Pacific Rim Trailer From WonderCon Officially Released

Usually exclusive movie footage shown at Comic Cons only shows up online in the form of shaky camera phone videos, but Warner Bros. has officially  released a high quality version of the Pacific Rim trailer that was shown at WonderCon. In releasing the footate, Guillermo del Toro said, "This was originally intended for only WonderCon, but after listening to so many of you asking for more of the movie online, I think it's time for me to show you more footage. Enjoy, my friends!" Watching the new footage, it becomes obvious that while Warner Bros. year might have started slow, they are going to have a strong summer. The special effects in Pacific Rim look incredible, and well-done stories about humanity rising up against an enormous threat always tend to perform well. It seems to have an Independence Day vibe to the storyline. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse. Pacific Rim is scheduled to be released in movie theaters on July 12, 2013.