Legendary Entertainment has set a first-look television deal with Eric Heisserer and his production partner Carmen Lewis for new projects starting with an ‘origin’ story series for the “Pacific Rim” franchise. The pair’s production company Chronology set a first-look film deal at Sony Pictures just weeks ago and so are in high demand. Writer/producer/filmmaker Heisserer wrote Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” and Susanne Bier’s “Bird Box” and served as executive producer on Netflix’s fantasy series “Shadow and Bone”.
The two “Pacific Rim” films to date deal with an inter-dimensional rift opening at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, allowing massive monsters to enter our world and begin attacking humanity. In response, humans begin constructing giant fighting robots called Jaegers to take the battle to them. The first film was directed by Guillermo del Toro and starred Charlioe Hunnam and Idris Elba.
Opening in 2013, it grossed over $400 million at the global box office. A John Boyega-led sequel in 2018 titled “Pacific Rim Uprising” grossed $291 million worldwide and scored much more mixed reviews. A 2021 anime series titled “Pacific Rim: The Black” aired two seasons on Netflix between 2021 and 2022.
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