Pacific Rim: Uprising

[lhb412]

John Boyega lookin' pretty awesome on the set of PacRim: Maelstrom

[O.Supreme]

the idea is solid, however with none (or seemingly none) of the original cast returning, not even the same directorial crew...I don't know how they are going to avoid this feeling like just another movie, rather than a *True* sequel. Even all the efforts the GI Joe sequel took to reshoot new scenes with Channing Tatum, didn't stop it from feeling disjointed and unconnected from the previous film. I still have hopes for this, but I hope there is some sort of solid connection. I know Raleigh, Mako, and obviously Pentecost aren't returning. But what about Hercules? Tendo? The Doctors? the dog? and obviously Hannibal Chau for which this thread is named . Any word on them?

[canofhumdingers]

Well, with G.I. Joe, the first movie sucked pretty bad, so they were kinda trying to make a sequel and soft reboot at the same time (which also wound up sucking).

With this, the first film was solid and well received so hopefully that will make all the difference.

Also, pacific rim did a good job of world building, creating a believable and fleshed out universe so maybe it won't feel so disjointed to see a bunch of new people dealing with new problems within that established universe.

[lhb412]

Word on the street is that several members of the original cast return, but as supporting players for the next generation of Jeager pilots (the new cast), that is....

[Gman2887]

^Yeah, it may be unrealistic at this juncture, but I still have hope members from the original cast will make surprise appearances. Stranger things have happened.

[lhb412]

[lhb412]

Once again, Steven DeKnight responds to a tweet asking about returning cast members from the first film only to reiterate that the higher-ups are in charge of such announcements and that he's not allowed to confirm or deny who's in it.

[lhb412]

I know y'all trust me to keep you abreast of all Steven DeKnight twitter updates, so here goes: when asked what Godzilla series monster deserves a solo film he's adamant that it should be King Ghidorah (though he has no idea what it'd be about), and when asked what's his favorite Gamera film he replied Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, thus earning my undying loyalty because that movie is my jam.

[mr.negativity]

[mr.negativity]

[lhb412]

My guess for the change: worries about mispronouncing or misspelling an unfamiliar word.

It a sadly more generic title, but it's not a big deal.

[Gentleman]

They couldn't use a word like Maelstrom. The strain of looking up a new word is too much for most of today's moviegoers to take.

[jellydonut25]

[tbeasley]

So can we change the thread title, every time I look at it I think of this -

[lhb412]

Yeah, change the title. Make it happen m.negs!

(I've decided mr.negativity's nickname is 'm.negs')

[Henry88]

here comes the next generation of Paul Schreibman's.

[mr.negativity]

‘Emerald City': Adria Arjona on Making Dorothy Her Own & Working on ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’

[lhb412]

Ugh... I know Boyega's gonna be awesome, but I just want to know who's back from the first movie (besides Charlie Day).

But I gotta say; it would be rather cool if characters returned in the finale as a total surprise. I remember GDT saying, when he was hashing out sequel ideas, that he was considering having certain returning characters show up at the very end of the movie to setup the third (final?) film. A lot has changed since then, but it crawled up from the depths of my memory because of all the GDT ideas it seems the movie is using (sadly, 'Maelstrom' not being one of them).

[mr.negativity]

"You can always find me in the drift!"
Stacker Pentecost

[lhb412]

Scott Eastwood posted this PR2 btw shot on twitter:



As has been pointed out by others: isn't that Burn Gorman on the right?

[Benjamin Haines]

^ It most certainly is, cane and all! Dr. Gottlieb is back!

[lhb412]

WOOHOO!


https://twitter.com/PacificRimMovie?lang=en

[kiryugoji04]

Ugh, I need this movie so badly.

[Henry88]

so i take it there will be no giant monsters in this one eh?

[lhb412]

^ I think it's pretty safe to say that the kaiju will be returning. The plot's under wraps, but the kaiju have been mentioned a few times by folks in an official capacity.