'Pacific Rim: Maelstrom' trivia and fun facts
Release
Pacific Rim 2 pushed back August 4, 2017 The film confirms the release date on February 23, 2018.
Del Toro
Del Toro will not direct the sequel, however he will be producing and writing the story for the movie.
Debut
This is the first Steven S. Deknight film. He only directed TV shows.
Del Toro still present
Del Toro will not direct the sequel, however he will be producing and writing the story for the movie.
Distribution
Warner Bros. Pictures, who produced the 1st film with Legendary Pictures until 2014 will release the film internationally. Universal, who collaborated with Legendary currently will distribute the film domestically.
Boyega
John Boyega is producing alongside playing the lead role of Jake Pentecost
Guillermo del Toro
In a interview with Collider in November 2014, Guillermo del Toro talked about setting the stage for 'Pacific Rim 2' (2017) in stating: "It's a few years after the first one. It's not an immediate follow-up. It is the world having been freed of Kaiju, what happens to the world after - what happens to the Jaeger technology once the Kaiju are not a threat. It's quite a jump."