Nerdist News’ Dan Casey got a chance to talk to some of the folks from the new movie Pacific Rim in advance of the film’s Friday opening, including stars Charlie Hunnam (the Jaeger pilot returning to battle seeking revenge for a painful loss), Idris Elba (the commanding officer with major issues seething below his cool surface), Charlie Day (the eccentric scientist who finds himself targeted), Ron Perlman (the mysterious dealer in mysterious things), and Rinko Kikuchi (the would-be co-pilot dealing with personal loss). Jaegers! Kaiju! Cities destroyed! It’s big….

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