Awesome! PACIFIC RIM Opens May 10th, 2013

By now you should know that I’m a big fan of Guillermo del Toro‘s works and he’s a very cool dude as well. So the following info does get me stoked!
Legendary Pictures has announced that del Toro’s first directorial feature since 2008′s Hellboy II, the epic project, PACIFIC RIM will now open two months earlier than scheduled. The new release date is May 10th, 2013..

PACIFIC RIM

Starring Charlie Hunnam and Charlie Day who plays a professor and also Idris Elba in a role was initially meant for Tom Cruise to play. Rinko Kikuchi plays Mako Mori, a young Japanese pilot of Jaegers, robotic creatures built to fight strange creatures attacking earth. Max Martini plays part of the resistance that fights the alien invasion.
Willem Dafoe will play a rogue scientist with expertise on alien creatures. Rob Kazinsky will play a member of the resistance team trying to defeat the invaders.
Also starring Clifton Collins Jr.
PACIFIC RIM is Legendary Pictures’ PG-13 sci-fi film written by Travis Beacham (Clash Of The Titans remake)
Here’s the logline…”Set in a future in which malevolent creatures threaten the earth, the planet must band together and use highly advanced technology to eradicate the growing menace.”