Source: Famous Monsters of Filmland | Posted By: Dan Geer

Guillermo Del Toro has been quite busy ever since he dropped out of directing The Hobbit over two years ago, developing a film about mankind inventing giant robots (“Jaegers”) to combat the threat of giant monsters (“Kaiju”). What could be more cool that a high-profile film director making a movie like this? After watching the first trailer for the film, I can’t think of anything. Hit the jump to watch two and a half minutes of pure epic genius unfold before your eyes…

Official Synopsis:

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end.  To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge.  But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju.  On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past.  Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Pacific Rim, directed by Guillermo del Toro, stars Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, and Idris Elba. It hits theaters nationwide July 12, 2013.