Scott Eastwood In Talks To Join PACIFIC RIM 2

Scott Eastwood is slowly becoming a go-to guy for big franchise films. He has a role in Suicide Squad later this summer, he's currently filming Fast 8, and now THR says he's in early talks to join John Boyega in Pacific Rim 2.

We don't have any details about Eastwood's potential character, but we know Boyega is set to play the son of Idris Elba's Stacker Pentecost from the first film, so there's a chance Eastwood could be another second generation player. Steven S. DeKnight is taking over directing duties from Guillermo del Toro (who is remaining on as an executive producer), and the film just received a release date last night of February 23, 2018.

Eastwood has been working his way into larger roles over the past few years, so it'll be interesting to see if fans enjoy him in these films or if he's just the next Sam Worthington or Jai Courtney (the latter coincidentally appears alongside Eastwood in Suicide Squad).