DAREDEVIL Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight Set to Direct PACIFIC RIM 2
Legendary Pictures is still moving forward with Pacific Rim 2, but Guillermo del Toro is not longer attached to direct it. Instead, Del Toro will produce it and he and the studio have hired Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight to direct the film.
Pacific Rim 2 will be DeKnight's first effort in directing a feature film. Prior to this, he created the Starz series Spartacus and also wrote, directed, and produced TV shows such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dollhouse, and Smallville. The script for the sequel was written by Jon Spaihts, who worked on films such as Prometheus and Doctor Strange.
DeKnight has a solid track record of TV work and he's definitely got the geek cred from the previous projects he has worked on. It great that he's finally able to make the leap from TV to film and I think he'll do a fine job taking on the reigns of Pacific Rim 2. I'm excited to see what he ends up doing with it.
It's kind of a surprise that Del Toro is handing it off to another director. It makes me wonder what else the filmmaker has cooking that he hasen't announced yet.
Source: Deadline