Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM Will Be Released In 3D

The latest film to receive a 3D post-conversion is Warner Bros. Pictures and Guillermo del Toro's science fiction film Pacific Rim, which will feature robots battling giant monsters.

By WolvieCBM - Sep 12, 2012 11:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Sci-Fi

Well, this was expected. With the ever-growing international market, Warner Bros. Pictures have decided to release the Guillermo del Toro-directed film Pacific Rim in both 3D and 2D theatres. This should play well in international markets where 3D is in high demand right now. It's a safe studio move, especially for a big budget epic like this one. Thanks to Borys Kit from The Hollywood Reporter for the info.

This just in: Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM will get a 3D release.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) September 12, 2012

Starring Charlie Hunnam (TV’s “Sons of Anarchy”), Idris Elba (“Thor”), Rinko Kikuchi (“The Brothers Bloom”), Charlie Day (“Horrible Bosses”), and Ron Perlman (the “Hellboy” films), Pacific Rim will be released on July 12, 2013.

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes-a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)-who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

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24 Comments

marvel72 - 9/12/2012, 12:12 PM

shame its not shot in 3D,i would of seen it in 3D.

f*ck conversions!

@ teabag

hehehehe pacific..........

hold on thats not perverted.

CaptainObvious - 9/12/2012, 12:13 PM

I will see this when it gets released. Just not in 3D.

Killik13 - 9/12/2012, 12:13 PM

Well, since Del Toro has said he didn't want it in 3D, I'll be seeing it first in 2D. But if it's impressive enough for a second viewing (As a rabid GDT fan, and considering this movie combines just about everything I love I think I'll be seeing this 5 or 6 times at least) I'd be really interested to see how well the conversion works. If it's done well, it could work better with this than most other movies that get 3D conversions.

Spidey91 - 9/12/2012, 12:13 PM

@cipher
contrary to popular belief,grif DOES LIKE things too :P

jessepostal - 9/12/2012, 12:14 PM

Whats everyone's thoughts on Ron Pearlman?? sometimes he's great, like last night's soa episode, sometimes he's terrible like his role in the last conan movie

TheBurnSays - 9/12/2012, 12:26 PM

Are you guys getting a pop up everytime you click on an article sying: Message from web page Out of memory at line:21 ??? Been going on for more than 10 days now. What is that?

stevengil - 9/12/2012, 12:29 PM

marvel72 - 9/12/2012, 12:33 PM

@ jessepostal

i liked him in hellboy,hellboy 2 & drive but everything else he's just alright in.

jessepostal - 9/12/2012, 12:34 PM

@tea, im glad i understood that beauty and the beast refrence,and im a little creeped out, but just a little. I wish you the best of luck in your quest, just watch out for ninja turtles, and alligators:)

jessepostal - 9/12/2012, 12:37 PM

@marvel, he was a good hell boy, but i couldn't really get into either movie, how was drive?? i still haven't watched it

JULEZ13 - 9/12/2012, 12:53 PM

The story to Pacific Rim sounds almost like the Gundam cartoons... I really want to see this movie.

Kiltman - 9/12/2012, 1:09 PM

So now the IMAX version will be in 3D too most likely...god dammit, [frick] you James Cameron

OnLeatherWings - 9/12/2012, 1:10 PM

Big surprise!!!!!!!!

marvel72 - 9/12/2012, 1:10 PM

@ jessepostal

drive was my favorite film of 2011 & one of the best movies i've ever seen.

great soundtrack
fantastic acting by everyone involved
very violent

THEDARKNIGHT100 - 9/12/2012, 1:12 PM

oh for [frick]"s sake

jessepostal - 9/12/2012, 1:16 PM

@marvel, sounds like my type of flick, thanks bud ill throw it in tonight!

Boogie138 - 9/12/2012, 2:51 PM

where is this trailer...

wait did i just agree with grif on something?...

*drinks bleach*

Jolt17 - 9/12/2012, 4:10 PM

Oh, come on!

Genaro - 9/12/2012, 7:14 PM

I hope it wont be imax 3d.

AlexDeLarge87 - 9/12/2012, 10:43 PM

Perlman is great.

Does anyone remember The Name of the Rose and Quest For Fire. :)

thunderforce - 9/13/2012, 7:33 AM

Sounds fun.

Boogie138 - 9/13/2012, 12:19 PM

@AlexDeLarge87: i do. quest for fire kicks 12 different kinds of ass

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