Pacific Rim – Drift Space Featurette – See how the giant robots are piloted


The trailers for Pacific Rim have certainly sold the massive special effects and incredible look of the movie, but there’s not been much on the human side of the film. Now a new featurette has popped up which should help with that, as it concentrates on how two human pilots are needed for the giant robots in the movie.

It’s well worth a look.

Here’s the film’s synopsis: ‘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.’

It’s out July 12th.

New Pacific Rim Trailer – Guillermo Del Toro’s cancels the apocalypse in truly epic style


In a summer filled with sequels and movies based on known properties, the original movie that’s looking the most exciting is definitely Pacific Rim, and the latest trailer suggests this is going to be a movie told on a truly epic scale. Indeed it’s look pretty awesome.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘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.’

The movie opens July 12th. [Read more...]

New The World’s End Poster, Man Of Steel Banner & Pacific Rim Promo Pic

worlds-end-teaser-poster3A few new pics have surfaced for some much anticipated upcoming movies, including a great new quad poster for the Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright movie, The World’s End, a soaring banner for Man Of Steel and a pic showing off Charlie Hunnam in Pacific Rim.

Pegg and Frost are joined by the likes of Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine in The World’s End. Here’s the synopsis: ’20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King (Pegg), a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.’ The film’s out in the UK on July 19th.

Man Of Steel is out June 14th, and sees Henry Cavill stepping into Clark Kent’s shoes and dealing with the fact he’s the most powerful man on the planet, but has to hide that fact. That’s particularly tested when General Zod (Michael Shannon) arrives on Earth.

Pacific Rim meanwhile is Guillermo Del Toro’s movie about monsters spilling out of the Pacific and humanity fighting back by building enormous human-piloted robots. Charlie Hunnam plays one of those pilots, Raleigh Drake. It’s out July 12th.

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New Posters For Star Trek Into Darkness, Hangover Part III & Pacific Rim

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A few new posters have popped up online, giving us a look at Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hangover Part III and a kaiju vs. jaeger banner from Pacific Rim. They’re all pretty good, so click on the pics below for larger versions.

The Star Trek Into Darkness pic promotes the film’s IMAX release, and seems to show the Enterprise under attack from itself! The JJ Abrams film is out in the UK on May 9th and May 17th in the US.

The Hangover Part III is out May 24th, and sees the Wolfpack back in Vegas. John Goodman is the bad guy, who wants money from Ken Jeong’s Mr. Chow, with the guys getting caught up in the chase.

Pacific Rim meanwhile is Guillermo Del Toro’s movie which sees humanity fighting back against monsters rising from the ocean, by building gigantic, human-controlled robots. It’ll hit cinemas on July 12th.

Pacific Rim Wonder Con Trailer – Guillermo Del Toro’s film is looking truly epic


Warner Bros and Guillermo Del Toro cut together a new Pacific Rim trailer for Wonder Con, and the original plan was to only show it there. But after a great response, they’ve decided we should all get a look. That would seem a good idea, as this takes the movie to a whole different level thatwhat we’ve seen before – it’s always looked huge, but this is massive!

There’s also plenty of info, such as a brief history of the fact Kaiju (monsters) are being sent through a portal in the Pacific and deliberately aimed at massive population centres. This results in the Jaeger programme, where massive robots are piloted by two humans to battle the creatures. However while it was initially a success, things have gone wrong.

It’s an impressive trailer, which should massive up the excitement for the film. It’s due July 12th in both the US and UK.

New Posters: Red 2 & Sign Up To Defend The Earth For Pacific Rim

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More posters have come online, including a couple more character pics for Red 2 (following Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Catherine Zeta-Jones), featuring newcomers to the action franchise, Anthony Hopkins and Byung Hun Lee. You can take a look at them below.

We’ve also got a new poster for Pacific Rim, letting us know we need to Go Big Or Go Extinct in this film, which sees humanity responding to monsters rising from a portal in the Pacific, by building enormous human-operated robots to battle them.

Along with the new promo pic, there’s also three recruitment posters, which want us to join the PPDC – Pan Pacific Defense Corps, which fights the monsters – aka Kaiju. And if you fancy seeing if you’ve got what it takes to join, you can sign up at http://www.panpacificdefense.com/

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Jessica Chastain Up For Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak

Jessica-ChastainEven though it’s not likely to start shooting until early next year, Guillermo Del Toro is pulling together a great cast for Crimson Peak. He’s already got Emma Stone, Charlie Hunnam, and Benedict Cumberbatch onboard, and now Variety reports that Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain is in final talks to join the cast.

Not too much is known about the movie, although it is known that it takes place in the early 1900s, with half of the movie set in the US and the rest in a decaying mansion in Cumbria in North West England. Del Toro has also described is as a ghost story and a gothic romance.

As with the other actors, not specific details are known about the character Chastain will be playing. Guillermo del Toro is directing from a screenplay he is co-writing with British playwright Lucinda Clarkson.

Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak

Benedict-Cumberbatch-sherlockBritain’s Benedict Cumberbatch is likely to become a much bigger international star in the next few months thanks to his villainous role in Star Trek Into Darkness, and now he’s got another major project, as he has joined the cast of Crimson Peak for director Guillermo del Toro, according to Variety.

Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam are already attached to star in this haunted house thriller. Del Toro previously revealed a little bit about the film, saying, “It’s the turn of the century. So it’s at the turn of the century and half of the movie takes place in America, and the other half takes place in a crumbling mansion in Cumbria. And basically it’s a ghost story and gothic romance, trying to subvert the rules of the usual gothic romance. The first half is a love story, then that love story turns darker. And it’s at the same time a ghost story. I’m working at this moment with who is a really great playwright from the UK. She has the proper degree of perversity and intelligence to turn it into something interesting to watch. It’s sort of a very compelling version of the classic gothic romance, where you have the spookiness and the windswept landscape that dooms the characters, you know?”

It’s not known exactly who Cumberbatch will play. Del Toro is getting his cast sorted early, as production isn’t slated to start until February 2014.

Meet Pacific Rim’s US Jaeger, Gipsy Danger

pacific-rim-new-poster6Last week we met Russia, Japan, Australia and China’s Jaegers (giant robots) from Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming movie, Pacific Time, but there was no way the US was going to miss out on the action, so take a look above for the American Jaeger, Gipsy Danger.

It’s perhaps no surprise that while the others look like giant robot war machines, this one immediately looks a tad more heroic (although we’re sure it’s good at fighting too). With huge monsters emerging from under the Pacific, nations around the edge of the sea are forced to create the enormous, human-piloted robots in order to battle them and try to protect the world.

Pacific Rim comes to cinemas on July 12th, 2013 and stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Diego Klattenhoff, Burn Gorman and Robert Kazinsky.

Aussie Jaeger, Striker Eureka, Pacific Rim Poster Arrives

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After Russia, Japan and China’s Jaegers (giant robots), comes a poster for Australia’s addition to the fight back against monsters appearing from a portal under the ocean, Striker Eureka. You’ll be pleased to hear this isn’t real, but one of the massive bots from Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim.

With the huge monsters emerging from under the Pacific, nations around the edge of the sea are forced to create the enormous, human-piloted robots in order to battle them and try to protect the world.

Pacific Rim comes to cinemas on July 12th, 2013 and stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Diego Klattenhoff, Burn Gorman and Robert Kazinsky.