GODZILLA and PACIFIC RIM Sequels Get New Titles

Buried in a Legendary press release announcing new executives were official titles for two of the media company’s sequels. The section of the release is below.

The follow-up to Gareth Edwards’ 2014 Godzilla will be called Godzilla: King of Monsters, while the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim has had its title changed from Pacific Rim: Maelstrom to Pacific Rim: Uprising. That sounds much better.

Pacific Rim: Uprising is currently in production with Steven S. DeKnight directing and John Boyega and Scott Eastwood starring. Godzilla: King of Monsters is being written by Michael Dougherty (Krampus) and he’s also in talks to direct but no official announcement has been made.

In Legendary announcing Herbert W. Gaines as the new EVP of Physical Production:

Best known for his work as Executive Producer on such films as Warner Bros’ The Judge and Watchmen, as well as the recently released Jack Reacher: Never Go Back from Paramount, Gains’ responsibilities will include overseeing production of Legendary’s feature film slate including such highly anticipated projects as Pacific Rim: Uprising, Pokemon’s Detective Pikachu and Godzilla: King of Monsters. Gains will also work closely with the post-production team insuring that the filmmaker’s vision remains intact through production to final distribution.