New PACIFIC RIM UPRISING Trailer and Viral Video Experience the new PACIFIC RIM UPRISING trailer and viral video! The film, directed by Steven S. DeKnight, stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Burn Gorman, Rinko Kikuchi, and Charlie Day. PACIFIC RIM UPRISING will be released in theaters on March 23. Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.