Zak Penn

Ready Player One’s Zak Penn to write ROM for Hasbro & Paramount

Posted 8 years ago

With the TRANSFORMERS franchise reportedly due for a reboot following the release of BUMBLEBEE, the other Hasbro properties are beginning to take shape in order to fill the temporary void. In 2015, Hasbro's Allspark Pictures and Paramount assembled a writers...

Weekend Box Office Report: March 23-25, 2018

Posted 8 years ago

Pacific Rim Uprising battles to the top! Gigantic mechs stomped back into theaters with the sequel PACIFIC RIM UPRISING and took control of the box office this weekend with an estimated $28 million! The kaiju-fighting machines led by STAR WARS...

Pacific Rim Uprising director would love to helm a retro Doom Patrol movie

Posted 8 years ago

Whether you grooved on the film or not, PACIFIC RIM UPRISING is the talk of the town, this Friday afternoon. And seeing as the iron is rather hot, at the moment, this feels like as good a time as any to drop...

Pacific Rim Uprising director already has an idea for a third movie

Posted 8 years ago

PACIFIC RIM UPRISING is officially in theaters now, and fans who have been waiting five long years for more robot-monster bashing can get their fix right now. Those same fans may not have to wait as long for a third...

Review: Pacific Rim Uprising

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: Ten years after the Battle of the Breach seemingly ended the Kaiju threat, Jake Pentecost (John Boyega), the son of the legendary Stacker Pentecost, lives on the margins, eeking out a living stealing old jaeger parts and selling them...

We Talk Pacific Rim: Uprising with John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and more!

Posted 8 years ago

This week, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING is crashing into theatres, and it is very likely to please fans of the original. With directing duties going to Steven S. DeKnight – who is making his feature film directorial debut – this is a fun continuation to...

Zak Penn talks expanding The Matrix universe, Ready Player One similarities

Posted 8 years ago

Whoa. Screenwriter Zak Penn, who in the past has contributed to such project as X2: X-MEN UNITED, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE AVENGERS, and most recently, READY PLAYER ONE, sounds as if he's planning something quite special for when he unleashes...

Check out a handful of Kaiju-rific clips from Pacific Rim: Uprising

Posted 8 years ago

The world will once again find itself threatened by the monstrous Kaiju when PACIFIC RIM UPRISING hits theaters in just a few short weeks. The upcoming sequel to Guillermo del Toro's colourful and extremely entertaining original will find John Boyega...

New Pacific Rim Uprising trailer showcases IMAX-worthy spectacle

Posted 8 years ago

We can sit here all day and talk about the characters and the story, but the whole reason to pay for a ticket to see PACIFIC RIM UPRISING is to watch massive robots bash even bigger monsters. The brand-new trailer...

The Jaegers get a splash of color for the Pacific Rim Uprising IMAX posters

Posted 8 years ago

It won't be long now before the Jaegers of PACIFIC RIM UPRISING land on the big screen, ready and raring to kick some kaiju ass. Without a doubt, the best way to experience a movie such as this is in...