The upcoming Pacific Rim sequel arrives five years after Guillermo del Toro’s original film hit theaters in 2013.
John Boyega says the Kaiju are much more intelligent in Pacific Rim Uprising and the Jaegers have even better upgrades.
As previously mentioned, Hunnam’s Raleigh didn’t perish in Pacific Rim, so it seems that either Boyega made an honest mistake or that Raleigh has died off-screen sometime between the two installments.
As for the enemy’s perceived increase in intelligence and presumed aggressiveness, the PPDC have upgraded their Jaeger mechs in response.