Guillermo del Toro Interview: Pacific Rim 10th Anniversary IMAX 3D Event

Last week, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro joined Collider’s Steve Weintraub for a very special IMAX 3D screening of Pacific Rim to celebrate the movie’s 10-year anniversary. Following the movie, del Toro hung out with a theater full of long-time fans to participate in a Q&A about his filmography and the journey to bringing his epic, heartfelt adventure sci-fi to the big screen.

After the screening ended, del Toro charmed the audience with plenty of behind-the-scenes stories about the making of Pacific Rim including how Tom Cruise was nearly in Pacific Rim and why he wasn’t, the real reason he didn't direct the sequel, what it was like working with ILM on the Kaiju and Jaeger scenes, and how they figured out the after the credits scene with Ron Perlman. In addition, del Toro talked about why he will not use drone shots, what it’s like within the industry as an auteur director, why his Star Wars movie never panned out, the status of his upcoming Frankenstein movie, which Studio Ghibli movie someone should start with, and so many other things it would be impossible to list them all here.

Co-written with Travis Beacham (Clash of the Titans), Pacific Rim is a fight for humanity when a rift opens in the depths of the ocean, unleashing monstrous Kaiju that threatens man’s existence. The only way to stop these creatures are with massive robots controlled by two individuals who share a link to their memories. The movie also stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, and Charlie Day.

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