Steven DeKnight wanted to have a reference to John Carpenter's 'The Thing' in 'Pacific Rim Uprising'.

The 55-year-old filmmaker helmed the sequel to Guillermo del Toro's sci-fi flick starring John Boyega and Scott Eastwood, and admitted during the editing process, he removed a scene which was a nod to the iconic 1982 alien horror movie.

He told Den of Geek: "There was an action scene that I came up with during the Shatterdome attack that I loved.

John Boyega thinks he's a "big-time nerd".

The 26-year-old actor - who is best known for playing Finn in the 'Star Wars' movies - has revealed that in spite of being one of the most sought-after performers in Hollywood, he has an obsession with anime figures.

He shared: "I have Dragon Ball Z figures; I have Naruto figures. One Punch Man. I'm a nerd - I just do it right. Oh yeah, [I'm a] big time nerd."

Steven DeKnight hopes Charlie Hunnam will come back for a third instalment of the 'Pacific Rim' franchise.

The 37-year-old actor starred as hero Raleigh Beckett in Guillermo del Toro's first instalment of the sci-fi franchise, but due to scheduling conflicts, he was unable to reprise his role in DeKnight's sequel, but the filmmaker hopes Hunnam will return in the future.

'Pacific Rim' sequel will please fans of the original (review)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- "Pacific Rim: Uprising" is like a cinematic Panda Express buffet with extra MSG. It's a sequel, for crying out loud. It's a B-movie monster/robot science-fiction all-you-can-eat action marathon with CGI mayhem out the wazoo.

But you knew that going in. You weren't expecting Dame Edith Evans reading a poem by Keats.

John Boyega picks up the slack but can only do so much for this retread of the 2013 original

Rock 'em, sock 'em, ho-hum.

"Pacific Rim Uprising" returns to the world of giant fightin' robots that was introduced in 2013's "Pacific Rim." That earlier film was director Guillermo del Toro's mash-up of "Top Gun" and "Godzilla," a spirited celebration of monster and military movie clichés. This sequel continues inside the same basic framework, with less inventive moxie and a more workmanlike attitude.

“Clang, bang, bang, ka-boom. On my mark! Roger that! Bang, bang, crash, boom, GRRR!, bam, bam, pew, pew, bang, crash.”

Now you’ve seen “Pacific Rim Uprising” without frittering away two hours of your life. Happy to help. I left out “Aww!” and “Yay!” in the interest of brevity, but you get the drift.

POCATELLO - Best Picture Oscar winner, "The Shape of Water" will be shown this Sunday, March 25, at 2, 4:30, and 7 p.m. in the Bengal Theater at the ISU Pond Student Union.

Scott Eastwood would love to return for another 'Pacific Rim' film.

The 31-year-old actor starred as Nate Lambert in the new Steven DeKnight movie - which is a sequel to the Guillermo del Toro 2013 sci-fi flick - and although it is his first outing in the franchise, he admitted he would love to be back.

Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the UK premiere of his latest movie at Vue Cinema in London's Leicester Square on Thursday (03.15.18), Eastwood said: "Oh we would love to!

SIOUX CITY -- The story of a mute female janitor who falls in love with a human-like amphibian, "The Shape of Water" is not your typical girl-meets-fish sort of flick.

That didn't stop the 2017 romantic fantasy movie from snagging four Oscars, including one for best picture and one for Guillermo del Toro as best director, during the 90th Academy Awards on March 4.

Another thing that separated "The Shape of Water" from the rest of the pack: the movie inspired a literary adaptation.

Best Picture: "The Shape of Water"

Actor: Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"

Actress: Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"

Directing: "The Shape of Water," Guillermo del Toro

Best Picture: "The Shape of Water"

Actor: Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"

Actress: Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"

Directing: "The Shape of Water," Guillermo del Toro

'The Shape of Water' was the big winner at this year's Academy Awards, taking home four prizes on Sunday (03.04.18).

The fantasy romance - which stars Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaner who falls in love with a mysterious sea creature - was nominated in 13 categories and scooped the coveted Best Picture accolade, as well as Best Director for Guillermo del Toro, Best Original Music Score and Best Production Design.

The complete list of Oscar winners:

Best picture

"The Shape of Water"

Best actress

Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best actor

Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"

Best director

Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water"

Best original song

"Remember Me" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez from "Coco"

Introduced flawlessly this time by returning presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the science-fiction/espionage/romance musical The Shape of Water won the Academy Award for best picture on a night when the entertainment industry seemed to be in the process of reinterpreting itself.

Academy Awards 2018: "The Shape of Water" would be a worthy Best Picture

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water" is an unlikely candidate to be nominated for a leading 13 Oscars. The nods the film got include in the categories of Best Movie, Best Director, Best Actress for the divine Sally Hawkins, and Supporting Actor and Actress for the magnificent Richard Jenkins and Octavia Spencer.

With 13 Oscar nominations, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” defies categorization. Part fantasy, part science fiction, part dreamy romance, it depicts the love story between a fish-man captured by government scientists and the quiet, reclusive woman who helps set him free.

A frequent del Toro collaborator, Doug Jones plays the aforementioned fish-man and said the closest he had come previously to “playing a love interest in a monster suit” was in “Hellboy II: The Golden Army.”

Guillermo del Toro has revealed that Sally Hawkins had a "massive crush" on the monster in 'The Shape of Water'.

The 41-year-old actress stars as mute cleaner Elisa in the Mexican filmmaker's BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated romantic creature feature, and del Toro revealed he was swayed to pick her as his leading lady after seeing her in Richard Ayoade's 'Submarine'.

But he was shocked by the affection Hawkins developed for the amphibian being on set.

No movie buff would miss the annual Academy Awards ceremony, but much of the surprise element that used to make the show so much fun has been eliminated in recent years.

Natalie Portman felt "uncomfortable" handing out the Best Director award at the Golden Globes last month.

The 'Annihilation' actress pointedly announced the "all-male nominees" at the prestigious ceremony and she admitted she had chosen her words carefully because she wanted to make a point that female filmmakers had been snubbed without "disrespecting" the nominees who had made the shortlist for the accolade, which went to 'The Shape of Water's Guillermo del Toro.

Alexandre Desplat thinks it "makes no sense" that Guillermo del Toro has been accused of plagiarism.

The critically-acclaimed director is currently under fire from 'Amelie' filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet after he claimed del Toro copied a scene from one his 1991 fantasy/crime movie 'Delicatessen'.

But now the 56-year-old composer - who collaborated with the Mexican filmmaker in his latest movie 'The Shape of Water' - has defended him saying the accusations are a "mistake".