'Pacific Rim 2' Spoilers: Guillermo del Toro Tweets Updates about Sequel
News about the upcoming sequel for "Pacific Rim" revealed that the film is already on its way.
The second installment of "Pacific Rim" will be directed by Guillermo del Toro, who has been hoping hard about seeing the sequel come to life. It was stated that he has been working hard to create a film that can compete with the successful Marvel films conquering the big screens.
It was reported Guillermo del Toro has had problems of finding a way to produce the sequel. With that, many speculations gathered that it was not going to happen anymore. According to IGN, del Toro himself previously addressed the issue with the statement, "It's not cancelled. I'm gonna do a little movie in between, if [the studio] deem[s] to approve it. But in the meantime we're turning in a budget and a script in three weeks [on Pacific Rim 2]. So it's still active. I still have my producer working on the budget and I still have the writer working on the script."
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After two years since the first installment, fans will be happy to know that there has been progress made for the film. It was revealed that the budget and script of the film have been passed to the studios. The news came from Guillermo himself, who tweeted from his official twitter account, "Budget and script went in. No answers yet. If anything happens, I will post. If nothing happens, I will just keep rambling."
With that, del Toro plans to create an animated series based on "Pacific Rim." He has already released a new comic book that is centered on "Pacific Rim," which is titled "Pacific Rim: Tales From The Drift."
While no official statement has been revealed about the release date of the upcoming film, it is speculated that "Pacific Rim 2" will be heading to theaters on Aug. 4, 2017.
