Guillermo del Toro News
Guillermo del Toro’s love letter to movies and TV shows about giant piloted-robots battling giant monsters, Pacific Rim is getting a sequel in 2018 in the form of Pacific Rim: Uprising. Daredevil season 1 showrunner and Spartacus TV show creator Steven DeKnight is calling the shots on the Pacific Rim sequel, though del Toro helped to get the project off the ground after it was seemingly-almost canceled, apocalypse-style.
- SlashFilm: ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ Brings Back Rinko Kikuchi & More; Is Karl Urban in the Cast?
- Badass Digest: It Looks Like Rinko Kikuchi Is Back For PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING
- Cinema Blend: John Boyega Spotted In Pacific Rim Costume
- We Got This Covered: Set Photo For Pacific Rim: Uprising Finds John Boyega Suited, Booted And Ready To Pilot A Jaeger
- Cinema Blend: The Three Pacific Rim Stars Who May Be Coming Back For Pacific Rim 2
- SlashFilm: POTD: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Set Photo Seems To Reveal John Boyega In A Jaeger Pilot Suit
Just yesterday Universal announced an official release date for Pacific Rim 2, which won’t arrive until — sorry! — February 2018. For now, the only actor confirmed to appear in the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi blockbuster is The Force Awakens star John Boyega, but he’s going to need a bit of help if he wants to cancel the apocalypse (again). Enter Scott Eastwood, Fury star and son of Clint, who is currently circling a role opposite Boyega in Pacific Rim 2.
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- SlashFilm: ‘Pacific Rim 2’: Scott Eastwood Could Join John Boyega in Sci-Fi Sequel
- Latino Review: Eastwood To Join Boyega In 'PACIFIC RIM 2'?
- Fandango Movie Blog: 'Pacific Rim 2' Nabs Release Date; Scott Eastwood Touted for Key Role
- Bleeding Cool: Scott Eastwood Could Be Drift Compatible In Pacific Rim 2
- Dark Horizons: Eastwood In Talks For "Pacific Rim 2"
- Badass Digest: It’s Official: PACIFIC RIM 2 Arrives In 2018
Just yesterday Universal announced an official release date for Pacific Rim 2, which won’t arrive until — sorry! — February 2018. For now, the only actor confirmed to appear in the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi blockbuster is The Force Awakens star John Boyega, but he’s going to need a bit of help if he wants to cancel the apocalypse (again). Enter Scott Eastwood, Fury star and son of Clint, who is currently circling a role opposite Boyega in Pacific Rim 2.
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- JoBlo: Scott Eastwood may be joining John Boyega in Pacific Rim 2
- SlashFilm: ‘Pacific Rim 2’: Scott Eastwood Could Join John Boyega in Sci-Fi Sequel
- Vulture: Pacific Rim 2 Eyes Scott Eastwood for Big Role
- MovieWeb: Scott Eastwood Eyes Pacific Rim 2
- Variety: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Starring John Boyega Gets Release Date
- Deadline: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Starring John Boyega Gets 2018 Release Date For Legendary
- Deadline: Legendary Eyeing Scott Eastwood For Key Role In ‘Pacific Rim 2’
- Dread Central: Scott Eastwood Could Suit Up for Pacific Rim 2
- Hollywood Reporter: Scott Eastwood in Early Talks to Join 'Pacific Rim 2'
- Coming Soon: Pacific Rim 2 Cast: Is Scott Eastwood Drift Compatible?
- We Got This Covered: Suicide Squad’s Scott Eastwood Eyed For Key Role In Pacific Rim 2
- The Wrap: ‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel: Scott Eastwood Is in Talks for Key Role
- Comic Book Movie: PACIFIC RIM Sequel Gets A Release Date; SUICIDE SQUAD & FAST 8's Scott Eastwood Eyed For A Key Role
- ScreenRant: Pacific Rim 2: Scott Eastwood in Talks for ‘Key Role’
- Latino Review: Eastwood To Join Boyega In 'PACIFIC RIM 2'?
- Fandango Movie Blog: 'Pacific Rim 2' Nabs Release Date; Scott Eastwood Touted for Key Role
- Bleeding Cool: Scott Eastwood Could Be Drift Compatible In Pacific Rim 2
- Dark Horizons: Eastwood In Talks For "Pacific Rim 2"
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Pacific Rim 2' Gets New Release Date
- Coming Soon: Pacific Rim 2 Release Date Set for 2018
- We Got This Covered: Pacific Rim 2 Lands February 2018 Release Date
- Dread Central: Make a Date with Pacific Rim 2
- AintItCool: PACIFIC RIM 2 has a date with destiny!!! Bo-Jaeger here we come!!! !
- Dark Horizons: "Pacific Rim 2," "Gifted," "Underworld 5" Dates
- IGN Movies: Pacific Rim 2: Legendary Sets 2018 Release Date
- Cinema Blend: When Pacific Rim 2 Is Finally Coming To Theaters
- Cinema Blend: Pacific Rim 2 May Add This Suicide Squad Actor For A Major Role
- Badass Digest: It’s Official: PACIFIC RIM 2 Arrives In 2018
- The Wrap: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Release Date Set for 2018
- SlashFilm: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Set for 2018
- ScreenRant: Pacific Rim 2 Gets Early 2018 Release Date
- Bleeding Cool: Pacific Rim 2 To Cancel The Apocalypse In February Of 2018
- Entertainment Weekly: 'Pacific Rim 2' gets 2018 release date
- Screen Crush: 'Pacific Rim 2' Will Drift Into Theaters in 2018
- HitFix: 'Pacific Rim 2' has a release date, and you can thank China for that
- Latino Review: 'PACIFIC RIM' Sequel Gets 2018 Release Date
- JoBlo: Pacific Rim 2 set for a 2018 release date
- MovieWeb: Pacific Rim 2 Gets Early 2018 Release Date
In word from Deadline, Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has signed on to star in the second Pacific Rim film. Steven S. DeKnight (Marvel’s Daredevil) is directing the sequel based on the franchise created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Becham. The 2013 film grossed $411 million. Boyega will be playing the son of Idris Elba’s character, Stacker Pentecost. On the signing of Boyega, del Toro said: “I am very proud and happy to welcome John into a fantastic sandbox.
- Deadline: ‘Star Wars’ John Boyega Takes Lead In ‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel
- Variety: John Boyega to Star in ‘Pacific Rim 2’
- Dread Central: John Boyega Lands Lead in Pacific Rim 2
- The Wrap: John Boyega to Star in ‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel
- Cinema Blend: Pacific Rim 2 Just Added A Star Wars Star
The on-again, off-again talk about a sequel to Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim has taken a very positive spin. Steven S. DeKnight has been hired to direct Pacific Rim 2, according to Deadline, and Universal Pictures will release it in 3D worldwide.
DeKnight cut his teeth writing for television, first for MTV's Undressed, then for Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (on which he began serving as a producer as well), and Smallville. He scored big by creating...Read MoreRead Comments
- AintItCool: Guillermo Del Toro refuses to say, "Once more unto the Breach, dear friends," re: PACIFIC RIM 2!
- HitFix: Guillermo Del Toro calls Steve DeKnight a 'great choice' for 'Pacific Rim 2'
- SlashFilm: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Is Back On With ‘Daredevil’s Steven S. DeKnight Directing
- Deadline: ‘Spartacus’ Creator Steven S. DeKnight To Direct ‘Pacific Rim 2’
- We Got This Covered: Spartacus Creator Steven S. DeKnight To Direct Pacific Rim 2
- Variety: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Finds Director in ‘Daredevil’s’ Steven S. DeKnight
- Coming Soon: Daredevil’s Steven S DeKnight to Direct Pacific Rim 2
- Cinema Blend: Pacific Rim 2 Is Back, But With A Major Change
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Pacific Rim 2' to be Directed by 'Spartacus' Creator Steven S. DeKnight
- Vulture: Breathe: Pacific Rim 2 Is Really, Truly, Thankfully Back on Again, With Daredevil’s Steven S. DeKnight
- Horror-Movies.ca: Steven S. DeKnight Will Direct ‘Pacific Rim 2’
- Dark Horizons: DeKnight To Direct "Pacific Rim" Sequel
- Badass Digest: PACIFIC RIM 2 Is Still Happening
- The Wrap: ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Lands ‘Daredevil’ Director Steven S. DeKnight
- The Playlist: Former ‘Daredevil’ Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight To Direct ‘Pacific Rim 2’
- JoBlo: Legendary Pictures sets Steven S. DeKnight to direct Pacific Rim 2
- Entertainment Weekly: 'Pacific Rim 2' finds its director in 'Daredevil' showrunner Steven S. DeKnight
- MovieWeb: 'Pacific Rim 2' Is Happening with 'Daredevil' Showrunner
- ScreenRant: Pacific Rim 2 to Be Directed by Daredevil TV Showrunner
- Comic Book Movie: Former DAREDEVIL Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight Will Direct PACIFIC RIM 2
- Latino Review: Steven S. DeKnight Will Battle Giant Monsters With 'PACIFIC RIM 2'
- Screen Crush: 'Pacific Rim 2' Takes on 'Spartacus' Creator Steven S. DeKnight as Director
- Bleeding Cool: Pacific Rim 2 On Again With Daredevil’s Steven S. DeKnight
Benicio Del Toro's character, the Collector, didn't really get to do very much in either of his Marvel movie appearances (post credits in Thor: The Dark World, and a slightly bigger part in Guardians of the Galaxy), but it did seem that he was being set up to play a more prominent role in the events of the MCU moving forward.
- ScreenRant: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 May Not Include Benicio Del Toro’s The Collector
- HitFix: David Bowie superfan Benicio Del Toro on the singer's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' connection
- Screen Crush: Benicio Del Toro Says He's Not Returning For 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2'
- Dark Horizons: Benicio Del Toro Out Of "Guardians 2"
- ScreenRant: Guardians of the Galaxy: James Gunn On David Bowie & Vol. 2 Soundtrack
- MovieWeb: No Collector in 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2'?
- Latino Review: David Bowie Was Being Considered To Make a Cameo in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2'
- Dread Central: Guillermo del Toro Says Pacific Rim 2 Not Cancelled
- Cinema Blend: Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Won't Bring Back The Most Eccentric Character
- USA Today: James Gunn wanted David Bowie for a 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' cameo
- Cinema Blend: Pacific Rim 2 Still Possible As Guillermo Del Toro Keeps Hopes Alive
- We Got This Covered: Pacific Rim 2 Handed Lifeline After Legendary Sold To Chinese Conglomerate, Guillermo Del Toro Keeps Hopes Alive
- The Playlist: James Gunn Says He Thought Of Cameo For David Bowie In 'Guardians Of Galaxy 2,' Has Rights For 'Ziggy Stardust' Song
- MovieWeb: David Bowie Almost Had a Role in 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2'
- SlashFilm: James Gunn Was Trying to Get David Bowie to Cameo in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’
- Screen Crush: 'Pacific Rim 2' Isn't Dead Yet, According to Guillermo del Toro
- ScreenRant: Guillermo del Toro Insists Pacific Rim 2 Isn’t Canceled
- JoBlo: Guillermo del Toro keeps the hope alive, says Pacific Rim 2 isn't dead yet
- Total Film: James Gunn wanted David Bowie to cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy 2
- The Playlist: Guillermo Del Toro Says 'Pacific Rim 2' Is Still Alive; Legendary Entertainment Sold To Dalian Wanda Group For $3.5 Billion
Guillermo del Toro is a busy man. After having helmed the recently-released Crimson Peak, the director wasted little time in starting to line up his follow-up project. He is now in talks to direct a remake of The Fantastic Voyage, a 1966 sci-film about a submarine crew who are shrunk down to microscopic size to travel inside an injured scientist and repair his brain damage (without the benefit of Dennis Quaid). Fans of del Toro’s giant monster movie Pacific Rim will undoubtedly take note of one particular detail about The Fantastic Voyage, though: it is not Pacific Rim 2.
- Screen Crush: 'Pacific Rim 2' Now 'Off the Table Indefinitely' at Universal
- Horror-Movies.ca: Pacific Rim 2 is Dead in the Water Once Again
- MovieWeb: 'Pacific Rim 2' Delayed Indefinitely, But There's Still Hope
Guillermo Del Toro offered some updates on Pacific Rim 2, and announced that the script is finished and it's been submitted to Legendary/Universal.The sequel was originally set to hit theaters in summer of 2017, but that's since change and the date has yet to be announced. Del Toro is suppose to start work on the low-budget vampire movie Silva, which means 2018 is probably the earliest release date for Pacific Rim 2. Check out Del Toro's tweet below:PACIFIC RIM 2: Budget and script went in. No answers yet. If anything happens, I will post.
- Vulture: Don’t Lose Hope: Pacific Rim 2 Might Turn Around Because Guillermo del Toro Just Turned in the Script
- SlashFilm: ‘Pacific Rim 2′ Has a New Script Draft, Because Guillermo del Toro Does Not Give Up
- HitFix: Guillermo del Toro has finished the 'Pacific Rim 2' script
- ScreenRant: Pacific Rim 2 Script is Done; del Toro Waiting for a Green-Light
- MovieWeb: 'Pacific Rim 2' Script Is Finished, But Will It Happen?
- Filmonic: The Moment of Truth for Pacific Rim 2
Guillermo del Toro‘s Crimson Peak is a deliciously dark and twisted piece, set in the most gorgeous, most decrepit haunted house you’ve ever seen and anchored by three mesmerizing performances from Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, and most especially Jessica Chastain. It’s also not the horror movie that’s being sold in the trailers, but a Gothic romance. Think Jane Eyre plus ghosts, not The Conjuring plus corsets.
That’s not such a bad thing if you happen to love costume dramas, but it can be an unpleasant surprise if you don’t.
- Shock Till You Drop: 12 Gothic Horror Flicks to Watch Before You See CRIMSON PEAK
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Goosebumps’ Tops ‘The Martian,’ ‘Crimson Peak’ Falls Flat
- Digital Spy: Crimson Peak flops as Goosebumps wins the US box office with $23.5m
- Moviefone: Box Office: Why Audiences Got 'Goosebumps' and Ditched 'Crimson Peak'
- Dread Central: Crimson Peak: The Art of Darkness (Book)
- ScreenRant: Jessica Chastain on Crimson Peak, The Huntsman & More
- The Playlist: Box Office: ‘Goosebumps’ Scores All The Scares, ‘Crimson Peak' Flops & 'Room' Breaks Out In Limited Release
- USA Today: IMDb announces top 25 movies of past 25 years
- Dread Central: 10 Memorable Cameos from Horror Filmmakers… In Their Own Movies!
- USA Today: Michael Douglas to receive AARP Movies for Grownups career award
- Dread Central: Top 7 Horror Movies with Feeling
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Goosebumps' On Top, 'Peak' Flops and A24's 'Room' Strong in Limited Showing
- Total Film: Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Mississippi Grind, more...
[WARNING: This interview contains SPOILERS for Crimson Peak.]
In just a few years’ time, Jessica Chastain has gone from being a relative unknown to an an A-list actress thanks to films like The Tree of Life, The Help, and Zero Dark Thirty. In the past year alone she’s starred in Interstellar, The Martian, and as of this weekend, Crimson Peak, Guillermo del Toro’s cinematic love letter to gothic horror and romantic melodrama.
In Peak, Chastain plays Lucille Sharpe, sister to Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) and an all-around wonderful pianist.
- Vulture: 15 Essential Gothic Horror Works: A Crimson Peak Pregame
- Chud: Spoiler Discussion: Crimson Peak
- Variety: ‘Crimson Peak’ Scares Its Way to Week’s No. 1 TV Ad Spend
- USA Today: Chastain's painful 'Crimson Peak' shoe mishap
- Horror Society: Horror Sales: Goosebumps, Crimson Peak in Top 5 on Opening Night.
- Chud: Movie Curiosities: Crimson Peak
- Latino Review: Film Review: 'Crimson Peak'
- ScreenRant: Mia Wasikowska Talks Crimson Peak, Alice in Wonderland 2 & More
