John Boyega Joins 'Pacific Rim 2'
- Jun 6, 2016
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' star John Boyega has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming 'Pacific Rim' sequel, according to Deadline.
Boyega will play the son of Idris Elba's character from the first film, which will be directed by Steven DeKnight and produced by Guillermo Del Toro.
Del Toro commented on the news, saying:
“I am very proud and happy to welcome John into a fantastic sandbox,” said del Toro. “The ‘Pacific Rim’ universe will be reinforced with him as a leading man as it continues to be a multicultural, multi-layered world. ‘The World saving the world’ was our goal and I couldn’t think of a better man for the job.”
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