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Pacific Rim: Uprising

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23 Interesting Facts About Pacific Rim: Uprising

Interesting Facts (19)

  1. #001

    Although he was the hero of this film's predecessor, Raleigh Becket is mentioned only once in this film and his fate is unknown.

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  2. #002

    In the final battle between the Kaijus and the Jaegers, Unicorn Gundam statues and the names of Anaheim Electronics can be seen in the building.

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  3. #003

    In a 2023 interview with Collider, del Toro explained that he lost the chance to direct this film because of studio oversight. He was going to work on it alongside The Shape of Water in Toronto, but the studio missed the 17:00 window to book the sound stages they needed in the city. We had to shoot Pacific Rim 2 somewhere else, and del Toro, because of his commitment to The Shape of Water, could not follow the film.

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  4. #004

    In a 2022 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Charlie Day said that, like many fans of the first film, he was not happy that his character became the film's villain, but he agreed to it primarily out of his admiration for producer Guillermo del Toro and the possibility of returning for further sequels, especially if del Toro returned as director.

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  5. #005

    Director's commentary: the robots that assemble the MegaKaiju are called "rippers" because they tear the kaiju apart to form a new form. The director also says he has no idea how this is done, so it is very hard to watch.

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  6. #006

    While Jake pays his respects to Mako on the Jaeger pilot fame list, the deceased pilots of Stacker Pentecost and of the Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon Jaegers from Pacific Rim (2013) can also be seen on the wall.

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  7. #007

    James Gunn filmed a cameo as a DJ, but it was cut from the finished film. On Twitter, Gunn joked that the scene was removed so that his character could be saved for his own spin-off film.

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  8. #008

    Foreshadowing: at one point Cadet Suresh states how he wants to be honored when he dies, and the other students joke about how many Jaegers will be at his funeral. In the final battle with the Mega Kaiju, Suresh is the only student who loses his life. Ironically, his Jaeger, Guardian Bravo, is the only Jaeger that is not completely destroyed or torn apart during the battle.

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  9. #009

    Although Guillermo del Toro is a well-known producer, he did not watch this film: "It's like watching your ex-wife's home movies. If they're good it's awful, if they're bad or the other way around it's awful. You don't want to know. So I didn't watch it. I read the last script and it was very different. Some elements were the same but it was very different."

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  10. #010

    I'm not sure whether it was intentional, but when Amara is taken into custody after leading her friends to Obsidian Fury, the markings above the "detention cell" behind her head read AA23. AA23 was also the detention block where Princess Leia was held on the first Death Star.

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  11. #011

    If you look carefully at the scene inside the Scrapper, you can see the same red cable as in Obsidian Fury, which led Amara to conclude that it was manufactured by Shao.

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  12. #012

    Guardian Bravo was the only Jaeger not destroyed by the Mega Kaiju. Although it was heavily damaged after being thrown into several skyscrapers, its hull remained largely intact.

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  13. #013

    Charlie Day stated that he believed his character Newton was in love with Burn Gorman's character. He looked at fan works about the pairing and said they helped shape his performance.

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  14. #014

    The three-kaiju combination seen on Newt's tablet screen is codenamed Megakaiju. It refers to the combination of the zords that form the Power Rangers' bipedal mecha, the Megazord.

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  15. #015

    Of the four Mark-6 Jaegers, Titan Redeemer is the only one that does not take part in the fight against Raijin, Hakuja and Shrikethorn, because it was destroyed during the Kaiju-controlled Jaegers' attack on the Shatterdome.

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  16. #016

    Despite being heavily promoted in the trailers, Obsidian Fury appears in only two scenes. It kills Mako in Sydney and fights Gipsy Avenger, forcing the other Jaegers to retreat as they are about to be deployed, and it fights Gipsy Avenger again in Siberia, where it destroys an old Jaeger factory and tears out its power core.

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  17. #017

    Composer John Paesano recorded music at Synchron Stage in Vienna in December 2017. However, it was never used.

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  18. #018

    Unlike Gipsy Danger in the first film, which could activate 2 Chain Swords, Gipsy Avenger in this film appears to have only one, and it can only be activated from the Jaeger's left arm.

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  19. #019

    The giant Kaiju made up of several smaller Kaiju resembles Slattern, the largest Category 5 Kaiju in Pacific Rim (2013). They used their tails to damage the Jaegers. While Slattern uses its tail to strike Striker Eureka's chest and to stab Gipsy Danger's back, the giant Kaiju used its tail to tear off Sabre Athena's leg and throw it into a building. The Kaiju also used their surroundings to damage the Jaegers. While Slattern pushes Striker Eureka toward giant ocean rocks, the giant Kaiju pushed Guardian Bravo onto several skyscrapers.

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Behind the Scenes (1)

  1. #020

    In the scene where Jules Reyes fights Nate Lambert, actress Adria Arjona performed the stunt herself, as seen on The Show (2017).

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Easter Eggs & References (2)

  1. #021

    When Newton activates the drone subroutine, the screen displays the protocol name CMD LIMA VICTOR 426, a reference to Aliens, much of which takes place on a moon called LV-426.

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  2. #022

    The recruited scavenger character Amara Namani, played by actress Cailee Spaeny, pilots a Jaeger she built herself and has the call sign "Scrapper," a term used in orthodox Western boxing to describe a small but strong-willed fighter. These qualities are frequently shown or referenced throughout the film.

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Deeper Meaning (1)

  1. #023

    The rank worn by John Boyega (Pentecost) reads as "General Lieutenant," which of course does not exist in the US military ranking system. A lieutenant general is in fact a rank denoted by three stars. The rank on the shoulder epaulettes is read from the inside outward (that is, from the neck outward).

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