‘Pacific Rim’, a movie about giant robots fighting giant multi-dimensional aliens, is back with a sequel, and it promises even bigger robots and even more action. The first look of ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ is here and there are quite a few changes but one familiar threat – the Kaiju are back to wage war with humanity once again.

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The trailer introduces us to Jake Pentecost, played by John Boyega, the son of fallen Jaeger pilot Stacker Pentecost, who was played by Idris Elba is the first movie. Boyega’s character has a big legacy to live up to, considering Stacker Pentecost literally sacrificed himself to save humanity.

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When the monstrous Kaiju begin re-emerging, Jake finds himself at the centre of all the chaos, so obviously it’s time to bring out the giant robots once again, and they are truly incredible. Along with fighting against the kaiju, Jake is also seen making a lot of inspirational speeches in the trailer about preventing the apocalypse. “We were born into a world at war,” Boyega’s rebellious Jake Pentecost bellows.

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Even though the trailer doesn’t really address how and why the Jaeger tech has evolved so quickly in the last decade, a shot of two Jaegers in battle might be an indication. Since the Kaiju threat was apparently over, maybe humans used Jaegers to fight each other in the future. But, maybe the re-emergence of the Kaiju was just the thing that people needed to unite against a common enemy.

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With new pilots and their new, crazier weapons – everything from electro-whips to shoulder rockets to so many wrist-mounted chainswords – this movie is already extremely exciting.

Since ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ is set to hit theatres March of next year, we’ll have to wait a few months, but by the looks of it, it’ll be worth it.

Here’s the full trailer :