Pacific Rim 2 is finally going ahead – but with Steven S. DeKnight in the director’s chair rather than Guillermo del Toro.

Daredevil supremo DeKnight will be making his feature debut with the sequel for Legendary Pictures, which will be based on a script by Jon Spaihts from the characters created by del Toro and Travis Beacham. According to the report at Deadline, the movie will be released globally in 3D.

Del Toro tweeted: “Met w DeKnight and we are all so happy with our choice to take Pac Rim 2to where we know it can go!! Now Pac Rim is a known property and we can expand big! More news soon! But- as I said a few weeks ago: this is happening and the ideas we have are great!! Buenas noches from Toronto… Dream of Kaijus and Mecha!!”