Guillermo del Toro is writing Pacific Rim 2, studio backing be damned

Of course, writing a movie is very different from getting one made. And although Pacific Rim earned over $400 million worldwide, that number begins to seem a lot smaller once you factor in the film’s $190 million budget and the estimated $175 million spent on its extensive marketing campaign. Legendary Pictures, which produced Pacific Rim and put up 75 percent of its budget, has yet to give del Toro the go-ahead, and even he admits that, at this stage, he doesn’t “have the money,” but is still “proceeding like it is happening.” But if the budget never materializes, maybe del Toro could take a cue from Be Kind, Rewind and just make the movie in his basement.