Guillermo del Toro has been celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pacific Rim, the fan-favorite Kaiju film that starred Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, and more. While chatting about the film with Collider, del Toro revealed another famous actor was almost cast in the movie. According to the Oscar-winning director, Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Stacker Pentecost, which ultimately went to Elba.
"Oh yeah. The two models for Pacific Rim, the two models for the screenplay, are Hoosiers with Gene Hackman and Top Gun. So, the part that Idris Elba plays, Tom Cruise was gonna do it, and I even had a karaoke. The deal couldn't be made. He wanted to do it. We were developing stuff, and he couldn't do it. I thought, 'You know what? Let's go with Idris Elba then. He's a god.
"I have developed three movies with Cruise, and none of the three times we have worked, but we have had quite a laugh, you know? I like it. My life is so weird," the director continued."I'm like Forrest f*cking Gump. All of a sudden, I'm in places that I don't know how it happened, but I go, 'Eh, I like it.' Honestly, I'm very grateful.
What Is Guillermo del Toro's Next Movie?Earlier this year, it was announced that del Toro would be making his own version of Frankenstein that will star Moon Knight's Oscar Isaac, Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield, and Pearl star Mia Goth. This week, Collider shared another exciting update. It looks like Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz will be a part of the star-studded cast, and the film is set to go into production in February.
"I'm doing Frankenstein," Del Toro told the outlet."We're working on it. We start shooting in February, and it's a movie I have been wanting to do for 50 years since I saw the first Frankenstein. I had an epiphany, and it's basically a movie that required a lot of growth and a lot of tools that I couldn't have done 10 years ago. Now I'm brave or crazy enough or something, and we're gonna tackle it.