Guillermo Del Toro On Why He Didn’t Direct ‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel & Why He Hasn’t Watched It
deadline.comGuillermo del Toro is talking about the Pacific Rim sequel and opening up as to why he didn’t end up directing it. Del Toro directed the 2013 film about sea creatures emerging from the ocean and to defend human life, humans create giant humanoid mechas.
The film starred Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Rober Kazinsky, Charlie Day, Max Martini and Ron Perlman. Although the director was signed up to direct the sequel, he ultimately didn’t due to the sound stages he wanted to shoot at not being available. “We were getting ready to do it, it was different from the first, but it had a continuation of many of the things that I was trying to do.
Then what happened is—I mean, this is why life’s crazy, right?—they had to give a deposit for the stages at 5 p.m. or we would lose the stages in Toronto for many months,” Del Toro recalled during an interview with Collider to mark the films 10th anniversary of its release.
He continued, “So, I said, ‘Don’t forget we’re gonna lose the stages,’ and five o’clock came and went, and we lost the stages.
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