"I was literally just with Guillermo on the set of Crimson Peak. We talk about it and have some pretty great ideas. If they come to fruition and we get a great script, then we're open to it. Fans seem pretty passionate about it and working with Guillermo. So, we're open to it."

We are writing the sequel. Travis Beacham and I are writing, so that is active. The decision to green light or not, that’s definitely above my pay rate."

Legendary gave me the absolute go-ahead with writing the screenplay, so Travis Beacham and I are working on it. As far as giving it a green light, that's the big step of the process. We need to put together a budget and then they'll make that decision, but everybody is unwavering in their love for the movie."

Hey, Hollywood? Where is thatwe were promised?Guillermo Del Toro updated us on the progress of, saying that he is hard at work on a "secret" screenplay draft with Zak Penn. So it sounds likeis happening! Celebrations for all!OK, we weren’tpromised a follow up to Guillermo del Toro’s combative, pulse-racing monsters-versus-robots blockbuster. But movies that earn $411 million at the global box office tend to get a sequel. Movies that charm the critics (71% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes ) tend to get a sequel. And movies that have the writer and directortalking about ideas for a sequel tend to get a sequel!So where do we stand withThe originalhit theaters in July 2013, introducing an alternate future where Kaiju creatures emerged from our planet’s oceans, threatening our major cities. Once mankind realized these beasts weren’t going away, we came up with a way to fight back. We created skyscraper-sized robots called Jaegars, and trained pilots to use them in battle. And the program worked… for a while.At the time ofrelease, Del Toro – no stranger to sequels, having helmed twomovies – didn’t shy away from the sequel question.screenwriter Travis Beacham teased fans by saying he hoped the movie earned enough money to justify, because he and Del Toro had crazy idea. We were told that China was a crucial market to the success of. Then, the film performed well overseas, and in August,Seven months later, Del Toro and some of the key players finally are talking.In an interview with ShockTilYouDrop , Legendary Pictures head Thomas Tull approached the subject of, saying:That backs up a conversation Del Toro had in October, where he told IGN that he was working on the screenplay for awith Beacham, but the power to greenlight it wasn’t his.He also confirmed work ontoin October:Now that Legendary has said that they are open to it, however, the wheels should turn even quicker. The hold up might be attributed to Del Toro’s, a horror thriller he’s currently filming with Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain andstar Charlie Hunnam. Beyond that, his name has been attached to areboot, and a DC adaptation ofBut as Legendary prepares to launch a new, and audiences’ attentions continue to focus on beasts emerging from the seas, you get he sense thatis inching closer and closer to the production pipeline. Maybe even that crossover story we once imagined. Our fingers remain crossed.