Star Wars' John Boyega to Star in Pacific Rim 2
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The Force Awakens' Finn is set to be the lead for Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Pacific Rim sequel.
John Boyega, best known for his role as "Finn" in Deadline [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/star%20wars%20the%20force%20awakens?os=star+wars+the+force+awakens], Boyega will play the son of Idris Elba's character, Stacker Pentecost, from the first film.
"The Pacific Rim universe will be reinforced with him as a leading man as it continues to be a multicultural, multi-layered world," del Toro said. "'The World saving the world' was our goal and I couldn't think of a better man [than Boyega] for the job."
cancelled [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/pacific%20rim?os=%20pacific%20rim].
Del Toro then promptly un-cancelled [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/165826-Pacific-Rim-2-Alive-And-Well-Says-del-Toro] the movie, and now with the casting of Boyega, we can be assured that Pacific Rim 2 is a proper thing that is actually happening.
Steven S. DeKnight is directing the film, which will begin production in the fourth quarter of this year.
Soure: Deadline [http://deadline.com/2016/06/john-boyega-pacific-rim-sequel-star-wars-the-force-awakens-1201767756/]
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The Force Awakens' Finn is set to be the lead for Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Pacific Rim sequel.
John Boyega, best known for his role as "Finn" in Deadline [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/star%20wars%20the%20force%20awakens?os=star+wars+the+force+awakens], Boyega will play the son of Idris Elba's character, Stacker Pentecost, from the first film.
"The Pacific Rim universe will be reinforced with him as a leading man as it continues to be a multicultural, multi-layered world," del Toro said. "'The World saving the world' was our goal and I couldn't think of a better man [than Boyega] for the job."
cancelled [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/pacific%20rim?os=%20pacific%20rim].
Del Toro then promptly un-cancelled [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/165826-Pacific-Rim-2-Alive-And-Well-Says-del-Toro] the movie, and now with the casting of Boyega, we can be assured that Pacific Rim 2 is a proper thing that is actually happening.
Steven S. DeKnight is directing the film, which will begin production in the fourth quarter of this year.
Soure: Deadline [http://deadline.com/2016/06/john-boyega-pacific-rim-sequel-star-wars-the-force-awakens-1201767756/]
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