Finally Pacific Rim 2 Gets A Title

 

Fire up those Jaegers, there’s an apocalypse to be cancelled. Production on Pacific Rim 2 has officially kicked off under the title Maelstrom. Confirmation hails from John Boyega’s personal Instagram feed where he wrote “first day on Pacific Rim today. Here’s to a great adventure ahead!” Principal photography will take place Down Under, where Steven S. DeKnight will be calling the super-sized shots from behind the lens. Yes, the Pan Pacific Defense Corps may be licking its wounds from the original wave of monstrous Kaiju ut there’s a new mascot in town.

In a previous Instagram post Boyega revealed that he will indeed be taking up arms as Pentecost Jr. in Pacific Rim: Maelstrom. It’s an exciting role for the Star Wars breakout, who will surely be piloting one of the towering Jaegers alongside X-Men: Apocalypse star Lana Candor, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Ivanna Sakhno and the recently-cast Adria Arjona.

Pacific Rim: Maelstrom is earmarked for theatrical release on February 23, 2018.