Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Practical Effects
Del Toro built a rain machine just for Hong Kong's neon streets
Production
Kaiju designs inspired by sea creatures, not just generic beasts
Score
Ramin Djawadi's guitar riffs that make you wanna fight mountains
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Charlie Hunnam
Raleigh Becket
Rinko Kikuchi
Mako Mori
Idris Elba
Stacker Pentecost
Max Martini
Herc Hansen
Clifton Collins Jr.
Tendo Choi
Ron Perlman
Hannibal Chau
Charlie Day
Dr. Newton Geiszler
Burn Gorman
Dr. Hermann Gottlieb
Robert Kazinsky
Chuck Hansen
Robert Maillet
Lt. Aleksis Kaidanovsky
Heather Doerksen
Lt. Sasha Kaidanovsky
Larry Joe Campbell
Tommy T
Brad William Henke
Miles
Diego Klattenhoff
Yancy Becket
Santiago Segura
Wizened Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Jaeger names are all references to weapons or warriors from history—Gipsy Danger named after the de Havilland Gipsy aircraft engine.
Del Toro specifically cast Rinko Kikuchi after her Oscar-nominated role in Babel, wanting an Asian lead in a Hollywood blockbuster without the 'white savior' trope dominating—though Hunnam's presence complicates this.
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