'Pacific Rim: Maelstrom' goes on floor!

Actor John Boyega has confirmed the title of the upcoming sequel to the 2013 action-fantasy Pacific Rim.

The 24-year-old star shared a photo of his personalised script on Instagram, featuring the words Pacific Rim: Maelstrom, which long has been rumored to be the title of the follow-up to Guillermo del Toro's directorial.

"First day on Pacific Rim today. Here's to a great adventure ahead," he wrote.

 

A photo posted by BOYEGA (@jboyega_) on Nov 9, 2016 at 10:14am PST

The actor is playing the son of Stacker Pentecost, the character played by actor Idris Elba in the first film.

Steven S DeKnight is directing Pacific Rim: Maelstrom, which also stars Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny and Jing Tian. DeKnight also took to Twitter to share that the film has gone on the floors.

"Day 1 of shooting. The adventure begins... #PacificRim2." It is set for a February 23, 2018 release date. PTI SSN 'Pacific Rim 2' gets official title as production begins

Day 1 of shooting. The adventure begins... #PacificRim2 pic.twitter.com/IONAg1gsfd

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 9, 2016