film american science fiction monster film directed starring screenplay del story film set future earth war monsters emerged portal pacific_ocean combat monsters humanity create gigantic controlled pilots minds joined bridge focusing war later days story follows washed pilot called retirement teamed rookie pilot ditch effort defeat principal photography began november toronto lasted april film produced distributed released july including receiving generally positive reviews visual effects action sequences highly praised film box office disappointment united_states highly successful territories earned worldwide total million million china largest market del commercially successful film date sequel working title announced following delays directed produced scheduled release february plot earth attack gigantic alien monsters called emerging inter dimensional portal called breach pacific_ocean humanity construct robots nicknamed combat alien threat controlled pilots mentally linked process called drifting share mental stress machine piloted brothers assigned protect coastline monster survives initial assault open hull kills takes control kills loss brother program years later attacks increased frequency strength point destroyed faster built world leaders decide cut funding program favor anti coastal walls veteran pilot commanding officer program summons surviving pilots base hong_kong called finds convinces rejoin program stand greeted director refurbishment sees remaining crews fourth rebuilt refurbished additional weapons nuclear tells plan use seal breach nuclear weapon find new partner pilot holds base fighters finds drift compatible partner revealed adopted daughter test drift lost memory attack orphaned nearly grounds leaving scientists believes breach allowing increasing numbers invade time allowing drop weapon breach newton creates device allows drift brain fragment discovers created extraterrestrial colonists humanity invade earth instructs newton find black market dealer obtain intact brain acquire information place newton realizes previous drift mind gained access knowledge gained theirs code named hong_kong simultaneously find dispatched easily destroy blast options allows pilot kill pursue hunting newton lengthy destructive battle manage kill newton rush discover pregnant infant bursts cord newton drift infant brain learn breach opens presence dna reveals ill generation radiation time piloted tokyo attack forced kill making pilots killed known solo combat remaining proceed mission pilot injured previous fight pilot carry bomb provide cover pacific_ocean faced predicted manage kill crippled second takes critical damage fighting detonate nuclear bomb killing injuring defeat injured considering newton discovery use corpse drive breach seeing passed oxygen supply depleted gives supply escape pod manually nuclear descends aliens breach explodes killing aliens sealing breach pods surface pacific_ocean embrace rescue helicopters arrive mid credits scene cuts way dead infant cast washed pilot called retirement casting del stated saw thought earnest honest nature kind guy relate male audience member like guy like guy quality describing character stated meet beginning story suffered giant loss killed sense self worth fight going couple people bring retirement try help grand push think journey everybody point life fallen felt like getting matter difficult considered role del previous film plays child commanding officer selecting del stated movie deal dialogue way cast movie want hear things want tell sit listen interview director said wanted blonde square anglo super hip marine knows wanted somebody bring lot authority feel weight world shoulders watched essence character carrying literally world shoulders humanity actors capable humanity like sculpture type larger life like russian realism statue know big hands turmoil humanity eyes wanted somebody doubts internally guys prepare role watched footage politicians barack_obama initially offered role declined scheduling conflicts pilot lost family attack possesses strength fury serve reluctant use partly bond partly knows fighting terror childhood stated careful built movie things decided wanted female lead equal force male leads going sex going come shorts tank going real drawn character noting actors exhausted destroyed physically filming intensive cockpit del said didn break girl complained asked secret said think bears flowers try life plays child scientist studying day stated certainly provide little bit needed break monsters guys fighting character gets thrust story way life seriously risk little action oriented little horror movie esque kinda humorous real rest guys look good suits got kick fight punch sort flawed arrogant del gave mentality celebrity chef big personality according director day cast based performance episode sunny philadelphia comes stick monologue hunt rats basement funny coming character big stuff like mourning job know thought guy great comedy moments movie delivers trek portrays child father pilot stated hated fact cast father years senior said developed bond filming working tight finish dinner night gym days emotional scene end father son parting easy play grown actually genuinely love max man friend revealed pet bulldog del idea said dog max ironically ended max things story difficulty communicating communicated dog love couldn dog role originally written del decided scenes start feel like sons anarchy australian pilot considered finest soldier left resistance father pilot strongest fastest kills resistance team fan science fiction initially drawn film concept immediate reaction holy cool hands somebody sit terrible del kind going amazing reflecting experience film said interview fun entire life playing incredibly fun black makes living dealing organs stated actually think character designed played ethnicity way del notion wouldn interesting turn guy invention words somebody takes persona completely sounds like acts like know added dimension larger life aspect character playing somebody close origins completely persona makes shit think charm guy kind elusive hard pin marks fifth appearance del film director stated think moment guy called ron shows brooklyn selling black market organs know story need know actor lot explaining ron comes look story compelling little audience bird fingers indicate past gangster film states took favorite historical figure second favorite restaurant brooklyn drew inspiration performance writing character chinese american technician collins described character brains scientist studying alongside according del wearing english leaves lab modest arrogance radical behavior duo echo film theme incompatible people functioning time comes portrays child older brother pilot joined project work del describing character stated guy looking eager younger brother enabled gift gave opportunity kind save world help tyler plays child voice artificial intelligence system secured permission cast homage character portal video games director stated clear needed beautiful voice daughter portal long time portal came voice didn want use negative force evil called valve asked filter went commercial thought gamer distracting created filter little additional pilots include china russia portrays captain fishing boat caught battle plays aide portray members construction team joins retiring portray representatives united_states great_britain canada respectively appears engineer appears officer appears frantic civilian plays old man beach portrays mother flashback sequence producer thomas makes cameo appearance themes film load single pilot handle meaning linked pilot concept called drifting pilots drift quickly gain intimate knowledge memories feelings choice accept del found concept dramatic potential compelling director expressed intention metaphors extend real life pilots smaller stories actually bigger point robot life die didn want recruitment idea movie trust cross barriers color sex beliefs stick acknowledged message simplicity said liked seen adventure films similar morals child film primary characters little arcs idea del stated think great message kids guy beating shit minutes ago guy work minutes later life complete work director noted devil backbone told message conveyed different way film centers relationship love story conventional sense deeply damaged human beings decided suppress respective learning pilot undergo process opening gaining access thoughts memories secrets relationship necessarily respect perfect trust commented film love story love story necessary elements love arriving love suffered profound personal script central ideas damaged people missing pieces connecting like puzzle emphasized characters emotional intimacy filming training fight scene way sex scene self described avoided termed car commercial aesthetics army recruitment video aesthetics gave characters western ranks including marshal ranger military ranks captain major general director stated avoided making kind message says war good firepower world del wanted break mass death destruction featured contemporary blockbuster films point showing streets buildings evacuated attacks ensuring destruction depicted completely director stated don want people crushed want joy seeing toss tank having think guys tank think echo moment global anxiety fragile status quo safety citizens mind honestly film realm real world fear attack saw news said going destroy seattle case picking tradition started right world war mechanism way japan heal wounds war integral city writing connected film central theme recurring image missing shoes stating dream driving characters humans like specific place pilots generally speaking web resemblance filling world copies varying orders magnitude varying degrees expression beginning shoes feet production development february reported direct fantasy screenplay killing carnival row project conceived following year walking beach near screenwriter imagined giant robot giant monster fighting death sort fog vast things later conceived idea robot pilots asking happens people dies deciding story loss moving loss dealing survivor guilt commenced writing film reported purchased detailed page film treatment titled july reported del direct adaptation universal_studios producing del met discuss possibility collaborating film intrigued treatment small pitch point struck deal legendary directing produce write films conflicting production schedules direct cancelled attached star adaptation march reported universal proceed del unwilling compromise million budget rating director later reflected happened happened actually cried weekend lot don want sound like soul devastated movie project collapsed friday del signed direct following monday spent year working screenplay credited writer introduced ideas wished genre birth attack seen child perspective script received uncredited rewrite previously created starring drama series wrote del produced horror film mama enlisted perform uncredited script caught filmmaker attention carried uncredited work script principal photography filming began november continued toronto april gave update second week filming finished film referred seas production shot film days shoot order achieve del scheduled splinter unit direct early day main unit days director worked hours day seven days week schedule took new approach directing actors allowing movements improvisation director maintained tight control production goes sooner later delegate people like people don way film shot cameras decided shoot convert film effect work sheer size film robots monsters explaining didn want movie things big thing happens naturally looking buildings lets feet away big barely notice matter fast force effects robots monsters supposed big making perspective making human scale later announced film converted conversion taking weeks longer said tell changed mind running office del cut approximately hour material film unused footage explored characters arcs greater detail director felt necessary strike balance stating pretend monsters giant robots pretend profound reflection mankind character arc edited minimal requirements director wanted film hours particularly younger viewers helped editing removed minutes footage removed minutes rearranged scenes receive special thanks film end credits design del envisioned earnest colorful adventure story incredibly light feel contrast super brooding super dark cynical summer movie director focused big beautiful sophisticated visuals action satisfy adult audience stated real hope introduce genres generation children film draws heavily genres avoids direct references previous works intended create original love influences epic beauty end credits film helped establish giant monster genre films beast respectively film honor genres creating original stand film conscious heritage homage greatest hits director point starting scratch referencing previous examples genres cautioned designers turn films like war inspiration stating didn want belong genre wanted create new love things tried bring epic beauty drama popular culture drew inspiration works art boxing paintings film designers include monster designer acknowledged designs created cancelled adaptation approximately designed fraction appear film week filmmakers american idol vote best designing film artists frequently drew inspiration nature works director commented essentially way hand come sort families got insect sort design render attention real animal anatomy detail interesting del avoided making similar earth creatures instead opting alien called film weapons stating cleaning crew cats sent warehouse clean mice certain design elements shared intended suggest connected designed similar purpose given silhouette echo man suit aesthetic early japanese films del films feature ancient damaged monsters lack evidence prior culture indicating engineered creations result evolutionary system appear film tribute 1960s japanese films intended look like man rubber suit head inspired shark like electro magnetic charges favorite del conceived sort beer belly movements reference dragons chinese mythology director called swiss army knife minutes screen time given numerous features audience tire creature moves like dragon water sports multiple jaws acid filled neck sack wings necessary intelligent employing eagle inspired strategies resembles fusion japanese temple largest distinguished extremely long neck half horn half crown head del considered demonic majestic american based shape new_york_city buildings building infused hip movements russian based shape paint patterns series russian tank combined giant appearance walking nuclear power plant cooling tower head armed chinese piloted resembles medieval little warrior texture evokes chinese wood golden edges australian likened del land elegant masculine chest camouflage paint scheme recalling australian pilots film costumes designed spent months costumes pilots russian pilot suits old fashioned echo space suits visual effects chosen visual effects del hired oscar winners known work star wars prequel trilogy pirates caribbean films legacy effects owner known creating armored suits tasked building suits helmets pods oscar winner known work independence day star trek brought board division contributed visual effects conceived film work words said entire team said movie needs theatrical romantic lot words usually associated high tech went saturated color palette battle hong_kong kept asking john tap inner mexican able classic japanese print great wave common motif ocean battles del recalled wave use waves weather movie director asked necessarily match lighting shot shot pretty unorthodox think results beautiful free powerful associate big sci action movie del considers film digital water exciting visual effect water dynamics movie technically beautiful incredibly expressive agreed making water character time water precisely wave frame film features extensive miniature effect shots provided supervision producer shot red epic cameras scenes produced involved creation scale office building interior destroyed fist robot separate controlled rig sequence depicted rows seats soccer stadium blown apart lands stadium created seats blown apart air cannons additionally provided practical elements team including dust clouds breaking glass water effects video game single player fighting video game based film announced playstation published developed video game released film july game received generally negative reviews developed tie game platforms ios android devices version received negative reviews music film score composed selected based works game stating scores incredible sort human soul director stated russian rap featured film soundtrack released digital download amazon june june physical version soundtrack released july days theatrical release film guest musicians feature score songs appear film included soundtrack like ending theme drift performed featuring received positive reviews action elite rated album perfect stars empire gave gave soundtrack stars july soundtrack appeared peak position number marketing promotion november official film website premiered alongside viral videos depicting initial attack captured handheld camera depicting designs machines released online june graphic novel tales year zero released written featuring cover art tales year zero serves introductory prologue film set years events june published man machines monsters art book written book chronicles film production concept art photography cast crew accounts shoot foreword del july viral video released character fictional organ day film release july viral video released promote film involved collaboration film studio including del youtube network known game station featured members youtube network game pilots fighting july novelization released began selling action figures film release initially expected reach theaters july decided postpone film release date march announced film released july film premiered mexico_city july box office grossed million north_america favorable international release grossing million countries worldwide total film grossed million thursday night percent came faced competition ultimately fell opening day earning million film reached spot opening weekend million highest opening film del surpassing percent tickets makes second highest share gravity second weekend film dropped steep gross million weekend dropped gross million july reported film reached international box office weekend film successful opening china grossing million overtaken battle armies largest opening china title sixth largest chinese debut time hollywood film august gross crossed million china sixth highest grossing american film china grossed total million country making china largest market film japan film landed fifth position opening weekend initial earning million world war gross million september forbes highlighted rare english language film history cross million barely crossing million domestic critical response received generally positive reviews critics review website metacritic gives rating based reviews critics indicates generally favorable reviews review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported approval rating average rating based reviews website consensus reads sport style substance solid modern creature feature bolstered imagery irresistible sense fun daily_telegraph awarded film stars experience watching favorite childhood cartoon praised del investing affection genre sense project way viewer found immersed film watching noting director younger older audiences alike expressed surprise film rise sum parts hollywood reporter gave positive review describing film sum potential monster film tried fulfill new_york_post gave film stars said shortage brains eye candy wit poetry praising clean coherent action sequences terrific chemistry hitfix highlighted aspects film paying particular attention production art design praised cinematography perfectly capturing film described score cool rolling_stone called film work ready compassion saying del drives action time called film pure comic book noted del lent proceedings plausible humanity lacking summer destruction heavy said civilian victims personal impression deeming scene moving anime like neon genesis director expert village_voice called summer entertainment pulse praising brilliant action freedom noted story predictable suggested del time better spent visionary films wired called awesome movie summer fist pumping awe inspiring ride opined focus spectacle characterization simply matter summer blockbuster context gave film commenting gave film half stars calling quarters good movie doesn know quit guardian enthusiastic calling film mix thin plot generator dialogue time said action let drama describing film minutes awesome minutes variety criticized loud lacking subtlety del previous films new_yorker verdict read possible business model tale long loud dark wet watch birth elephant san_francisco_chronicle reacted extremely negatively stating best terms movies like speak soul audiences maybe turn cameras equipment alien come director gave pan labyrinth years ago known artistic filmmaker despite affection blockbuster action gets lost computer movies look somebody computer looking week actors better relieve pain slant_magazine said film lacked compared video game stylish ride inevitable final boss battle wrap criticized choice set battles night rain feeling action said comic relief actors day stole film interesting leads identified weak link cast calling charisma black hole sydney morning herald particularly critical film awarding action sequences points described film hour minutes fight sequences connected minutes story director praised film japanese game director called ultimate film stated imagined fortunate film like life pioneered idea piloted interior cockpit praised film fun intense action game developer said battle scenes surpassed memories films saw child science fiction author called film display intelligent wonderfully witty visual design frame alive coherent language service heart children story baroque doesn inclusion female character note resulted passing test topic discussion media internet opinions divided pointing film example hollywood practice women noting film sexually gave narrative arc revolving man accolades home media available download itunes_store october film released dvd usa october countries november collector edition available date help promote home media release california produced version film battle scene del impressed duo trailer released youtube march march sold dvds blu ray discs united_states revenue respectively total sequels july del discussed possibility making sequel leave ideas draft know set piece great expensive idea bright couldn fit structure little stuff wanted didn possibility happy sequel lot ideas set pieces actually good seed sequel december legendary pictures announced selected writer write sequel del comment del return direct second film del expressed enthusiasm potential crossover legendary pictures film stressed plans place july del discussed sequel stating main idea bouncing fact drifted brain brains connected like mentality know draw conclusions director stated sequel feature merging october del revealed return write sequel despite film time june sequel unconfirmed del stated secretly working script months confirmed return initially developed storyline del dropped work series later june del confirmed direct sequel released universal_studios legendary new financing distribution partner april non episodic animated series connecting films continuation graphic novel announced july del announced design production start august scouting location place july principal photography commencing november year october del talked beginning production late mentioned possibility installment month del confirmed sequel immediate follow place years film focusing aftermath war fate technology additionally confirmed characters return sequel set feature different types film different adventure january penn revealed film sequel focus origins april legendary announced sequel film release date moved august filming expected begin november toronto working title september sequel reported halted indefinitely conflicts legendary universal_studios later clarified sequel simply moved film continue proceed stating turning screenplay budget weeks far concerned gone september universal removed sequel release calendar confirmed sequel moving forward stating extra time ensure sequel vanguard fully experience franchise deserves del expressed interest casting film later tweeted budget script film finished february announced direct sequel making feature film directorial debut del serve producer announced working possible script future june announced serve lead son production company produce end month reported early negotiations join cast key role new release date february confirmed studio june reported july new film
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