PACIFIC RIM - New Featurette Focuses on Jaeger Development
With Man of Steel and Pacific Rim, Warner Bros. is going to have a great year for epic action films. I was equally excited for both of those films, and I just have to wait a little longer for Pacific Rim. The studio has released another featurette that explores the development of the massive robotic Jaegers featured in the movie. Director Guillermo del Toro wanted each one to have its own attitude and personality, and as you've seen, he definitely succeeded in that. The movie hits theaters on July 12th! Bring it on!
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 (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko 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.