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Pacific Rim Uprising is an upcoming American science fiction action film written and directed by Steven S. DeKnight in his feature film directorial debut and co-written by Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, and T.S. Nowlin. It is the sequel to the 2013 film Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro. It stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Jing Tian, and Adria Arjona, with Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, and Rinko Kikuchi returning in their roles from the original film. It is scheduled to be released on March 23, 2018, by Universal Pictures worldwide. The film will be released in 2D, Real D 3D, IMAX 3D, and IMAX release.

Premise

Ten years after the Battle of the Breach, the oceans have become restless once again, but the Jaeger program has evolved into the next generation for the PPDC. However, a mysterious organization has reopened the Breach for the Kaiju and a Jaeger has gone rogue. Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, rises up to stand against the evolved Kaiju and a mysterious rogue Jaeger to prevent humanity's extinction and preserve his father’s legacy.
Cast
John Boyega as Jake Pentecost
Scott Eastwood as Nate Lambert
Cailee Spaeny as Amara Namani

Directed by Steven S. DeKnight
Produced by

John Boyega
Cale Boyter
Guillermo del Toro
Jon Jashni
Femi Oguns
Mary Parent
Thomas Tull

Screenplay by

Emily Carmichael
Kira Snyder
Steven S. DeKnight
T.S. Nowlin

Story by

Steven S. DeKnight
T.S. Nowlin

Based on Characters
by Travis Beacham
Starring

John Boyega
Scott Eastwood
Cailee Spaeny
Charlie Day
Burn Gorman
Jing Tian
Adria Arjona
Rinko Kikuchi

Music by Lorne Balfe