Guillermo del Toro says that Tom Cruise was initially supposed to star in Pacific Rim in the role eventually played by Idris Elba.
The Big Picture Pacific Rim delighted the world a decade ago, showing audiences how the world could come together in order to fight a common enemy. In the case of Guillermo del Toro's blockbuster, said common antagonists were a group of giant monsters originating from beneath the Earth. While the project starred Idris Elba as Marshal Stacker Pentecost, that wasn't always the plan, with Tom Cruise being the original choice to take on the role.
Around the time Pacific Rim was taking shape during its development stages, Cruise was busy preparing to star in Oblivion, Joseph Kosinki's dystopian thriller about a man who is cloned and isolated multiple times. Not being a part of del Toro's blockbuster about giant robots giving their best efforts while fighting monsters also allowed the actor to be a part of Edge of Tomorrow, an action-packed adventure where he portrayed Major Bill Cage.
"I have developed three movies with Cruise, and none of the three times we have worked, but we have had quite a laugh, you know? I like it. My life is so weird. I’m like Forrest fucking Gump. All of a sudden, I'm in places that I don't know how it happened, but I go, “Eh, I like it.” Honestly, I'm very grateful. There's a saying in movies, and it's a really great saying, they say, “Take the scout, don't make the movie.
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