Star Wars actor to play Idris Elba’s son in Pacific Rim Sequel

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He is already involved in one sci-fi franchise so why not be a part of another?

[dropcap size=small]F[/dropcap]or a while now Guillermo del Toro has been doing whatever he can to get his precious Pacific Rim 2 off the ground and into production. The last time we heard about a Pacific Rim sequel Guillermo del Toro had submitted the script and an estimate of the costs the sequel required to Legendary Pictures. Sadly, Legendary Pictures appeared to have problems with projected costs (it is mostly CGI after all) and we didn’t hear anything about the film for some time.

Luckily, news just broke that John Boyega (Finn from Stars Wars: The Force Awakens) would be involved in the sequel to Pacific Rim and would be taking on the role of Idris Elba’s son.

John Boyega broke the news to everyone via his Instagram account and shortly afterward the young actor followed up with another post that explaining to everyone how excited he was to be involved in the sequel.

“I’ll be taking on the Pacific Rim franchise! I’m excited to be working with Legendary pictures and Steven McKnight. My company UpperRoom Productions founded by myself & @MrFemiOguns, will co-produce #PacificRim2 alongside @Legendary For me, this collaboration couldn’t be a better way to get UpperRoom started. It brings an invigorating feeling to know that I get to participate in the telling of a remarkable story from more than one angle.”

Could it be possible that John Boyega had some part to play in raising Pacific Rim 2 from the grave? The actor did say that his own company would be co-producing the film with Legendary Pictures after all.

Regardless, we are happy to hear about the exciting news and can’t wait to see the sequel hit theaters.

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