Sequel Bits: ‘Pacific Rim 2’, ‘Ted 2’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Star Trek 3’, ‘Blade’
You want more of the kaiju world? You got it.Guillermo del Toropromises we’ll see more of that inPacific Rim 2, though not necessarily in the way you think. Also after the jump:
The new series will arrive in late 2015 or early 2016. That should give fans plenty of time to catch up on the last one, which hits DVD, Blu-ray, TV, VOD, and download-to-own October 28 in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. [Polygon]
Universal has been dying for aTedsequel ever since the first one came out, and now it’s finally getting one. TheSeth MacFarlane-directed comedy began shooting last week. /Film reader Aaron sent us some set pics, which you can see below.
@slashfilm#Ted2is filming down the street from my house.pic.twitter.com/gp5chRxQz3
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— Aaron King (@ATheKing88)June 17, 2025
@slashfilmlooks like they’re using the archive section of my local library#Ted2pic.twitter.com/Dya2ph4z5Y
@slashfilmapparently they removed all the books from the archive and replaced them with law books for the scene
Ted 2opensJune 26, 2015. [Studio System News]
Fresh off of a seven-year run onThe View,Sherri Shepherdhas booked a new job on the big screen. She’s boarding the cast ofRide Along 2, joiningIce Cube,Kevin Hart,Ken Jeong, andOlivia Munn.Tim Storyis directing.Ride Along 2opensJanuary 15, 2016. [Deadline]
Roberto Orci keeps emphasizing that theStar Trek 3directing gig isn’t his quite yet, butZachary Quintosounds pretty sure. “He is a cornerstone of what we built with that iteration of the franchise and I am looking forward to getting back to it,” he said, stating that Orci “will direct.” He also spoke about the series in more general terms.
Star Trek 3does not yet have a release date. [SkyviaTrek Movie]Wesley Snipeswouldn’t mind having another go at theBladeseries.
Snipes also has some thoughts about how to update the franchise. “Blade chasing theTwilightkids around? Hey man, there’s always a possibility, and I’m open to it,” he said. “There have been rumours around that we may explore the opportunity, so give me one more shot!” [MTV NewsviaComic Book Movie]
There’s no doubtChris Prattwants you to seeGuardians of the Galaxythis weekend, but he really,reallycan’t wait for you to see the Jurassic World inJurassic World.
I’m excited about people seeing the park. The park is up and running. John Hammond’s dream has come true, and there’s now a park with 20,000 visitors a day. And everything he dreamed of and more is there at the park, and you will see it as an audience member when you see this movie. And then you will see it get torn down. [Laughs]
Jurassic WorldopensJune 12, 2015. [Total Film]
We got a small glimpse of the kaiju world inPacific Rim, andGuillermo del Toropromises we’ll see even more of that inPacific Rim 2. “If you think are we invading their world, we’re not, but we’re showing more of that world,” he said.
On top of that, we’ll also be seeing more of our own world. While the first film was mainly shot in Toronto, the follow-up will expand outward.
No, it’s all over the world this time. I want it to be different enough to the first one that you don’t feel you’re seeing the same movie. I’m doing a little more location-oriented stuff, there are night battles, but there are also daylight battles. The things we do in the action scenes is very different from the first one. We are expanding the mythology of the Anteverse. We are taking the characters into a completely different journey this time because Raleigh for me solved his problem the minute he was able to go full circle and save Mako by sacrificing himself, which is what he couldn’t do with his brother. He’s not on that journey anymore, he’s on a new journey.
As for when and how all of this will unfold, del Toro offered some new details on the timeline.
We start designing in three weeks. We get the first draft of the screenplay in three weeks; Zak Penn and I are co-writing and then there’s a long, long, long journey of drafts and design. It took nine months to design “Pacific Rim”; it will take nine months or more to design the second one. We start scouting for the movie in the summer next year, July, and then we start shooting in November. Then it’s a long year of post after we wrap and we’ll probably be showing the movie in January/February 2017 to test audiences.
Pacific Rim 2landsApril 7, 2017. [STYD,Hero Complex]
