Pacific Rim
2013 film by Guillermo del Toro
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| 2025 | Raleigh Becket is recruited by Marshal Stacker Pentecost for the final Jaeger mission in Hong Kong, where he is paired with Mako Mori as his co-pilot for Gipsy Danger. |
| August 19 2024 | Legendary Entertainment announced the development of a prequel TV series for Pacific Rim, with screenwriter Eric Heisserer attached to the project. |
| April 19 2022 | Second and final season of Pacific Rim: The Black released on Netflix, concluding the anime series. |
| February 22 2022 | Released the prequel graphic novel 'Pacific Rim: Blackout', written by Cavan Scott and illustrated by Nelson Daniel for the Pacific Rim: The Black animated series. |
| March 4 2021 | First season of Pacific Rim: The Black released on Netflix, animated by Polygon Pictures and showrun by Craig Kyle and Greg Johnson. |
| 2020 | Brothers Yancy and Raleigh Becket pilot the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in a battle against Category-3 Kaiju Knifehead near Anchorage. Yancy is killed during the battle, and Raleigh kills Knifehead before piloting the damaged Gipsy Danger to shore alone. |
| October 2020 | During a virtual 'Anime Festival' livestream, the series was officially titled 'Pacific Rim: The Black' and given a 2021 release window. A second season was simultaneously greenlit. |
| October 27 2020 | The anime series was officially titled Pacific Rim: The Black, with a storyline about two siblings piloting an abandoned Jaeger to search for their missing parents. |
| 2019 | Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike, a 3D amusement park ride, opened at Trans Studio Cibubur in collaboration with Legendary Entertainment. The ride features a 20-minute immersive experience showcasing battles between Jaegers and Kaiju, including the introduction of 3 new Kaiju and Indonesia's own Jaeger: Storm Garuda. |
| November 8 2018 | Netflix announced an original anime series expanding the Pacific Rim universe, which would later become Pacific Rim: The Black. |
| March 23 2018 | Pacific Rim Uprising, the sequel to the original film, was released with Universal Pictures as the distributor. |
| 2016 | The mobile game was delisted from the App Store, ending its availability to mobile users. |
| 2016 | The Pacific Rim video game was delisted from Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network digital stores and platforms. |
| October 4 2016 | Pacific Rim was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray format. |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim was released during the summer blockbuster season, receiving generally positive reviews from critics with a 72% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 65/100 rating on Metacritic. |
| 2013 | Massive alien monsters called Kaiju first emerge from an interdimensional portal called 'the Breach' at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, beginning their attacks on coastal cities. |
| 2013 | Yuke's developed and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment published the Pacific Rim video game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, based on the 2013 film. |
| 2013 | Reliance Games and Behaviour Interactive developed Pacific Rim: The Mobile Game for iOS and Android smartphone platforms, working closely with director Guillermo del Toro during design and testing. |
| 2013 | The soundtrack for the film Pacific Rim reached #7 on the US Billboard Top Soundtracks chart, highlighting its commercial success and critical reception in the film music industry. |
| November 25 2013 | Home media versions were released in the United Kingdom and other countries, including a collector's edition. |
| October 15 2013 | DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D home media versions were released in the United States, with a collector's edition also made available. |
| October 1 2013 | Pacific Rim became available for digital download on iTunes Store and Vudu. |
| September 2013 | Forbes highlighted Pacific Rim as a rare English-language film that crossed $400 million worldwide while earning just over $100 million domestically. |
| August 19 2013 | The film's gross crossed $100 million in China, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing American film in the country at that time. |
| July 22 2013 | Pacific Rim reached #1 at the international box office for the weekend, demonstrating strong global performance. |
| July 16 2013 | Novelization by Alex Irvine released, and NECA began selling action figures of the film's Kaiju and Jaegers. |
| July 12 2013 | Film's release day, with a promotional viral video collaboration between the film studio and YouTube network Polaris, featuring YouTube content creators as Jaeger pilots fighting Kaiju. |
| July 12 2013 | Pacific Rim was released in multiple 3D formats including 3D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX, receiving generally positive reviews for its visual effects, action sequences, and nostalgic style. |
| July 9 2013 | Physical version of the soundtrack released by WaterTower Music, three days before the film's theatrical release |
| July 9 2013 | Physical soundtrack album released, three days before the film's theatrical debut |
| July 7 2013 | A teaser trailer for the Pacific Rim video game was released, showcasing the game's monsters and robots battling in various environments. |
| July 2 2013 | A viral video was released featuring Ron Perlman's character Hannibal Chau advertising his fictional Kaiju organ dealership, Kaiju Remedies. |
| July 1 2013 | The film premiered in Mexico City, marking an early public screening before its wider release. |
| June 25 2013 | Physical CD version of the Pacific Rim soundtrack released |
| June 18 2013 | Insight Editions published 'Pacific Rim: Man, Machines, and Monsters', an art book by David S. Cohen chronicling the film's production. |
| June 18 2013 | Digital download of Pacific Rim soundtrack released on Amazon |
| June 18 2013 | Digital download of the Pacific Rim soundtrack released on Amazon.com |
| June 5 2013 | Graphic novel 'Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero' was released, written by Travis Beacham and featuring cover art by Alex Ross, serving as a prologue to the film. |
| May 10 2013 | Pacific Rim was released in theaters after Warner Bros. initially moved up its release date from July 12. |
| March 2013 | Warner Bros. announced the film would return to its original release date of July 12, 2013 after previously changing the date. |
| November 28 2012 | Official film website premiered with two viral videos, including one depicting the initial Kaiju attack, and blueprints of Jaeger machines were released online. |
| April 2012 | Principal photography for Pacific Rim concluded after approximately five months of filming in Toronto. |
| November 14 2011 | Principal photography for Pacific Rim began in Toronto, marking the start of film production for Guillermo del Toro's science fiction monster movie. |
| March 7 2011 | Universal cancelled At the Mountains of Madness due to budget and rating disagreements, which led del Toro to sign on to direct Pacific Rim the following Monday. |
| July 28 2010 | Del Toro was initially planning to direct At the Mountains of Madness, but agreed to produce and co-write Pacific Rim with Beacham. |
| May 28 2010 | Legendary Pictures purchased Travis Beacham's detailed 25-page film treatment for Pacific Rim. |
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