Whatever the case, it is over a year until Pacific Rim: Uprising reaches cinemas, the current release date being 23 February 2018.
Eventually, the ball began rolling again, though, with Daredevil writer Steven S. DeKnight set to make his directorial debut with the newly titled Pacific Rim: Uprising.
Thanks to The Force Awakens actor, we have our first look at Boyega’s character, Jake Pentecost, who broods in a typically gritty photograph posted to Twitter.
Additional cast members include Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian and John Boyega, who act as the film’s lead.