Guillermo del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' Cast Nabs Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr. has been in many good movies during his career (Traffic, Star Trek).  Not all moviegoers know him by name, though I guarantee most recognize him from something they've seen.  He's more of a "hey it's that guy, he's in everything" type of actor, and he'll be "that guy" again soon.  

Collins Jr. has just joined the cast of Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba and Charlie Day for Guillermo del Toro's epic sci-fi movie Pacific Rim, according to Variety.  His role is currently unspecified.  I figure he'll be one of the human operators controlling one of the huge mechanized robots being used as the Earth's last line of defense against alien invaders.

Travis Beachman's (Clash of the Titans) script is reported as being a variation on the Japanese Kaiju genre (Giant Monsters).  Sounds to me like it will go down as a larger than life battle between massive robot warriors and aliens falling down from the sky, similar to the Atari game Space Invaders.  But, it could also be more along the lines of a modern style Godzilla movie.

I'm psyched about this one and del Toro has proven himself capable of creating high-quality, over the top action movies (Hell Boy, Blade II).

Pacific Rim will find its way into theaters on July 12, 2013.  Hopefully you'll spot that Clifton Collins Jr. dude in more movies and TV shows before then.