Legendary Pictures confirmed Wednesday that Guillermo del Toro will be directing the upcoming, Pacific Rim, setting a September 2011 start date. 

Guillermo del Toro had the following statement:

"We started developing PAC RIM a while ago with the mad passion and enthusiasm of a project unwatched and unchecked by politics or comparisons. We designed and shepherded the movie we want to make. We start shooting in September and we hit the ground running because we are so in sync. My partnership with Legendary represents, both in scale and creative demands, a huge step forward for me." 

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