Following the official synopsis, now Legendary and Universal have kicked off a new promotion for Pacific Rim Uprising with a War Clock that looks to countdown to the release of the first trailer this week at the New York Comic-Con.
The Pacific Rim Uprising viral website GoJaeger.com has been updated with a passcode that needs to be inputted to reveal new content.
Well, the passcode happens to be 65*789 as it’s set to the tune of the movie’s theme music. When entered correctly, the War Clock is revealed with a countdown. It’s currently at 1 day 22 hours 29 minutes and 11 seconds, which seems to coincide with the Pacific Rim Uprising NYCC panel on Friday.
The War Clock also features “glitches” offering a look at kaiju!
Pacific Rim Uprising NYCC info:
October 06, 2017, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
The Theater at Madison Square Garden
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING director Steven S. DeKnight will be joined by stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Burn Gorman and Cailee Spaeny—as well as moderator Aaron Sagers, SYFY WIRE’s editor-at-large—to discuss the upcoming action-adventure from Legendary and introduce the world premiere of the new trailer. The follow-up to 2013’s cinematic epic of monsters and mechs, the film will inspire a new generation to become the biggest heroes to ever walk the earth. Also starring Jing Tian, Rinko Kikuchi, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day, PACIFIC RIM UPRISING hits theaters March 2018.
“Pacific Rim Uprising” has a March 23, 2018 release directed by Steven S. DeKnight starring John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, Scott Eastwood as Nate Lambert; Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Mori; Charlie Day as Dr. Newton Geiszler; Tian Jing as Liwen Shao, and Burn Gorman as Dr. Hermann.
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