It has been known for a while that the 2013 summer blockbuster is getting a remake. Today Legendary came out with the dates of the film (April 7, 2017). Guillermo Del Toro is to return as the director. I loved the first film. I thought that is was really cheesy and kind of dumb in some moments, but it was extremely entertaining. It was so original and fresh, and it felt bold. The action was awesome, the CGI was great and the soundtrack was perfect. I was excited for the idea of a sequel, but only if DelToro would be directing it. A huge reason why the first movie was awesome was DelToro's unique direction. He is known for his monsters, and the design of the Kaijus was just fantastic. I can't wait to see what new monsters and Jaegers they are going to introduce in the second instalment of this franchise. The only question I have is how are they going to make a new story? At the end of the first one the portal between the world of the Kaijus and humans was closed, and a nuclear bomb was dropped on all of the monsters. I am not sure how they are going to make them reappear. I just hope that they come from the ocean again. Perhaps this time they could come from the Atlantic, and they will call it "Atlantic Rim".
In Guillermo DelToro's video announcement he stated that an animated series based on Pacific Rim is being developed. I love this idea, because I think that something like this could really work, as long as they don't keep the animated series canon. DelToro built a really rich world with its own mythology, and I want to see more of it explored. I'm really excited to see that when it comes out. It has also been confirmed that they will continue to work on comic books based on the movie. They have already released some, but I have not read them. Personally I don't think that a comic book version of Pacific Rim will be very successful, but I am open to reading it.
Overall I am really excited about this news, and I can't wait until 2017.
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