead of its release, we have an official synopsis to share with you. This gives us our first official story details for the highly anticipated sequel. Check it out!

The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising.John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to...

Legendary has released a bunch of posters for Pacific Rim Uprising, the sequel no one expected to Guillermo del Toro’s Kaiju vs. Mecha film from 2013. We've also included the short teaser.

Directed by Steven S. DeKnight who was a producer of Starz's Spartacus series as well as a director on the recent Daredevil, the film stars John Boyega (Attack the Block) as the son of Stacker Pentecost. Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Ivanna Sakhno, and Adria Arjona co-star.

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The Jaeger program has expanded into a global defense force trap [Continued ...]...

A couple new posters have been released for director Steven S. DeKight's Pacific Rim Uprising. One of the posters offers us our first good look at Scott Eastwood in the film. As you can see, he's all suited up and ready to ride into battle piloting his Jaeger the Gypsy Avenger. He and John Boyega's characters are co-pilots in the story. We got our first poster featuring Boyega's character earlier this week. I've also included another poster for the film that you can check out below. It's more of a stylized piece that comes with the tagline, "Rise Up".

It’s been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The Ppdc now calls upon the best and brightest to...

The long-awaited Pacific Rim Uprising is finally coming, and we have the poster to prove it. Universal and Legendary Pictures have just released the first poster for Pacific Rim 2, officially titled Pacific Rim: Uprising, and it is pretty awesome. The image features John Boyega's Jaeger pilot suited up and ready for battle, standing in front of one of the brand new Jaegers from the movie, Gypsy Avenger.

John Boyega shared the poster for Pacific Rim: Uprising to his Twitter account, saying "next up!" Even though he is still going to appear in Star Wars: The Last Jedi before the Pacific Rim sequel arrives in theaters, he probably still has some work to do one Uprising. So he could mean that is the next movie he has to work on. Either way, the poster is here and it is a pretty solid way to help kick off the marketing campaign for the movie.

Legendary Pictures has released the first official poster for Pacific Rim: Uprising. It features John Boyega suited up and ready for battle with the Jaeger he pilots in the film, which is called the Gipsy Avenger. The first full trailer for the film is expected to be released next week during New York Comic Con. It'll be cool to see what exactly this sequel is going to offer.

It’s been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The Ppdc now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes. When the Kaiju threat returns, we will be ready.

Pacific Rim: Uprising is being directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil) and it also...

‘Pacific Rim: Uprising‘ is a little over six months away, and we have yet to see much from the film. Last month, we learned that the film had delayed it’s release date nearly a month. Well, it seems that we will have to wait another few weeks, as the first official trailer for ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising‘ is set to be revealed at New York Comic-Con 2017.

The film’s panel will feature the traditional Q&A, but guests attending the presentation will also be treated the premiere of the film’s official trailer. It will surely be released online thereafter, but here is the info on the panel, which came form the Nycc official website:

Pacific Rim Uprising director Steven S. DeKnight will be joined by stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Burn Gorman and Cailee Spaeny—as well as moderator Aaron Sagers, Syfy Wire’s editor-at-large—to discuss the upcoming...

It has been a long time coming, but Pacific Rim Uprising is finally on the way. The movie has finished filming and we got our first glimpse of it during San Diego Comic-Con. Though, we didn't get any actual footage from the movie. That is going to change soon, as the first full trailer for Pacific Rim 2 is set to make its debut at New York Comic Con. So get ready to go back to the Breach, giant robot fans.

According to the official New York Comic Con website, the Pacific Rim: Uprising panel will be taking place on Friday, October 6 at noon. The website's official description for the panel reveals that there are going to be lots of guests on hand from the movie and that the new Pacific Rim 2 trailer will indeed debut at the panel. Here's what the Nycc website has to say about the panel.

"Pacific Rim...

‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ is getting delayed for another month. Variety is reporting that Legendary/Universal will be moving the film’s release date back a month to March 23, 2018. The previous Release date exactly a month earlier was the latest in a string of release date changes that span both 2017 and early 2018.

Steven S. DeKnight steps into the directors chair, with a script that was co-written with Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, and T.S. Nowlin, from a story by Guillermo del Toro. The film stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Charlie Day, Adria Arjona, Burn Gorman, and Rinko Kikuchi in the sequel.

‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ was shot in both Australia and China. But the new release date will ensure that the film has stiff competition at a loaded box-office weekend. Five other releases, including a slew of animated features, are set to come out on that weekend. While my excitement for...

Fans who enjoyed Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 romp Pacific Rim will have to wait just a little bit longer to catch its sequel. Deadline is reporting that the John Boyega-starring Pacific Rim: Uprising has been pushed back one month.

Instead of hitting theaters on February 23, 2018, the flick will now be gracing theaters on March 23 of the same year. The competition it’ll be going up against is a bit questionable. Coming out that same weekend is Jamie Foxx’s Robin Hood reboot. Admittedly, given that no one has been asking for that film, we think it’s a pretty safe bet that Uprising will take that weekend. The weekend after, however, it will be going up against Steven Spielberg’s juggernaut Ready Player One, which is expected to do all sorts of business.

The date that Uprising settled on previously unclaimed weekend, but it was only one week after the release of Black Panther.

Kong is back, transformed into a ‘MonsteVerse’ colossus suitable for combat with Kaiju-sized foes. The key inspiration is video games but the day is saved by capable performers in mostly amusing roles. Even though the show treats its fantasy halfway seriously, it’s still an infantile guns ‘n’ monsters romp, embellished with impressive visual effects.

Kong: Skull Island 3D

3-D Blu-ray + Digital

Warner Home Video

2017 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 118 min. / Street Date July 18, 2017 / 44.95

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Thomas Mann, Brie Larson, Tian Jing .

Cinematography: Larry Fong

Film Editor: Richard Pearson

Original Music: Henry Jackman

Written by Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, Derek Connolly, John Gatins

Produced by Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia

Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Much of genre filmmaking is now being corporatized into interrelated ‘shared universes.’ Universal is struggling to shape its horror icons into a Marvel-like gallery of interchangeable ‘fun’ adventure figures.

Join the Jaeger Uprising! Well, this is a cool way to introduce the new movie. Legendary + Universal have debuted a viral teaser trailer video for Pacific Rim 2, known as Pacific Rim: Uprising. The video is an advertisement explaining what exactly a Jaeger is (the giant fighting robots controlled by two people who interlink via brain technology) and ends with an upbeat message encouraging fans to sign-up to be a Jaeger pilot. "Now accepting pilot applications" at GoJaeger.com. The video also features our first look at John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, in his Jaeger helmet. The full cast of the sequel includes Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Adria Arjona, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Rinko Kikuchi, and Karan Brar. I hope we get to see an actual trailer with real footage soon, but for now this is a cool way to start the Jaegar hype yet again. Here's the new "Jaeger Uprising...

The first teaser trailer has been released for Pacific Rim: Uprising and it comes in the form of a recruitment video. It gives us our first footage of John Boyega in the movie and it looks like he's ready to kick some Kaiju ass. There was a viral site that was also launched, GoJaeger.com, which has revealed five new Jaegers that will be in the sequel! I included the photos and information on each of those Jaegers below the teaser trailer. But first, here's a little information that gets us up to speed on where the film starts off.

It’s been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The Ppdc now calls upon the best and brightest to...

The Jaeger program is looking for new recruits.

As the Internet grinds to a halt in anticipation of San Diego Comic-Con, Legendary has unleashed the first teaser trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising, the Steven S. DeKnight-directed creature feature that places John Boyega (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) in the driving seat.

For when the Kaiju stage their resurgence, the former Attack the Block actor will lead the human resistance as Jake Pentecost, son of the apocalypse-canceling Stacker (Idris Elba). That leaves Boyega with some mighty big boots to fill – both human and otherwise – if he’s to command the story in the spirit of his on-screen father, but we’re quietly confident that the rising star is ready to step up to the plate. You’ll be able to catch a fleeting glimpse of him suited up at the tail-end of Uprising‘s first teaser, which spends close to...

Stars: Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Tian Jing, Andy Lau, Hanyu Zhang, Han Lu, Kenny Lin, Eddie Peng, Xuan Huang, Ryan Zheng | Written by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy | Directed by Yimou Zhang

Magnificent, breath-taking spectacle. A glorious, gorgeous testament to mankind’s creativity. Looks really good in 3D. All of this and more can be used to describe The Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of filmmaker Zhang Yimou, however, is another thing entirely.

Following the intense furore surrounding the creation and marketing of The Great Wall, the film itself is here for all to see and judge. Erasure? White saviour trope: the movie? The Great Wall of China with a coat of whitewashing? As it turns out, not quite, but that’s not to say the movie is without its problems.

The great face of The Great Wall’s controversies is Matt Damon, cast as brooding mercenary William Garin.