Legendary
Pictures has today stealthily announced the new official name for the Pacific
Rim sequel, and official title for Godzilla 2.
Previously
titled Pacific Rim: Maelstrom, the next installment in the mecha versus monster
movie will now be called Pacific Rim: Uprising, while the second entry in the
rebooted Godzilla franchise will be titled Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Being
directed by Steven S. DeKnight ("Marvel's Daredevil"), Pacific Rim:
Uprising stars John Boyega, Adria Arjona, Scott Eastwood, Jin Zhang, Tian Jing,
Levi Meaden, Nick E. Tarabay, Mackenyu, and Shyrley Rodriguez. Pacific Rim:
Uprising opens in theaters on February 23, 2018.
To be directed by Michael Dougherty ("Krampus"), Godzilla:
King of the Monsters, it is set to premiere on March 22, 2019.
Here is the
full press release:
Legendary
today announced the hiring of three veteran production executives to its
feature film operations including Herbert W. Gains, who has been named EVP of
Physical Production, Valerie Flueger Veras who has been named SVP of Post-
Production and Sara Flamm who will take on the SVP Physical Production role.
The new additions were announced by Mary Parent, Legendary’s Vice Chairman of
Worldwide Production.
“Herb
comes to us with a tremendous body of experience working alongside some of the
most prolific filmmakers in our industry,” said Parent. “His strong business
acumen and commitment to supporting the vision of storytellers with preeminent
production resources makes him an excellent complement to our team here at
Legendary.” Gains will report directly to Parent, effective immediately.
Best
known for his work as Executive Producer on such films as Warner Bros’ The
Judge and Watchmen, as well as the recently released Jack Reacher: Never Go
Back from Paramount, Gains’ responsibilities will include overseeing production
of Legendary’s feature film slate including such highly anticipated projects as
Pacific Rim: Uprising, Pokemon’s Detective Pikachu and Godzilla: King of
Monsters. Gains will also work closely with the post-production team insuring
that the filmmaker’s vision remains intact through production to final
distribution.
“I’m
extremely gratified to be entrusted with this unique opportunity,” said Gains.
“Legendary’s evolution over the past decade has been nothing short of remarkable.
I am proud to take a key role in the company’s continued growth in feature film
production and excited by the potential of its established franchises and the
diverse slate of films currently in development.”
Reporting
to Gains at Legendary, is Valerie Flueger Veras, who will assume the role of
SVP of Post-Production. “I have had the good fortune of working closely with
Valerie on multiple films over the last few years,” said Parent. “She brings
experience from all aspects of filmmaking to the post-production process and
really understands how to support filmmakers whether they are making an
intimate character drama or a big VFX driven tentpole.”
Flueger
Veras is a seasoned executive who has lead the post-production efforts on some
of the most critically-acclaimed films of the last decade including
Oscar-nominated feature films, The Revenant, Selma and Nebraska. As SVP of
Post-Production, Flueger Veras will immediately begin overseeing post on the
upcoming Spring action film, Kong: Skull Island.
“I’m thrilled
to be joining Legendary,” said Flueger Veras. “In addition to having an
opportunity to re-team with Mary Parent who I have long respected, I am
extremely excited to be working alongside such an imaginative and highly
respected team of professionals and can’t wait to dive in on this truly iconic
slate of films.”
Rounding
out Legendary’s production team is Sara Flamm, who will step into the SVP of
Physical Production role and will also report to Gains. “Sara brings with her a
wealth of experience working on the types of genre films that Legendary is best
known for,” said Parent. “We’re excited to be adding her expertise to this
skilled new team.”
Most
recently Flamm worked alongside Gains as Unit Production Manager on on Jack
Reacher: Never Go Back and the upcoming film Geostorm. She has also worked as
Production Supervisor on numerous hit films including The Judge as well as
comic adaptations, Green Lantern and Legendary’s own Watchmen. In Flamm’s new
role she has already begun work on the production of Pacific Rim: Uprising,
currently shooting in Australia.
“Having
worked with Legendary in the past, I’ve long admired their focus on delivering
a truly elevated cinematic experience to their audiences,” said Flamm. They’ve
had an incredible history of blockbuster films, and I’m looking forward to
being a part of this team’s continued success.”
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