Pacific Rim 3

Pacific Rim 2 is an upcoming 2016 sequel to Pacific Rim, It is being directed by Guillermo del Toro, written by del Toro and Travis Beacham, produced The Hunger Games directors Gary Ross and Francis Lawrence and, starring Charlie Day, Michael Douglas, Robert Kazinsky, Michael Ironside, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman with The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz and Stanley Tucci.

Plot
Three years after the first attack two kids are recruited by the Jaegar programs along with their friends to battle the kaiju and a new menace the Kranken.

Cast

 * Jennifer Lawrence as Feklaih Leasaster:
 * A feisty 28 year old girl with hunting experience similar to Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games trilogy.


 * Idris Elba as Stacker Pentecost:
 * Raleigh's commanding officer.


 * Josh Hutcherson as Marto Peeta Maylork:
 * Meklaih's's co-pilot who lost his mother in a bombing.


 * Liam Hemsworth as Hectel Leasaster
 * Feklaih's twin brother and master chef.


 * Michael Douglas as President Yuri Wallenthernal
 * President of the United States and retired mechanic.


 * Charlie Day as Dr. Newton Geiszler:
 * A scientist studying the Kaijus.


 * Woody Harrelson as Gomatch Habertiy
 * Feklaih and Marto's monitor and alcoholic.


 * Elizabeth Banks as Effriy Tinkiet
 * Gomatch's wife and scientist.


 * Michael Ironside as Stoker Ragnetar
 * President Yuri's best friend military general to affiliated with the Jaegar program.


 * Burn Gorman as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb:
 * A scientist studying the Kaijus alongside Geiszler


 * Max Martini as Herc Hansen:
 * Chuck's father and co-pilot.


 * Donald Sutherland as Councilor Trumoyl Snown
 * Councilor of democracy, who almost ran for president before Yuri and now bent on revenge.


 * Sam Clafin as Neptune II
 * The Son of Neptune has seeks to destroy humanity and merge with his pet the Kraken.


 * Robert Kazinsky as Chuck Hansen:
 * An Australian Jaeger pilot considered the finest soldier left in the Resistance. He and his father pilot Striker Eureka, "the strongest and the fastest" Jaeger with 11 Kaiju kills, and make up the Resistance's "go-to team".


 * Clifton Collins, Jr. as Tendo Choi:
 * A Chinese-American Jaeger technician.
 * Collins described his character as the "brains" behind the Jaegers.


 * Lenny Kravitz as Cinnah
 * Outfit designer and specializes in monsters.


 * Ron Perlman as Hannibal Chau:
 * A black marketeer who makes a living dealing Kaiju organs.


 * Stanley Tucci as Charslmil Silphermin
 * Announcer and commentator that uses the battles between the Jeagars and the Kaijus as new with Claudius Templesmith, along with his own talk show in which he interviews the pilots.


 * Toby Jones as Cluadiousos Temptersmieth
 * Announcer and commentator of the Jaeger battles with Charslmil Silphermin


 * Diego Klattenhoff as Yancy Becket:
 * Raleigh's older brother and co-pilot.


 * Ellen McLain as Jaeger AI:
 * The voice of the Jaegers' artificial intelligence system.

Production
In July 2012, del Toro discussed the possibility of making a Pacific Rim sequel. "We always leave ideas that were in the first draft as you go along. You know, either a set piece that was great but too expensive, an idea that was really bright, but it couldn't quite fit the structure... so we have a little stash of stuff we wanted to do that we didn't get to do. So if that's a possibility, A) I would be very happy to do a sequel, but B) a lot of these ideas, set pieces and all that, actually have in them a really good seed for a sequel."

On December 4, 2012, Legendary Pictures announced that it had selected Pacific Rim co-writer Travis Beacham to write the sequel, along with del Toro, though there was no comment as to whether del Toro would return to direct the second film.

At WonderCon 2013, del Toro expressed enthusiasm for a potential crossover between Pacific Rim and Godzilla—another Legendary Pictures kaiju film—but stressed that no such plans were in place.

In July 2013, del Toro discussed the sequel, stating: "The main idea that we're bouncing off is the fact that Newt drifted with a Kaiju brain, and all Kaiju brains are connected. We say that. They are like a hive mentality. So, you know, draw your own conclusions." The director has also stated the sequel will feature "Gipsy 2.0", as well as a "merging of Kaiju and Jaeger".