Fire up the Jaegers:Pacific Rim 2has a director.
Legendary Pictures announced it has tapped Steven S. DeKnight to helm the sci-fi sequel from creator Guillermo del Toro.
Pacific Rim 2marks DeKnights directorial film debut.
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He was the showrunner behind the first season of the acclaimed Marvel seriesDaredevilon Netflix.
Hes also the creator of Starz swords-and-sandals dramaSpartacus, with other TV credits includingDollhouse,Smallville, andAngel.
The firstPacific Rimraked in $411 million worldwide on a $190 million budget.
Del Toro announced a sequelin June 2014, butits been long delayed.
Universal will distribute the film worldwide in 3D.
