On the heels of Jing Tian joining the film’s cast yesterday, Variety reports that Levi Meaden (Aftermath, The Killing) has signed on for Legendary‘s Pacific Rim sequel. The current cast lineup also includes John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Cailee Spaeny. Boyega is playing the son of Stacker Pentecost, Idris Elba‘s character from the original Guillermo del Toro film. Meaden, meanwhile, is playing a cade named Ilya, described by the trade as being “irreverent and offbeat.”
Pacific Rim 2 will be directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus, Marvel’s Daredevil) based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham and from a script by Jurassic World co-writer Derek Connolly. Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and del Toro will produce the action adventure film along with Boyega and Femi Oguns under their Upper Room Productions shingle. Cale Boyter will serve as the film’s executive producer.
The film will be distributed by Universal Pictures around the world with the exception of China.
