For those chomping at the bit for its release, We’ve gotten a handful of new news to help tide you over for the long awaited sequel to the 2013 film Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim Maelstrom.

Yesterday, The Daily Telegraph reported that Star Wars star John Boyega was on set during the films shooting all the way in Sydney Australia. The images aren’t groundbreaking, but they are pretty cool as one of them has Boyega running through what looks like a run down town.

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In other news, Chinese actor Zhang Jin has joined the fight amongst other Chinese stars including Wesley Wong, Qian Yong Chen, and others. Jin has been in numerous Chinese films such as The Grandmaster, IP Man 3, and more! Pacific Rim Maelstrom will be directed by Steven S. DeKnight and is on track to be released on February 23rd, 2018 (although we would be fine if you decided to release it earlier. Nudge nudge.).

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We’ve already seen set photos, but Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves has just given us our first official look at the film.

The image is fairly revealing, showing us just how far along the apes have come since we last saw them. A pre-CGI Caesar (and another ape in the background) are seen on horseback, towering far above Jason Clarke and the other humans.

Take a look at the image below, and let us know if you’re looking forward to the film! Dawn of the Planet of the Apes hits theatres on May 23rd, 2014!

In ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’, a growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.

Just earlier today set photos leaked online from RoboCop giving a first look at the new suit. So, I am going to go ahead and say this and I await the backlash. But the new RoboCop suit is fucking bad ass in my opinion. Well, one of the new suits that is being that there is more than one in the movie. Remember that part guys. Here’s an even better look at the new suit as well as some more set photos including the first look at his new car thanks the guys at Bleeding Cool.

An up close look at the suit:

Abbie Cornish, who will be playing Alex Murphy’s wife, getting a picture taken of her well….rear area:

The new police cars for RoboCop:

And a new teaser poster courtesy of Cine1:

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before.

RoboCop is hitting theaters August of 2013.