The promotional push for Pacific Rim Uprising is now in full force, with the film now just two short months away. Following up on this week’s trailer, we now have the theatrical poster for Steven S. DeKnight’s sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 blockbuster.
The poster puts four mighty Jaegers front and centre, and is very in keeping with the images and footage we’ve seen thus far.
Synopsis:
The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising.
John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi)—who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction.
Jake is joined by gifted rival pilot Lambert (The Fate of the Furious‘ Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old Jaeger hacker Amara (newcomer Cailee Spaeny), as the heroes of the PPDC become the only family he has left. Rising up to become the most powerful defense force to ever walk the earth, they will set course for a spectacular all-new adventure on a towering scale.
Boyega, Kikuchi, Eastwood and Spaeny are joined by Tian Jing (Kong: Skull Island), Adria Arjona (The Belko Experiment), and Burn Gorman and Charlie Day, both of whom are reprising their roles from the original.
Pacific Rim Uprising hits cinemas on March 23rd.
Words: Kevan Farrow (@KevanX)
