The first Pacific Rim was a movie we absolutely adored here at The Movie Bit, and while Guillermo Del Toro, whose brain child the insane giant robot vs. giant monster smack down was, won’t be back in the director’s chair fro Pacific Rim: Uprising, the prospect of more from this universe is enough to make up for it. With Daredevil show runner Steven S. DeKnight at the helm, nothing much is known about Uprising (previously titled the slightly cooler Maelstrom), bar the fact Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Boyega will be taking the lead role. Now, more night has been shed on the sequel, with licensing magazine License! Global sharing with us our first look at the movie’s redesigned Jaegers.
While the Jaegers from the original, had a bulky, industrial look to them, these new redesigns are much sleeker, with a lot of people drawing comparisons to anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. With Del Toro previously saying that this sequel picks up several years after the original, exploring what happens to the machines of war after the war is over, it makes sense that we get some new designs. What say you? Are you happy with the new look Jaegers, or do you prefer the old designs? Sound off below.
Pacific Rim: Uprising is set for release February 23rd 2018.
While the Jaegers from the original, had a bulky, industrial look to them, these new redesigns are much sleeker, with a lot of people drawing comparisons to anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. With Del Toro previously saying that this sequel picks up several years after the original, exploring what happens to the machines of war after the war is over, it makes sense that we get some new designs. What say you? Are you happy with the new look Jaegers, or do you prefer the old designs? Sound off below.
Pacific Rim: Uprising is set for release February 23rd 2018.
