The Apocalypse has been … renewed for another season.
And the creatures are making a comeback.
Jake is the prodigal son, Boyega tells EW.
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Im the son he didnt really talk about in the first film … the product of Stackers first love.
This time, Mako is Jakes protector, despite their awkward history.
Jake thrives as a black market retailer.
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The monster attacks from the sea have driven the wealthy inland.
He sells and buys stolen goods, and some of that includes Jaeger parts.
The masses of poor huddled on the coasts have decided to start building their own giant machines.
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If theres going to be a fight, theyre going to check that theyre ready for it.
Actually, not much of a choice.
you’re able to see them both below, bracing for battle.
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They were brothers, Boyega says, but that bond broke when Jake ran away.
While theyre sorting out their grudge, its also going to be a monster mash.
The Kaiju have found a new way, Boyega says.
They are way more intelligent than we thought they were.
The breach we thought was closed is not their only way into our world.
Their plans are more specific.
Jake leads the team in trying to build up a new defense against that.
She is still a two-man Jaeger and has new weapons and technology.
The new Gipsy has LCD screens and holographic imagery of what is going outside.
Her gravity sling has improved, he adds.
Pilots are no longer locked into robot by feet.
It has a scanning system that makes the drift easier to handle.
Gipsy Avenger is strongest and hardest to operate.
She has two swords she can join together to slice stuff down.
Shes flexible and very fast.
She has guns on the chest.
Check back to EW.com Friday for thePacific Rim Uprisingtrailer and a deep dive into the new footage.
