The film "Pacific Frontier 2" (2018) and the actors who played in it received positive reviews from critics and viewers. Filmed by its director Stephen Denite. This picture was a continuation of the tape of the same name, released on screens in 2013.
Plot of the film
Among the actors of the film "Pacific Frontier 2" (2018) there are many famous names. This is John Boyega, as well as Scott Eastwood, Rinko Kikuchi, Bern Gorman, Charlie Day.
The film takes place about 10 years after what happened in the first part. Kaiju monsters are heading back to Earth. Stacker Petecost's son, whose name is Jake, is already trying to confront them.
The fact is that after the first attempt at the invasion, Jake quarreled with his father, even abandoned the training of the ranger pilot, becoming a real criminal. Only a new threat made him forget the old grievances and return. To help him come Mako Mori, who leads the young generation of pilots, and with her her assistant Lambert. At the same time, a new improved version of huntsmen has even more powerful technical capabilities. Only she is able to repulse the enemy.
It is noteworthy that if the first part of the film was shot by the famous director Guillermo del Toro (the mystical drama “The Devil’s Ridge”, the fantasy “Labyrinth of Faun”, the horror film “Crimson Peak”), then the second less popular colleague Stephen Deneit, who previously shot only series ("Angel", "Secrets of Smallville", "Doll House" and "Daredevil").
John Boyega
In the film "Pacific Frontier 2" actor John Boyega plays one of the main roles. He plays Jake Pentecost.
Boyega is a British actor. At the same time, his parents are from Nigeria. He became interested in theater art at school. In 2010, he received the main role in the production of Othello at the Peckham National Theater. He made his television debut in 2011 in the show "Become Human."
Already in 2012, many film critics noted him as Moses in Joe Cornish's fantastic comedy action movie Aliens in the Area. He even received several cinematic awards.
In 2013, many remembered him for his vivid but secondary role of Ugwu in the drama of Baia Bandele, “Half the Yellow Sun”.
True fame came to him in 2015, when he played one of the key roles in the space opera of J.J. Abrams, entitled "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." There he played Finn.
For the actor, the film "Pacific Frontier 2" (2018) was an important step in the development of his creative career.
Scott Eastwood
American actor Scott Eastwood in the film "Pacific Frontier 2" plays Lambert.
Scott is the son of a legendary American actor and director named Clint Eastwood. At the same time, he began his creative career under the name of his mother, trying to achieve as much as possible with his own efforts, and not relying on the famous name and merits of his father. His debut role was participation in the military-historical drama of Clint Eastwood's “Flags of Our Fathers”. Then his father attracted him to participate in two more of his projects. This tape "Unconquered" and "Gran Torino." Everywhere he played small roles.
Scott was able to declare himself publicly in 2010. He got a key role in an exciting action-packed thriller with elements of the fiction "Entrance to Nowhere". He played a young man who got lost in a magical forest. Thanks to this role, he managed to maximize his creative personality.
The next major success of Scott - the role in the slasher John Lusenhall "Texas Chainsaw 3D Massacre." He played Karl Hartman. The tape was successfully held at the world box office, bringing dividends not only to the producers, but also to all the actors who participated in it. Over time, thanks to his model appearance, he increasingly began to receive the roles of romantic heroes in melodramas. But he showed himself in other genres. In the film "Pacific Frontier 2" (2018), the actor and the role that he got, look as organically as possible.
Rinko Kikuchi
Among the actors of the film "Pacific Rim 2" should be highlighted Rinko Kikuchi. The Japanese actress received one of the main female roles, her character's name is Mako Mori.
Kikuchi's career is not limited to full-length films, she is actively acting in television series, playing in the theater. Her role in the drama Alejandro González Iñárritu, which was called "Babylon", brought her fame. For her, she was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, but she failed to win the statuette. The victory went to Jennifer Hudson, who played Effie White in Bill Condon’s drama musical Dream Girls.
Viewers can also remember her from the crime comedy Ryan Johnson's "Bloom Brothers", a melodrama by Chan An Hung "The Norwegian Forest", and the dramatic action movie by Karl Rinsch "47 Ronin."
Charlie day
In the film "Pacific Rim 2" actor Chardi Day plays Dr. Newton Geisler.
Day - an American who became famous thanks to the series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", in which he played the role of Charlie Callie. He himself was born in New York in the family of a professor of English and a teacher of piano. His childhood and youth passed in Rhode Island. In his youth, he played baseball and even thought about a sports career.
He made his debut on television in the series Law and Order. Among his recent works, it is worth noting the comedy of Sean Anders "The Unbearable Bosses 2", the adventure film by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein "Vacations", the comedy of Ritchie Kean's "Battle of the Teachers".
Bern Gorman
In the film Pacific Rim 2 (2018), actor Bern Gorman plays Dr. Hermann Geisler.
Gorman is a Briton who has become famous for his work in the dramatic science fiction series Torchwood, where he played Owen Harper. By the way, like Day, he participated in the TV series “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, as well as the fantasy romance Guillerme del Toro's “Crimson Peak”, the sci-fi thriller “The Man in the High Castle”.