I admit it, I am pretty damn pumped for PACIFIC RIM, the forthcoming film from Oscar nominee Guillermo del Toro. There film stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Clifton Collins, Jr., Burn Gorman, Larry Joe Campbell, Brad William Henke and Diego Klattenhoff.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
With just under three weeks until the release, Del Toro has started offering up short clips to give folks an idea as to what they should expect:
Hunnam confronts Stacker Pentecos
War!
Dr. Newton Geiszler talks body parts with capitalist Hannibal Chau
Mako Mori impresses Raleigh Becket
Pacfic Rim lands in theaters on July 12th. See you there!
