‘Pacific Rim 2’ Is Happening, with ‘Spartacus’ Creator as Director

Contrary to previous reports, the apocalypse hasn’t been canceled.

According to Deadline, Legendary Pictures has not only given the green light for Pacific Rim 2, a sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 mecha movie but it’s also signed on Steven S. DeKnight to direct with a script by Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, Doctor Strange). DeKnight is best known for creating Spartacus which aired on Starz from 2010 until 2013. He recently produced Marvel’s Daredevil for Netflix.

The news that there’s a Pacific Rim 2 at all is news to fans of the original film. The original film underperformed at the domestic box office but smashed records overseas, but it wasn’t enough for Warner Bros. and Legendary to immediately pursue a sequel. There were additional reports of Legendary shifting focus to build a monster movie universe involving King Kong and Godzilla, which would have somehow left Pacific Rim out of the equation. But it doesn’t matter now, because Pacific Rim 2 is on the way.

A cast has not yet been announced.