Source: Yahoo! Movies | Posted By: Dan Geer
A new featurette has debuted online via Yahoo! Movies where Pacific Rim director Guillermo Del Toro takes us on a tour of the massive four-story set built to convey just what exactly it would be like to be on the inside of one of the giant, man-powered robots known as Jaegers in the film. He pretty much describes it as a little amusement park simulator that creates a much more realistic sense of resistance for the actors to bounce off of, and when you watch the featurette, you’ll see just exactly what he means by that, as the actors really were put through quite a ride while trying to act like professional Jaeger pilots. Hit the jump to watch!
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.
