Guillermo del Toro is one of the most exciting directors working in Hollywood and he is FINALLY returning to what he does best this summer with Pacific Rim.

This will be del Toro’s first directorial outing since 2008 as he tackles sci-fi.

The movie promises to be one of the best science fiction movies of the year as robots – controlled by humans – take on an alien invasion.

Check out the latest banner for the film:

Idris Elba and Charlie Hunnam lead the cast list and are tasked with saving the world while Charlie Day and Ron Perlman are also on board.

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end.

To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge.

But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes, a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi), who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Pacific Rim is released 12th July

We are super excited about the release of Pacific Rim here at FemaleFirst and it can’t come around quick enough.

Sadly we are still going to have to wait until July before Guillermo del Toro makes his directorial return but we can treat you to the new poster:

We haven’t seen Del Toro in the director’s chair since he helmed Hellboy II: The Golden Army back in 2008 and it is exciting to see him back.

He has a habit of making visually stunning movies – and if the above poster is anything to go by it seems that that fine tradition is set to continue.

Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day and Rinko Kikuchi are all on board and it is a movie not to miss.

Pacific Rim is released 12th July.

A Guillermo Del Toro is always one not to be missed and he is back in the chair next summer for Pacific Rim.

It is his first film since Hellboy II: The Golden Army as he has been working on a whole host of producing projects.

And we have the first trailer for the movie for you to check out – and boy is it a good one:

Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Idris Elba and Charlie Day are all on the cast list as the human race battles back against an alien invasion.

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end.

To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge.

But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes, a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi), who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Pacific Rim is released 12th July 2013.