Charlie Hunnam takes lead in Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM

Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) is in neotiations to take the lead in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. We first learned of the project when del Toro's long planned adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness fell apart, forcing him to move over to Pacific Rim. 

Legendary Pictures is overseeing the monster movie that sees "powerful extraterrestrial aliens threaten the Earth's existence, attacking cities and nations neighboring the Pacific Ocean. To meet the threat head-on, humanity develops giant robots to fight them off."

While I wish that del Toro was still directing Mountains of Madness, I am happy to know that audiences will see a film from him sooner than later. Hunnam is a solid actor, I loved him in Green Street Hooligans. This role will definitely propel his career forward even further.

What are your thoughts on this casting news?