Pacific Rim 2 Casts Japanese Actor Mackenyu

Actor Mackenyu (live-action Chihayafuru, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Peach Girl) announced on his official Twitter account last week that he has joined the cast of Pacific Rim 2, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham’s 2013 science-fiction robot film.

Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, and del Toro are credited as producers, and Jillian Share is credited as executive producer for the film.

Actress and singer Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000) will play the lead female role in the film.