The Pacific Rim saga will resume and make its return in live action on Prime Video
A new series has just been ordered by the streaming platform. It will take place before the events of the films.
Four years after the animated series Pacific Rim: The Black on Netflix, which becomes the universe of the franchise initiated by Guillermo del Toro ? Rest assured: it is far from dead and buried!
According to Varietythe saga of jaegers and kaijus is preparing to make its comeback … in real shots this time. A new series Live action is currently developing at Prime Video, as part of a partnership between Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
At the helm of this new project: Eric Heissererscreenwriter appointed to the Oscars for First contact (2016) and recently showrunner of Shadow and Bone. He will put on the roles of screenwriter and executive producer here, through his company Chronology, as part of an exclusivity contract with Legendary.
If the intrigue is still secret, we already know that this new series will serve as prequel to the two films. And according to several sources, the universe Pacific Rim could even continue to expand in the cinema in the years to come, without more precision.
As a reminder, the first film Pacific Rimdirected by Guillermo del Toro In 2013, more than $ 400 million at the world box office reported. The rest, Pacific Rim: Uprisingwas released in 2018, before giving way to the animated series The Black,, Distributed between 2021 and 2022 on Netflix. The franchise has also extended to comics and novels.
