Pacific Rim (2013) - BLOODY-DISGUSTING

Sea Hag · 11-17-2011, 12:59 PM

Director:
Guillermo Del Toro

Cast:
Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Day
Idris Elba
Ron Perlman

"This project will give the Hellboy filmmaker the opportunity to create two worlds. The first is an alternate version of Earth in the near future, decades after a historic date in November 2012 when the first kaiju, a towering Godzilla-like beast, emerged from a hole in the Pacific Ocean and attacked the city of Osaka, Japan. The second is “The Anteverse,” another universe on the other side of that gaping portal, 5 miles below our ocean’s surface. Since the first attack, the rim has been “spitting out” a variety of gigantic monsters at an increasing rate, which then stride out of the ocean and begin destroying sea-bordering cities, like Tokyo and Los Angeles. In order to combat these monstrous, otherworldly menaces, the military developed the “Jaeger” program, which trains teams of two pilots to jointly operate massive, building-sized mechanized suits of armor and high-tech weaponry."

It ain't "At The Mountains Of Madness" but it's Del Toro making a full-on giant monster action picture. I'm down..

Sea Hag · 11-17-2011, 01:01 PM

Director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Kaiju honoring monster vs. giant robot clash has started shooting this past Monday. The news comes from an interview that Del Toro had with Wired. Asked what he was working on film-wise, he responded:

We start shooting next Monday [Eds. note: Nov. 14] on Pacific Rim, which is a gigantic production for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros."

Describing the film, he said:

"We are working with actors that I absolutely adore. Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman. It’s really, it’s a very, very beautiful poem to giant monsters. Giant monsters versus giant robots. Twenty-five-story-high robots beating the crap out of 25-story-high monsters. We’re trying to create a world in which the characters are real and how it would affect our world politically, how it would affect the landscape if creatures like this really came out of the sea, etc."

'Pacific Rim' is set for theatrical release on May 10, 2013.

mossy · 11-17-2011, 01:09 PM

I was sold with "giant monsters".

brain dead · 11-17-2011, 01:17 PM

Del Toro + giant monsters = boner

Klown · 11-17-2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by brain dead

Del Toro + giant monsters = boner

Yup. Can't wait. Way too far away, though.

Willowfang · 11-17-2011, 01:30 PM

Sounds awesome, looked around for some pics, found a few, but I wasn't so sure they were real.

I do wonder tho if as he's doing this he'll be taking notes for doing creature effects for At The Mountains of Madness

Sea Hag · 11-17-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Willowfang

I do wonder tho if as he's doing this he'll be taking notes for doing creature effects for At The Mountains of Madness

I remember hearing that ILM gave a really impressive creature effects presentation before Universal pulled the plug.

Sea Hag · 06-08-2012, 11:48 AM

Total Film had a chance to talk with the director and was kind enough to share:

Del Toro: So much of the creation of the movie was having the best creative experience I’ve ever had in Hollywood.

Total Film: What sort of scale are you working on?

Del Toro: When we’re talking about the physicality of the fight, we ended up building several blocks of Hong Kong. And literally demolished them. We built a building and then we took down the buildings.

We built command centres of the robots that were the size of the house. We started them on hydraulic rigs that shoot and elevated them and moved them round so you could really get a sense of the physical nature driving a robot like this.

Total Film: How did Charlie Hunnam get cast?

Del Toro: The funny thing is Charlie was one of my only two choices for the prince of Hellboy II: The Golden Army. I met with him. He screen tested. I loved Charlie before Sons Of Anarchy. He always brought a certain honesty. He’s the kind of guy that women will love who guys won’t hate.

He’s the right side of honest and good looking that you don’t want to punch him in the face. You want to have a pint with the guy. You want to take him to the pub. There’s male bonding energy with this guy that I thought was perfect for the character.

Pacific Rim hits theatres July 12, 2013.

Rusted · 06-08-2012, 06:15 PM

Ultimate High · 06-12-2012, 09:26 AM

Not a huge Del Toro fan but I'll check this one out; (really) good cast. After watching all four seasons of SOA + Green Street Hooligans his assessment of Hunnam seems to be dead-on.

How pissed must Elba be? People are finally taking notice/interest and he's damn-near 40. To be honest, I think the guy has a good look but I've never really thought he brought anything special to any of the characters he's played not named Stringer Bell.

11-17-2011, 12:59 PM	#1
Sea Hag It... Won't... Die... Sea Hag has no status. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 12,768	Pacific Rim (2013) Director: Guillermo Del Toro Cast: Charlie Hunnam Charlie Day Idris Elba Ron Perlman "This project will give the Hellboy filmmaker the opportunity to create two worlds. The first is an alternate version of Earth in the near future, decades after a historic date in November 2012 when the first kaiju, a towering Godzilla-like beast, emerged from a hole in the Pacific Ocean and attacked the city of Osaka, Japan. The second is “The Anteverse,” another universe on the other side of that gaping portal, 5 miles below our ocean’s surface. Since the first attack, the rim has been “spitting out” a variety of gigantic monsters at an increasing rate, which then stride out of the ocean and begin destroying sea-bordering cities, like Tokyo and Los Angeles. In order to combat these monstrous, otherworldly menaces, the military developed the “Jaeger” program, which trains teams of two pilots to jointly operate massive, building-sized mechanized suits of armor and high-tech weaponry." It ain't "At The Mountains Of Madness" but it's Del Toro making a full-on giant monster action picture. I'm down.. __________________ DVDs Recent Flicks They Live - 8/10 All The President's Men - 9/10 Lethal Weapon 4 - 9/10 Lethal Weapon 3 - 7.5/10 Lethal Weapon 2 - 9/10

11-17-2011, 01:01 PM	#2
Sea Hag It... Won't... Die... Sea Hag has no status. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 12,768	Director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Kaiju honoring monster vs. giant robot clash has started shooting this past Monday. The news comes from an interview that Del Toro had with Wired. Asked what he was working on film-wise, he responded: We start shooting next Monday [Eds. note: Nov. 14] on Pacific Rim, which is a gigantic production for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros." Describing the film, he said: "We are working with actors that I absolutely adore. Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman. It’s really, it’s a very, very beautiful poem to giant monsters. Giant monsters versus giant robots. Twenty-five-story-high robots beating the crap out of 25-story-high monsters. We’re trying to create a world in which the characters are real and how it would affect our world politically, how it would affect the landscape if creatures like this really came out of the sea, etc." 'Pacific Rim' is set for theatrical release on May 10, 2013. __________________ DVDs Recent Flicks They Live - 8/10 All The President's Men - 9/10 Lethal Weapon 4 - 9/10 Lethal Weapon 3 - 7.5/10 Lethal Weapon 2 - 9/10

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mossy It... Won't... Die... mossy is \m/ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Praying at the Church Of Raptor Jesus Posts: 18,754	I was sold with "giant monsters". __________________

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11-17-2011, 01:30 PM	#6
Willowfang has gone to plaid Willowfang is half Thundercat on his childhood's side Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 51,486	Sounds awesome, looked around for some pics, found a few, but I wasn't so sure they were real. I do wonder tho if as he's doing this he'll be taking notes for doing creature effects for At The Mountains of Madness __________________ My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember the cow. The cow we called "Bessie" To understand who she was, you have to go back to another time.

06-08-2012, 11:48 AM	#8
Sea Hag It... Won't... Die... Sea Hag has no status. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 12,768	Total Film had a chance to talk with the director and was kind enough to share: Del Toro: So much of the creation of the movie was having the best creative experience I’ve ever had in Hollywood. Total Film: What sort of scale are you working on? Del Toro: When we’re talking about the physicality of the fight, we ended up building several blocks of Hong Kong. And literally demolished them. We built a building and then we took down the buildings. We built command centres of the robots that were the size of the house. We started them on hydraulic rigs that shoot and elevated them and moved them round so you could really get a sense of the physical nature driving a robot like this. Total Film: How did Charlie Hunnam get cast? Del Toro: The funny thing is Charlie was one of my only two choices for the prince of Hellboy II: The Golden Army. I met with him. He screen tested. I loved Charlie before Sons Of Anarchy. He always brought a certain honesty. He’s the kind of guy that women will love who guys won’t hate. He’s the right side of honest and good looking that you don’t want to punch him in the face. You want to have a pint with the guy. You want to take him to the pub. There’s male bonding energy with this guy that I thought was perfect for the character. Pacific Rim hits theatres July 12, 2013. __________________ DVDs Recent Flicks They Live - 8/10 All The President's Men - 9/10 Lethal Weapon 4 - 9/10 Lethal Weapon 3 - 7.5/10 Lethal Weapon 2 - 9/10

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06-12-2012, 09:26 AM	#10
Ultimate High Fresh Kill Ultimate High has no status. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mass. Posts: 888	Not a huge Del Toro fan but I'll check this one out; (really) good cast. After watching all four seasons of SOA + Green Street Hooligans his assessment of Hunnam seems to be dead-on. How pissed must Elba be? People are finally taking notice/interest and he's damn-near 40. To be honest, I think the guy has a good look but I've never really thought he brought anything special to any of the characters he's played not named Stringer Bell. __________________ inhale ... . exhale Last edited by Ultimate High; 06-12-2012 at 09:34 AM.

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