Tom Cruise was originally going to star in Pacific Rim

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the movie Pacific Rim. Not long ago, at the 10th anniversary IMAX special screening, director Guillermo del Toro revealed that Tom Cruise was originally scheduled to play General Pentecost, but was eventually replaced by Idris Elba. In addition, Del Toro talked about the reason why he did not watch Pacific Rim 2.

Tom Cruise almost acted in it

Idris Elba

Gyro said that he did not direct Pacific Rim 2 because the producers did not pay the studio fees on time, which led to the postponement of the filming. Later, the producers decided to shoot in Qingdao, China, but Gyro's next project, The Shape of Water, had already started filming and he could not split up.

Pacific Rim 2 was directed by Steven S. DeKnight, and the main actors were changed to John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, and Jing Tian. Pacific Rim earned $411 million in global box office in 2013, and Pacific Rim 2 earned $290 million in global box office in 2018. Obviously, the former was more commercially successful. The Shape of Water directed by Gyro finally won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Tom Cruise, who did not star in "Pacific Rim", starred in science fiction films such as "Oblivion" and "Edge of Tomorrow" in 2013 and 2014, and the reputations were also good.

At the screening, Gyro said he had never watched Pacific Rim 2, "because it's like watching your ex-wife's home videos. If the sequel is good, you'll feel uncomfortable; if it's bad, you'll feel worse, or vice versa. Anyway, you don't want to know what they made it like."