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This footage from Pacific Rim caused quite a stir when it came out at Wondercon last month. Originally, it was only meant to be presented for those lucky con-goers, but now, Warner Bros has graciously released it online for the whole world to see. Have a looksy. I think it sells the movie even better than any of the trailers up til now.
There are many great things in this footage. | Full Story
The promo materials keep rolling in for Guillermo del Toro’s giant-robots-versus-giant-monsters blockbuster, and each one only stokes my expectations. Stokes me like a bro. The latest release is a batch of new posters for the film, courtesy of THR.
One of the posters is a classic-style recruitment throwback. Another shows the film’s central giant robot (a “Jaeger”) kneeling over a human. And the other two introduce two other Jaegers, one from Japan and another from Russia. | Full Story
Check out this new photo released by Legendary Pictures of an enormous foot print in the earth. Likely made by one of the giant monsters that come to destroy the earth in the movie Pacific Rim.
If you don’t know much about this movie–you should. It’s going to be a good one.
Here is the official Pacific Rim synopsis: From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes “Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Pacific Rim.”
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. | Full Story
Last Saturday in Burbank, while most people were buzzing about the Super Bowl, a small, select group got to experience something way cooler. They were the audience for the first test screening of Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming movie of giant robots, giant monsters, and giant robots fighting giant monsters. Reactions to the screening have been collected on a fan website for the film. There’s a whole lot of love in those tweets and forum posts, which stokes my anticipation for the film even more. | Full Story
The second trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s much anticipated Pacific Rim has hit the net, still promising to cancel the apocalypse in an epic fashion and wow audiences in the very same way.
Pacific Rim marks Guillermo del Toro‘s first return to the director’s chair since Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008. But don’t let that fool you. The Mexican director has been hard at work producing some of your favorite recent films, including Splice, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Kung Fu Panda 2, and 2013′s equally tantalizing upcoming horor, Mama. | Full Story
A new picture from film Pacific Rim has hit the internet, displaying Idris Elba and Rinko Kikuchi in some type of control room setting with a map of the world in the background. In the photo, Elba looks as though he is giving Kikuchi an order as Kikuchi stands fully alert.
Pacific Rim is based on the story that finds humans in a hectic losing battle against giant monsters called Kaiju. | Full Story
Last night, the heavily anticipated trailer for Pacific Rim debuted on iTunes, making it the first real evidence of the film’s existence other than a teaser and few scrappy images. After watching the two and a half minute clip, it is safe to say it’s been well worth the wait.
Pacific Rim marks the first feature film for director Guillermo del Toro since Hellboy II: The Golden Army. And what a follow up it looks to be. | Full Story
When Hollywood executives are convinced, they’re convinced! The insiders of the upcoming Pacific Rim is so confident that the film would be a hit, they have already greenlit a sequel.
The sci-fi adventure doesn’t hit theaters until next July, and the second film is already in the works? That sounds as though the movie is destined to be a summer blockbuster. Legendary Pictures must be super exciting about what they’re producing on set and decided to push the second film. | Full Story
Deadline has confirmed the next planned project for one of the busiest men working in Hollywood today, Guillermo del Toro. While his latest projects have been action, sci-fi and drama oriented, the director’s next project will be a bit more terrifying.
Guillermo del Toro’s next project will be Crimson Peak, an “old school” ghost story expected to begin shooting in early 2014. While that may seem an unacceptable distance away, it’s important to remember the director is still working relentlessly on Pacific Rim, a Halo-like sci-fi epic. | Full Story
Unfortunately, it’s been about four years since we’ve seen Guillermo del Toro direct a film. In a recent interview with Huffington Post, the famed director opened up about his own excitement in returning to what he does best with Pacific Rim, due out in 2013.
Although he hasn’t been directing, Guillermo del Toro has certainly been keeping busy. He’s produced several projects, including this year’s Rise of the Guardians and next year’s anticipated thriller Mama. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
