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'''''Pacific Rim Uprising'''''<!-- NO COLON PER BILLING BLOCK, SEE [[Talk:Pacific Rim Uprising#Requested move 12 June 2022]] --> is a 2018 American [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Monster movie|monster film]] directed by [[Steven S. DeKnight]] and written by DeKnight, [[Emily Carmichael (filmmaker)|Emily Carmichael]], Kira Snyder and [[T. S. Nowlin]]. It is the second installment in the [[Pacific Rim (franchise)|''Pacific Rim'' franchise]]. [[Guillermo del Toro]], director of the first movie, serves as a producer. The sequel stars [[John Boyega]], [[Scott Eastwood]], [[Cailee Spaeny]], [[Jing Tian]], [[Adria Arjona]] and [[Zhang Jin (actor)|Zhang Jin]], with [[Rinko Kikuchi]], [[Charlie Day]], and [[Burn Gorman]] returning from the original film. Set ten years after the events of the first film, ''Pacific Rim Uprising'' sees former pilot and Stacker Pentecost's son Jake returning to the Pan Pacific Defense Corps to prevent a renewed [[Kaiju]]–giant sea monsters threat sent by the extraterrestrial Precursors.

'''''Pacific Rim Uprising'''''<!-- NO COLON PER BILLING BLOCK, SEE [[Talk:Pacific Rim Uprising#Requested move 12 June 2022]] --> is a 2018 American [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Monster movie|monster film]] directed by [[Steven S. DeKnight]] and written by DeKnight, [[Emily Carmichael (filmmaker)|Emily Carmichael]], Kira Snyder and [[T. S. Nowlin]]. It is the second installment in the [[Pacific Rim (franchise)|''Pacific Rim'' franchise]]. [[Guillermo del Toro]], director of the first movie, serves as a producer. The sequel stars [[John Boyega]], [[Scott Eastwood]], [[Cailee Spaeny]], [[Jing Tian]], [[Adria Arjona]] and [[Zhang Jin (actor)|Zhang Jin]], with [[Rinko Kikuchi]], [[Charlie Day]], and [[Burn Gorman]] returning from the original film. Set ten years after the events of the first film, ''Pacific Rim Uprising'' sees former pilot, and Marshal Stacker Pentecost's son, Jake returning to the Pan Pacific Defense Corps to prevent a renewed [[Kaiju]]–giant sea monsters threat sent by the extraterrestrial Precursors.

[[Principal photography]] began in November 2016 in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacific Rim Uprising |url=https://screenqueensland.com.au/made-in-queensland/pacific-rim-uprising/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Screen Queensland |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Pacific Rim Uprising'' premiered in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles]], on March 15, 2018, and was released in the United States on March 23, by [[Universal Pictures]]. With a gross of $291 million worldwide, the film was considered a box-office disappointment.<ref name=opening/> It received mixed reviews from critics, with many considering it inferior to del Toro's film. It was followed in 2021 by a 14-episode [[Pacific Rim: The Black|animated series]] on [[Netflix]].

[[Principal photography]] began in November 2016 in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacific Rim Uprising |url=https://screenqueensland.com.au/made-in-queensland/pacific-rim-uprising/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Screen Queensland |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Pacific Rim Uprising'' premiered in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles]], on March 15, 2018, and was released in the United States on March 23, by [[Universal Pictures]]. With a gross of $291 million worldwide, the film was considered a box-office disappointment.<ref name=opening/> It received mixed reviews from critics, with many considering it inferior to del Toro's film. It was followed in 2021 by a 14-episode [[Pacific Rim: The Black|animated series]] on [[Netflix]].