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With Gareth gone, where does Godzilla go next?

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With Gareth Edwards exiting the Godzilla sequel, Tony Black asks what is next for the King of the Monsters… When Godzilla returned in 2014, the odds were stacked against him. The last time Hollywood had seen everyone’s favourite movie monster, he was ignominiously handled by the Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin popcorn machine in 1997’s hokey version. […]

Jurassic World screenwriter hired for Pacific Rim 2

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Jurassic World screenwriter Derek Connolly has been hired by Legendary to write the script for Pacific Rim 2, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Marvel’s Daredevil season one showrunner Steven S. DeKnight will direct the sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 blockbuster, which pitted robots piloted by humans known as ‘Jaegers’ against otherworldly Kaiju invaders. Plot details are being […]

The Crossover Films They Should Make But Probably Won’t

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Neil Calloway suggests some crossover films that should be made… Despite mixed reviews, Batman v Superman: The Dawn of Justice had the highest opening weekend for a superhero movie, enough to guarantee another instalment at least. There’s apparently a 21/22/23 Jump Street meets Men in Black movie coming soon. What are the MCU movies if […]

Guillermo del Toro: “Pacific Rim 2 isn’t canceled”

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Positive Pacific Rim 2 news has been proven hard to come by. After Guillermo del Toro announced that the script was done and ready to go (and there were rumours of a crossover with Godzilla and King Kong), it was revealed that Pacific Rim 2 was “delayed indefinitely”. Even though del Toro remained positive, he has seemingly moved […]

Guillermo del Toro reveals that Pacific Rim 2 script is now with Legendary

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Legendary Pictures may have placed Pacific Rim 2 on indefinite hold, but Guillermo del Toro hasn’t giving up hope of bringing the sequel to his 2013 monster movie to be screen, with the director providing a short update on Twitter today. “Pacific Rim 2. Budget and script went in,” states del Toro. “No answers yet. If […]

Pacific Rim 2 delayed indefinitely by Legendary Pictures

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Legendary Pictures has delayed Guillermo del Toro’s (Crimson Peak) sci-fi sequel Pacific Rim 2 indefinitely, with the chance that it might never get made. SEE ALSO: Warner Bros. planning King Kong vs. Godzilla vs. Pacific Rim? SEE ALSO: Charlie Hunnam hopes Pacific Rim 2 has more emphasis on character and storytelling rather than visual effects […]

Warner Bros. planning King Kong vs. Godzilla vs. Pacific Rim?

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Following the news that Kong: Skull Island was moving from Universal to Warner Bros. with the studio planning a remake of 1962′ King Kong vs. Godzilla, a new rumour has surfaced that they’re planning on bringing Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim into the mix as well. Bloody Disgusting are claiming that Warner Bros. are planning […]

Charlie Hunnam hopes Pacific Rim 2 has more emphasis on character and storytelling rather than visual effects

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With Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim 2 gearing up to go into production this November, star Charlie Hunnam has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the film, revealing that he hopes it places more emphasis on character and storytelling, as opposed to visual effects and spectacle. SEE ALSO: First look at Charlie Hunnam as Guy […]

Guillermo del Toro passed on Justice League Dark for Pacific Rim 2, says Hellboy 3 is “a little beyond Kickstarter”

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Back at the end of June, it was revealed that Guillermo del Toro is no longer attached to his long-gestating Justice League Dark adaptation at Warner Bros., and speaking to The Daily Beast, the filmmaker has revealed that he was forced to make a choice between the supernatural DC project and his upcoming sequel Pacific […]