As Warner Bros. gears up to unleash its giant robots vs giant monsters epic Pacific Rim, the studio has released the first in a series of behind-the-scenes production blogs, with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro providing an insight into his kaiju homage by introducing 'The Drift Space' and how it's used to power the film's Jaegers; check it out below, after the official synopsis:
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"When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes -- a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam; Sons of Anarchy) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi; The Brothers Bloom) -- who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse."
Pacific Rim is set for release on July 12th, with a cast that also includes Idris Elba (Prometheus), Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy).
"When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes -- a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam; Sons of Anarchy) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi; The Brothers Bloom) -- who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse."
Pacific Rim is set for release on July 12th, with a cast that also includes Idris Elba (Prometheus), Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy).