{"id":29150,"date":"2015-09-16T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T20:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/?p=29150"},"modified":"2019-03-06T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T00:58:23","slug":"pacific-rim-2-production-halted-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/pacific-rim-2-production-halted-indefinitely\/","title":{"rendered":"Production on Pacific Rim 2 Has Stopped Indefinitely, No Thanks to Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim<\/strong><\/em><\/a> may not have made a lot of money domestically, but it was a hit internationally and it also boasts a strong and vocal fan base (which I enthusiastically include myself in). Those last two things were enough to greenlight a sequel, which was announced last year.<\/p>\n

However, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, production has since “been halted indefinitely and will be pushed back (if it gets made at all).”<\/p>\n

Why? Well, because of that pesky Godzilla vs King Kong idea<\/a> and Thomas Tull causing some tension over at Universal Studios by moving Kong: Skull Island<\/em> to Warner Bros. after an agreement that Universal would distribute Legendary Pictures films (which Tull is Chairman of) for the next five years.<\/p>\n

One of those other Legendary films is Pacific Rim<\/em> and its sequel.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Universal has pulled out of a del Toro directed Legendary film. His newest film, Crimson Peak,<\/em> which will be released on October 16th, lost the financial backing of Universal when it moved ahead with an R rating.<\/p>\n

An interesting article in Forbes<\/em><\/a> notes that production might have also been halted because Universal has so many hits right now (Jurassic World, Pitch Perfect 2, Minions, Furious 7<\/em>) and they don’t need to take a risk with Pacific Rim 2.<\/em><\/p>\n

To which I shake my first furiously and say: isn’t that the perfect time for money-obsessed Hollywood to take risks?<\/p>\n

It’d be the same general reason why Disney pulled the plug on Tron 3.<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe if Crimson Peak<\/em> makes enough money, Pacific Rim 2<\/em> can get back on its feet.<\/p>\n

This is really disheartening news – I’m a big fan of Pacific Rim.<\/em> It’s a wonderful film that includes epic action and an all-inclusive world that at its core is about humanity and coming together. I just hope the sequel is still able to happen.<\/p>\n

Do you still want Pacific Rim 2<\/em> to happen? Let us know what you think of all this in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"