Many fans have been eagerly awaiting a sequel toPacific Rimever since they left the theater in 2013.Pacific Rim 2is still coming, that much is certain, but the wait for the movie just got a little bit longer. It has been announced that Legendary Pictures and Universal have decided to push the movie back by exactly a month, shiftingPacific Rim Uprisingfrom July 05, 2025, to July 12, 2025.
The news comes courtesy ofDeadlinewho are reporting thatPacific Rim: Uprisingis moving in order for a better chance at box office success. In its original date, it would have been coming out just a week after Marvel’s highly-anticipatedBlack Panther. Considering Marvel’s impressive track record, going up against a movie like that in its second weekend may not be wise. But there is quite a bit of competition in the new March date as well.Pacific Rim 2is now going up directly against the newRobin Hoodmovie, which stars Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx, and come out just one week before Steven Spielberg’sReady Player One.
Given the excitement that the firstReady Player Onetrailer was able to stir up after it debuted at San Diego Comic-Con, not to mention that this is a Steven Spielberg movie we’re talking about,Pacific Rim 2is going to have to put up a serious fight to keep its head above water next year. The movie also doesn’t have the benefit ofGuillermo Del Toroin the director’s chair. Due to some scheduling issues, Del Toro decided to go makeThe Shape of Waterinstead, leaving Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil) to direct instead. Maybe somefresh bloodcan help?
Pacific Rim: Uprisingtakes place 10 years after “The Battle of the Breach” from the end of the first movie. The oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, theJaeger programhas evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes. When the Kaiju threat returns, we will be ready. And rest assured, they will return. What kind of sequel toPacific Rimwould it be if they didn’t? The cast for the movie includesJohn Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day.
Pacific Rim 2was in doubt for a couple of years following the release of the first movie, mostly due to the fact that the first movie wasn’t quite the box office hit that the studio was expecting.Pacific Rimmade $411 million worldwide working against a $190 million production budget. That is more than most superhero movies cost, which makes that $411 million take a little less impressive. But the studio found a way to make it work and we are finally going to see a sequel arrive in theaters next year.
