Pacific Rim 2 The Uprising

by Amar K. Hi, there

Legendary Entertainment released a new trailer for the movie this morning, making it the first new look at the film since New York Comic Con in October. Pacific Rim 2 Uprising picks up 10 years after Pacific Rim’s Battle of the Breach. The Jaeger program is now Earth’s leading defense force to tackle the Kaiju. Jake Pentecost (Boyega), son of Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba), is brought to the Jaeger program by his adoptive sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) as they attempt to prepare for the next wave of Kaiju monsters.

Pacific Rim Uprising film features cast members Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, and Rinko Kikuchi reprising their original roles. There is also a slew of new characters, including Jake Pentecost (played by The Last Jedi’s John Boyega) who is the son of the deceased former leader of the Jaeger corps, Stacker Pentecost (played previously by Idris Elba). Jake has been living in the shadow of his father’s legacy and expectations, and when the Kaiju return, he joins the fight, aided by a group of inexperienced pilots.

This time around, the alien Kaiju have been purposely drawn back to Earth by someone with an unknown agenda, setting up not just another massive monster versus mech fight, but potentially some big mech versus mech battles as well.