Source: Warner Bros Pictures | Posted By: Dan Geer

Director Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim is definitely on every geek’s summer movie radar this year. It really doesn’t get much better than an A-list director creating a film about giant robots (called “Jaegers” in the film) facing off against giant monsters (““Kaiju”) from a different dimension.

This year at WonderCon, Del Toro debuted a new trailer for the film, which of course blew everyone away, and he felt that the trailer should not just be exclusive to WonderCon attendees because, well, it’s just too cool for words. Hit the jump to see what Del Toro had to say on the matter and view the new trailer!

From Guillermo Del Toro:

This was originally intended for only WonderCon, but after listening to so many of you asking for more of the movie online, I think it’s time for me to show you more footage. Enjoy, my friends!

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.