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Pacific Rim Uprising 2018
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Pacific Rim Uprising is a 2018 American mecha monster action film, serving as the sequel to Pacific Rim from 2013. The movie was directed by Steven S. DeKnight and written by DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, and T. S. Nowlin. Its ensemble cast features John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Jing Tian, Adria Arjona and Zhang Jin, with Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, and Burn Gorman reprising roles from the first film. The story takes place ten years after the initial events, following former pilot and Marshal Stacker Pentecost's son Jake as he rejoins the Pan Pacific Defense Corps to confront a new Kaiju threat. Principal photography commenced in November 2016 in Queensland, Australia.
The film made its debut in Hollywood on March 15, 2018 and opened in the United States on March 23 through Universal Pictures. Critics gave it mixed reviews, generally viewing it as worse than the original. It earned merely $291 million at the box office against a budget ranging from $150 to 176 million. The project was succeeded by an animated television series in 2021.
Cast
- John BoyegaJake Pentecost
- Scott EastwoodNathan "Nate" Lambert
- Jing TianLiwen Shao
- Cailee SpaenyAmara Namani
- Madeleine McGrawYoung Amara
- Rinko KikuchiMako Mori
- Burn GormanHermann Gottlieb
- Adria ArjonaJules Reyes
- Zhang JinMarshal Quan Chenglei
- Charlie DayDr. Newton "Newt" Geiszler
- Wesley WongOu-Yang Jinhai
- Karan BrarSuresh Khuran
- Ivanna SakhnoViktoriya Malikova
- MackenyuRyoichi Hatayama
- Lily JiMeilin Gao
- Shyrley RodriguezRenata Gutierrez
- Rahart AdamsTahima Shaheen
- Levi MeadenIlya Zaslavsky
- Director Steven S. DeKnight cameosa PPDC general on a recruitment banner
Crew
- Director
- Steven S. DeKnight
- Writer
- Steven S. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, T. S. Nowlin
- Producer
- Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Guillermo del Toro, John Boyega, Femi Oguns, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni
- Cinematography
- Dan Mindel
- Editing
- Zach Staenberg, Dylan Highsmith, Josh Schaeffer
- Music
- Lorne Balfe
Details
- Production
- Double Dare You, Legendary Pictures, UpperRoom Productions
- Distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $150–176 million
- Box office
- $291million
