Guillermo del Toro's ground breaking project Pacific Rim shot at Pinewood Toronto Studios. The production took over most of the studios using stages 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and the Mega Stage for most of its 101 sets created.

As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.