Pacific Rim

[keg in kc]

Giant monster and robot movie from Guillermo del Toro, set to hit July 12th of next year. Viral marketing is starting to ramp up today.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

I liked it, but not nearly as much as I expected to. Probably would have been a lot better with the big screen IMAX treatment.

And really, I thought Charlie Hunnam was pretty bad. (Not that he had much to work with.)

Just for scale, I thought Cloverfield was a hell of a lot better. That's disappointing.

This. Cloverfield was a lot better.
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[seaofred]

I watched this last night. I thought it was a pretty good movie for what it was. An action flick with great special effects. It was a bit predictable, but what action movies aren't to some degree.

[cwhocares]

Bad, Bad, Bad movie. I reminds me of the old Godzilla movies, except the Godzilla movies had better actors.

[Tribal Warfare]

Pacific Rim' TV Series Lands at Amazon for Development

Spoiler!

The “Pacific Rim” TV series has found a home at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.

The live-action project, which Variety exclusively reported on in 2024, is now in development at Prime Video in a deal between lead studio Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios.

As previously reported, Eric Heisserer will serve as writer and executive producer under his Chronology banner. The show is the first project under Chronology’s first-look TV deal with Legendary. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but the show will serve as a prequel to the films. According to sources, there is still the potential for new films in the franchise as well.

The first film in the franchise was directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro and Travis Beacham. It came out in 2013 and grossed over $400 million at the global box office. The sequel, “Pacific Rim Uprising,” bowed in 2018, while the anime series “Pacific Rim: The Black” aired two seasons on Netflix between 2021 and 2022. The franchise also includes comic books, novels, toys, and more.

In “Pacific Rim,” an inter-dimensional rift opens at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, allowing massive monsters (a.k.a kaijus) to enter our world and begin attacking humanity. In response, humans begin constructing giant fighting robots called Jaegers.

Heisserer was most recently the writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the “Shadow and Bone” TV series at Netflix, which was based on the Grishaverse YA novels. He received an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for the film “Arrival” in 2017. His other feature writing credits include the hit Netflix film “Bird Box” as well as “Lights Out,” “Hours” (which he also directed), “Bloodshot,” and the 2010 remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

This is the latest development news from Legendary TV and Amazon MGM Studios in recent weeks. It was previously reported that the two studios, along with Pacesetter Productions, had struck a deal to develop a series based G. T. Karber’s murder mystery puzzles “Murdle.” Legendary’s current slate also includes the live-action Monsterverse series “Monarch” at Apple TV+ as well as shows like “Dune: Prophecy” at Max and the animated series “The Legend of Lara Croft” at Netflix.

[ThaVirus]

That’s a good get for them. Pacific Rim doesn’t have extensive lore or a rabid fan base to appease like some of the other IPs they’ve dabbled in.

Just make it fun and look good and they could have a hit on their hands.

[Easy 6]

I'd be ALL IN if it didn't require an amazon subscription

The original movie is probably the single most underrated sci-fi movie of the last 20 years IMO, its big, loud, over the top action with a heart... if the series sticks with that as a template it'll be a big hit

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Pacific Rim' TV Series Lands at Amazon for Development

Spoiler!

The “Pacific Rim” TV series has found a home at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.

The live-action project, which Variety exclusively reported on in 2024, is now in development at Prime Video in a deal between lead studio Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios.

As previously reported, Eric Heisserer will serve as writer and executive producer under his Chronology banner. The show is the first project under Chronology’s first-look TV deal with Legendary. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but the show will serve as a prequel to the films. According to sources, there is still the potential for new films in the franchise as well.

The first film in the franchise was directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro and Travis Beacham. It came out in 2013 and grossed over $400 million at the global box office. The sequel, “Pacific Rim Uprising,” bowed in 2018, while the anime series “Pacific Rim: The Black” aired two seasons on Netflix between 2021 and 2022. The franchise also includes comic books, novels, toys, and more.

In “Pacific Rim,” an inter-dimensional rift opens at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, allowing massive monsters (a.k.a kaijus) to enter our world and begin attacking humanity. In response, humans begin constructing giant fighting robots called Jaegers.

Heisserer was most recently the writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the “Shadow and Bone” TV series at Netflix, which was based on the Grishaverse YA novels. He received an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for the film “Arrival” in 2017. His other feature writing credits include the hit Netflix film “Bird Box” as well as “Lights Out,” “Hours” (which he also directed), “Bloodshot,” and the 2010 remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

This is the latest development news from Legendary TV and Amazon MGM Studios in recent weeks. It was previously reported that the two studios, along with Pacesetter Productions, had struck a deal to develop a series based G. T. Karber’s murder mystery puzzles “Murdle.” Legendary’s current slate also includes the live-action Monsterverse series “Monarch” at Apple TV+ as well as shows like “Dune: Prophecy” at Max and the animated series “The Legend of Lara Croft” at Netflix.

All in on this, could be fun if done right.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

I'd be ALL IN if it didn't require an amazon subscription

The original movie is probably the single most underrated sci-fi movie of the last 20 years IMO, its big, loud, over the top action with a heart... if the series sticks with that as a template it'll be a big hit

The damn soundtrack in that movie makes you want to put your head through a wall.

It's a really entertaining movie.



Gotta love Tom Morello.

[DJ's left nut]

And just in case that doesn't sound QUITE enough like Rage Against the Machine for you, here's a hybrid version that's a could minutes longer.



It just couldn't sound more like Tom Morello -- amazing how a guy that good can just have his own sound. Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani -- they just sound like them. Pretty much a mark of greatness...

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

And just in case that doesn't sound QUITE enough like Rage Against the Machine for you, here's a hybrid version that's a could minutes longer.



It just couldn't sound more like Tom Morello -- amazing how a guy that good can just have his own sound. Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani -- they just sound like them. Pretty much a mark of greatness...

Morello was an executive producer and composer for the movie Metal Lords. It really showed off how much of a student of metal he really is. He once said Black Sabbath's Mob Rules was one his biggest influences.

[DJ's left nut]

I didn't realize that Djawadi was also the composer for GOT

This is the best part from the show, IMO:



But man, that's some ****ing range right there. A lot of these composers have pretty common thematic sort of queues you can pick up on. But there couldn't be a bigger distinction between Pacific Rim and that piece.

One is hard charging and energetic, driven by guitar and an orchestra. This is quiet and contemplative and carried by that one piano for the most part.

Man, that's just awfully impressive.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

The damn soundtrack in that movie makes you want to put your head through a wall.

It's a really entertaining movie.



Gotta love Tom Morello.

Nice. How have I missed that? And like most eccentric artists - Morello is basically a full-blown kook, but damned if he isn't an honest to goodness genius with a guitar.

And you never knew Djawadi composed GoT?? Well then here, have some more awesomeness and his best piece from it, imho (he DID win an Emmy for it).

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I didn't realize that Djawadi was also the composer for GOT

This is the best part from the show, IMO:



But man, that's some ****ing range right there. A lot of these composers have pretty common thematic sort of queues you can pick up on. But there couldn't be a bigger distinction between Pacific Rim and that piece.

One is hard charging and energetic, driven by guitar and an orchestra. This is quiet and contemplative and carried by that one piano for the most part.

Man, that's just awfully impressive.

Djawadi is incredible. That piece you posted is underrated in all time scores. It’s really ****ing good. But he did an awful lot of good things in that series.