It turns out Pacific Rim originally wanted Tom Cruise for Idris Elba's role.
Pacific Rim brought mecha action to theaters some years ago, and director Guillermo del Toro oversaw the franchise's launch. The thrilling blockbuster put actors like Idris Elba on center stage, but as it turns out, there was a big-name star up for the film. After all, Tom Cruise was originally wanted for Pacific Rim, and now del Toro is speaking out on why the deal never went through.
"Oh yeah. The two models for Pacific Rim, the two models for the screenplay, are Hoosiers with Gene Hackman and Top Gun. So, the part that Idris Elba plays, Tom Cruise was gonna do it, and I even had a karaoke. The deal couldn't be made. He wanted to do it. We were developing stuff, and he couldn't do it. I thought,"You know what? Let's go with Idris Elba then. He's a god.
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