16), the filmmaker said Pacific Rim 2 picks up a few years after the original and focuses on the Kaiju. The futuristic flick followed pilots controlling huge robots called Jaegers battling Kaiju monsters emerging from a portal at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.Īt last week’s San Diego Comic Con, where Del Toro was promoting his made-in-Ontario gothic horror flick Crimson Peak (out Oct. READ MORE: What the critics said about Pacific Rim Released in July 2013, the movie grossed $411 million - mostly from overseas markets. Pacific Rim was filmed in Toronto from November 2011 until April 2012 with a budget of nearly $200 million.

Global News has learned the working title for the follow-up is Maelstrom. Del Toro shared the stage in Hall H at Comic-Con 2012 with Pacific Rim stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, and Ron Perlman, among others. TORONTO - Director Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that he will begin shooting a sequel to Pacific Rim in November.Ĭameras will roll in Toronto until well into 2016, mostly at Pinewood Toronto Studios. One of those was Pacific Rim from Comic-Con regular Guillermo del Toro and hes back this year as Legendary and Warner Bros. Send this page to someone via email email.

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