However, if Boyega truly is going to be piloting a Jaeger, it will be interesting to see who his co-pilot will be.
His heroic acts saved the day the first time around, which leaves it up to his son (John Boyega) to carry on the legacy in the sequel, Pacific Rim: Uprising.
An Instagram user (via Scified) has been able to snap a photo of someone they think to be Boyega in costume during filming.
One of the more polarizing films of 2013 came from the mind of Guillermo del Toro with his kaiju-fighting robots film Pacific Rim.