The Pacific Rim It may have developed a cult following in the decade following its theatrical release, but its sequels struggle, Pacific Rim: Uprisingprevented the fledgling franchise from reaching new heights.
Director Guillermo del Toro was clearly excited about creating his “giant robot fight giant kaiju” world, planning. a moment And The third Just one year after the original’s unprecedented overseas success, Pacific Rim. Unfortunately, it was not to be: the director moved on The shape of water and was replaced by of Daredevil Steven D. Knight. A handful of cast members will return. Rebellionbut OG star Charlie Hunnam was not among them.
Hunnam played Jaeger pilot Riley Beckett in del Toro’s 2013 film. escapes from the events of The Pacific RimWith co-pilot Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi), but Mako reprized her role Rebellion While Raleigh is rarely mentioned. The actor said Collider Del Toro was a “conversation piece” when he was making movies. “I think his vision for it included me. But when he circled around and decided he was going to make it with another director, we had a conversation about it. , but I was booked.
Rebellion Didn’t exactly ruin the franchise – the fight between Jaeger and Kaiju continued in the Netflix anime Pacific Rim: Black — but that, at least, seems to be the end for Hannam. “When I didn’t do the sequel, I think maybe it closed that chapter for me,” the actor said in 2020. Three years later, though, there’s still a slim chance that Hunnam will return…but only if Del Toro is on board for a sequel as well.
There are no current plans for a. Pacific Rim 3But if the original steward of the franchise were to return for this, Hunnam would be back without question. “I would do anything that Guillermo was doing,” the actor revealed upside down While promoting Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon. “If Guillermo invites me to do it. Pacific Rim 3, I will be there. Or anything else he wants to do.”
Del Toro is currently working on his adaptation. Frankenstein, and he hasn’t expressed much interest in revisiting the Pac-Rim world. They described It had “no plans” to return in 2021, and a sequel has yet to be picked up. His likeness From the idea of ”watching home movies with your ex-wife”. Of course, plans are always subject to change. Pacific Rim 3 There could still technically be a day, and if it does, we at least know its leading man is already locked in.
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