<P> Pacific Rim Uprising is a 2018 American science fiction film directed by Steven S. DeKnight ( in his feature - film directorial debut ) and written by DeKnight , Emily Carmichael , Kira Snyder , and T.S. Nowlin . It is the sequel to the 2013 film Pacific Rim , with Guillermo del Toro , the director of the original , serving as a producer . The sequel stars John Boyega ( also making his producer debut ) , as well as Scott Eastwood , Cailee Spaeny , Jing Tian , Adria Arjona , and Zhang Jin , with Rinko Kikuchi , Charlie Day , and Burn Gorman returning from the original film . Set in the year 2035 , the plot follows humanity again fighting Kaiju , giant monsters set on destroying the world . </P>
<P> Pacific Rim Uprising is a 2018 American science fiction film directed by Steven S. DeKnight ( in his feature - film directorial debut ) and written by DeKnight , Emily Carmichael , Kira Snyder , and T.S. Nowlin . It is the sequel to the 2013 film Pacific Rim , with Guillermo del Toro , the director of the original , serving as a producer . The sequel stars John Boyega ( also making his producer debut ) , as well as Scott Eastwood , Cailee Spaeny , Jing Tian , Adria Arjona , and Zhang Jin , with Rinko Kikuchi , Charlie Day , and Burn Gorman returning from the original film . Set in the year 2035 , the plot follows humanity again fighting Kaiju , giant monsters set on destroying the world . </P>
when does the movie pacific rim come out
when does the movie pacific rim come out
2013
2013