HOME TRAILERS 2013 SCHEDULE PODCASTS REVIEWS POSTERS INTERVIEWS SHORT FILMS NEWS FEEDS ABOUT APPS

MOVIE TRAILERS

Must Watch: Monsters vs. Robots in First Epic 'Pacific Rim' Trailer!

by Ethan Anderton
December 12, 2012
Source: PPDC, Apple

After footage debuted at Comic-Con this past summer, we've been waiting for general audiences to catch some sort of glimpse of Guillermo del Toro's action-packed sci-fi Pacific Rim. The new viral campaign gave us a tease of the monsters and the robots who will do battle next summer, but now the first trailer for the epic film has arrived, and it looks like the epitome of a blockbuster sci-fi 3D movie. The story follows a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi), who are teamed to operate of a massive robot designed to fight creatures known as Kaiju. This is going to be nuts! Watch now!

Here's the first full trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, via Pan Pacific Defense Corps / Apple:

Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) is directing Pacific Rim from a script by Travis Beacham. The film follows a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi), who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger, a massive robot designed to fight legions of monstrous creatures known as Kaiju, which started rising from the sea years ago. They stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse. The film also stars Idris Elba, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day and Clifton Collins Jr. Warner Bros will release Pac Rim in theaters in 3D starting July 12th, 2013. Excited?

Pacific Rim Poster

To see the trailer in HD, visit Apple. You can follow for viral updates on the Pan Pacific Defense Corps site.

Filed under SciFi, To Watch, Trailers

From around the web:

http://twitter.com/lukevalmurray Luke Murray

GLaDOS?!
- Dexter
  
  Sounds VERY similar.
  - http://twitter.com/equustel Ali Miller
    
    It's her! Del Toro hired Ellen Mclain (voice of GLaDOS) for the film.
    - EmagSamurai
      
      I wonder if there will be cake?
      - Manuel
        
        You will be baked, and then there will be cake...
    - Simosaurus
      
      That is excellent. I'll go to hear that voice alone.
- Richie G
  
  She finally opened up a portal into another dimension. So Apature headquarters is in the middle of the pacific... I know this isn't a Portal film, but if it was I wouldn't complain
- David Banner
  
  Yeah, it's her, made me laugh so hard, I had to rewind the trailer, hehe
SOA

Gonna be epic, And Charlie Hunam is awesome in sons of anarchy, cant wait to see him in a blockbuster.
Optimus Prime

Godzilla meets Transformers.
- AJ
  
  Exactlly my thoughts. The trailer was nothing special and it did not do anything to pumo me up for this, on the contrary.
  - http://www.facebook.com/chris.groves.507 Chris Groves
    
    If you don't think "Godzilla meets Transformers directed by Guillermo Del Toro" sounds utterly awesome...then I feel sorry for you. The scale of these things blows Transformers away...by the way.
    - Scopedog
      
      Hey, the "Godzilla vs. Transformers" works for me. The fact that Del Toro directed this is a guarantee that my ass will be in the theater.
http://djkento.com/ Kento

now can we get Hellboy 3?
Eoin Redican

Got a hit of Power Rangers off this
JJ King

Amazing! Very Robotech-ish. Can't wait.
Tey

This trailer made me excited for Gareth Edward's Godzilla....Primarily the monster with glowing blue light from it's throat...
- Scopedog
  
  Yeah, I noticed that (Kinda felt more like Gamera, but....)! And Legendary is also producing Edward's GODZILLA film too.
son_et_lumiere

yowsa - full on popcorn marketing! broouwww. generic blockbuster trailer noise. broouwww. lots of complicated metallic things flashing across the screen like someone waving a bag of nails in your face. broooouw. inspirational speech by my man Elba, channeling his inner Bill Pullman. broouwww. i still have high hopes for this - really! it's Del Toro, it's huge monsters vs giant robots, for Chrissakes! but this trailer is not a great advertisement; in trying to attract fans of Bayhem, they've just made is seem somehow derivative.
- Wafffles
  
  Any Del Toro fan and now, apparently, any Portal fan is going to see this no matter what. It's the Transformers/Battleship crowd they have to pull in to make this profitable, and those kids need to see flashy robots fighting to the death with big loud boomy sounds to be enticed. Trust me, I'm certain this movie will be more than some Michael Bay eye-candy.
  - http://www.facebook.com/norbert.korzus Norbert Korzus
    
    Exactly big trailers like this are for mainstream audiences. It really boggles me how some people think mainstream movies should have trailers geared at the movie geek crowd.
  - son_et_lumiere
    
    fair points well made, i hope you're right!
thatintroguy

Disappointing. Reminded me too much of Transformers. And looks quite dark and gloomy.
Xerxexx

Cancelling the Apocalypse! That's gonna be a great catch phrase. I'm in. Next up Gundam Wing.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YGEVuJ4mM Carpola
  
  I always though Gundam would have mega robot battles, but there was so much politics, it put me off. Just wanted explosions and mecha madness. The mechs were amazing though.
  - Scopedog
    
    Well, I liked GUNDAM for the politics....;D. But I agree with you on the mecha--GUNDAM's designs were always amazing. The problem is that every mech I draw looks like the RX-78 (or a Zaku....)!
    - Xerxexx
      
      I always remember the scene where Heero destroys his robot...something about it stuck with me.
- http://www.facebook.com/chris.groves.507 Chris Groves
  
  On 12/21/12, I'm screaming "Today we are cancelling the Apocalypse!" at the top of my lungs.
Eoin Redican

Got a hint of Power Rangers off this
- Scopedog
  
  Felt more of an EVANGELION vibe, but what you said is certainly spot-on.
Noe

In this epic week of Sci-Fi trailers, we're all winners. Wow.
- http://www.firstshowing.net/ Alex Billington
  
  Couldn't have said it better! Indeed we are, 2013 looks incredible already (and we have plenty more to see besides all this)!
  - http://twitter.com/lukevalmurray Luke Murray
    
    We have another Trek trailer later this week too if I'm not mistaken, and while it mightn't be this week, I have to imagine an Elysium trailer isn't too far off.
    - http://www.facebook.com/matt.peloquin.14 Matt Peloquin
      
      Don't forget about Gravity, though I'm not sure if that counts as sci-fi...
      - DAVIDPD
        
        AND ELYSIUM!!! Oops...Luke already mentioned it... T-T
- Scopedog
  
  Damned right! There's a lot of promise for 2013...fingers crossed that these films will deliver.
Nielsen700

Meh. The Portal refrence (meant or not) was cool though.
Brent

Was I hearing some portal in there?
neeyonlytz

So that's what Aperture Science has been up to...very epic!
Armeetapus16

wow, that was exactly the voice as GLaDOS from portal. No matter, shit looks pretty sweet
dom

hmm not enough acting in this - silly monsters and silly robots controlled by measly men. Where's the story Del Toro? Its what I think you do best! This looks very generic and I hate to say that cos I want Charlie to find his way into hollywood on the silver screen - he rocks on the small screen. Oh and are we still going for big loud bongs and zaps in trailers? Come on.
- Tester
  
  I gotta agree with U on this one, not impressed at all, looks very generic
- Scopedog
  
  Uh...it's only a two-minute trailer. You can only put so much in two minutes--don't expect "To be, or not to be".
axalon

Ok seriously, amazing trailer cannot wait for July! But are trailer houses trying to establish a Pavlovian relationship with the BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMS so that every time we hear them we expect a trailer? Because it's definitely working...
Black Dumbledore

So if this movie bombs, would it be a "Jaeger Bomb"?
- jeff abbott
  
  well played sir
- Richie G
  
  I hope they do a good Pacific Rim Job so this doesn't jaeger Bomb
- Scopedog
  
  Heh heh....!
- yomandenver
  
  I see what you did there.
Chazzy

WHERE IS CHARLIE DAY!!?!?!?!?!
https://www.youtube.com/user/AREM16137 Smurfman Sassafras

Reminds me of this other movie where there are lots of cheesy lines and giant robots fight. . .
- http://www.facebook.com/chris.groves.507 Chris Groves
  
  Except the Transformers are nowhere near this size, aren't piloted by humans, are from an alien planet themselves, the movie is directed by a hack like Michael Bay and is full of a bunch of toilet humor. Oh yes, and there are no epic sized monsters in that one. But other than that, yeah, totally the same...imbecile.
  - https://www.youtube.com/user/AREM16137 Smurfman Sassafras
    
    I think you're missing the point here.
  - Scopedog
    
    How can anyone say that PR is the same as TRANSFORMERS? Other than the fact that both films feature giant robots, there are vast differences between the two.
    - Tey
      
      Optimus Prime is the same size as a penis for any robots in Pacific Rim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YGEVuJ4mM Carpola

It's a bit Lovecraft meets Tranniesformers meets Gundam but that's cool, I can dig it!
- Scopedog
  
  Exactly. Got the right ingredients; hope the final mix is worth it.
Busted

Yikes, I am sorry but this looks like complete and utter crap, cheese and silliness to the max, this is only a trailer but can this be the decades worst film already? Hopefully I am wrong.
- Xerxexx
  
  Such a film does not and will not ever exist.
- Scopedog
  
  Maybe you will be. And yes, while there is a lot of excitement for this trailer, it is just a trailer. The real money should be on the complete film. Since it's Del Toro in the director's chair, there's hope that it will be good. "Decade's worst film"? Nah.
srdiaz

this is the second time that i have a boner while i'm watching a non porn movie trailer.
- R0g3r
  
  What was the first one?
http://www.facebook.com/gshauger Geoffrey Shauger

That looks atrocious
beevis

i'm liking it - those robot/monster battles look to be awesome.
- Kenny
  
  Look to be awesome? Or do you mean they look awesome you illiterate moron.
- Scopedog
  
  Agreed.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1593169740 Chris Amaya

Proof that an Evangelion movie is possible. I'm totally in for this!
- Lgarcia87
  
  i agree with you when i saw the poster i thought is guillermo making evangelion
- Scopedog
  
  Not just an EVA film--hell, maybe even a solid GUNDAM or MACROSS film....
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1593169740 Chris Amaya
    
    I love the Evangelionesque poster.
http://www.facebook.com/TheChosenPessimist Jon Odishaw

Holy fuck this looks good
DAVIDPD

This is everything I hoped it would be and more!!! ^0^
Hazedmind

This looks horrible, what are you doing del Toro
fem!anon

SHIT, MAN. THAT LOOKS AWESOME.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=203001398 Jace LeRoy

....the cake is a lie.
- Richie G
  
  it's not just similar, that is GLaDOS. Has to be the same voice actor
conradthegreat

Rockets in the elbows = jaw dropping This looks like it'll be an excellent action movie. Very much looking forward to this. I love how the monster was filmed in the scene on the crippling bridge.
http://twitter.com/MrStickHarrison Jaret Curial

Does this mean no Evangelion movie?
- BB
  
  You know the first thought was " this is like Voltron". But yeah Evangelion would hit the mark
- Scopedog
  
  Good question. That film has been in development hell for years, so....maybe no. But one never knows.
JBrotsis

This movie looks way more insane than all three transformers combined (and a hint of Clash of the Titans and Battleship)!!
Yomama

What did they shoot this on?? - Typical Filmmaker
Stalyan

Looks a lot like Transformers vs. Godzilla to me...
o.k.

This actually looks decent inspite of overall Bay vibe.I would still prefer if Mr. Del Toro made At The Mountains of Madness.Also as mentioned ,somebody needs to make the Evangelion movie.
jeff abbott

ROCKET PUNCH!!!!!!
- LosZombies
  
  Falcon Punch?
Daniel_Plainview_Milkshake

Looks super badass. Can't wait
tommythegreenranger

Don't understand the Tranformers comparisons. Del Toro is talented and these robots don't look like a pile of random metal scraps. This doesn't look stupid so other than giant robots they have nothing in common.
arbaerhqh

This looks like one of those shitty syfy movies but someone was like fuck it... lets throw a massive budget at it and see what happens.
- Richie G
  
  A bigger budget buys better talent. I've always felt those syfy movies fell short because of poor execution, not the far out ideas they started with
  - TK
    
    Well said. I think that Del Toro will do a good job with this movie.
grimjob

Damn, looks fucking badass! And it makes me want to watch Robot Jox again.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Dawkins/100002207329301 Jim Dawkins

Ok this is sick!
RedFive

Fantastic concept! I just hope this leads to 'At the Mountains of Madness' for Guillermo.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Brad-White/1458067169 Brad White
  
  He's already said that would be pushed back, he's doing something called Crimson Mountain next....
http://www.facebook.com/danielvutran Daniel Vu Tran

Holy Sci-Fi mindless awesome action flick FUCK YA LOL
Six Three

Robots look stupid but the monsters look cool. I hope its not just one monster though cuz that would also be stupid
LosZombies

BWUURRRRRMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! We created monsters... BWUUUURRRRMMMMMMMM!!!!! Today, we cancel the Apocalypse! BWUUUUURRRRRMMMMMM!!!!!! Pacific Rim BWUUUURRRRMMMMMMMM!!!!
- Crom
  
  I was thinking, "wow a trailer without the BWURRRMM" until it kicked in....
http://twitter.com/TerraTrader TerraTrader

I hope it has a damn good story because I just don't buy this sh*t any more. Monster, aliens, robots and Humans with a lot of firepower has become a boring combination.
D.

Much better than Transformer... Now i finally can see the robots... And Del Toro as director? Sold...
l.21

My first MUST SEE for 2013 Wow.
bjallman

Anyone remember Shougun Warriors?
- Scopedog
  
  Yup. And MAZINGER Z and EVANGELION.
http://www.facebook.com/topher.riley.5 Topher Riley

Did anyone else get a rock'em sock'em robots vibe from this trailer?
http://www.facebook.com/topher.riley.5 Topher Riley

Does anyone else get a rock'em sock'em robots vibe from this trailer?
fenix12

Robot Jox meets Cloverfield with a bit of portal. Guillermo, next time debut your trailer before Superman if it's going to be this convoluted.
http://www.facebook.com/chris.groves.507 Chris Groves

The best blockbuster of 2013. Without a doubt. This is just a taste.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Christopher-Philip-Cinquegrano/100000932639147 Christopher Philip Cinquegrano

Wow thats fuckin amazing! I take back most of the things i said about Del Toro....most
wazzaoo

GLADOS AND BLACK BILL PULLMAN
redskulllives

neat
http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-Quick/516426206 Brian Quick

I feel this reminds of some of the top mech animes. I hope to does well, because then we are that much closer to the robotech movie reality.
jah p

You guys really amaze me..you guys praise the Superman trailer/movie, something that's been done over and over, but yet when something orginal and epic as this comes along, you guys bash it! Get your heads outta your assess and enjoy something different for a change!smdh!
kash

It's Neon Genesis Evangelion! Del Toro brought it to live action, that awesome bastard!!
castingcouch

More video game visual effects with a weak story and lame dialogue thrown together to make a movie. NEXT!
David Banner

Wow, so much good shit in 2013
shine my dome

ok, this looks dope
Blargh

I would march through hell for Idris Elba and that speech.
http://www.newlaunches.com Dhiram

Kickass.
Kyraku

Neon Genisis Evangilecon ???
longjhon

they could design a better robots actually..
http://www.newlaunches.com Dhiram

Transformers vs Cloverfield.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jesse-Bangerter/100001074769241 Jesse Bangerter

Drone Propaganda.