"Here's the deal. ... We're not just going to do Pacific Rim 2 just to do it. Right now we're talking to Guillermo del Toro. If we can crack the story, we all think it's great, and it's him at the helm, then fantastic. But right now there's nothing going on officially to proclaim."

Crunch these numbers: $411 million on a $190 million budget. Those are the numbers thatracked up last summer, less than a quarter coming from America. With a healthy home video life, surely that's enough for a, some argue. And with an undisclosed prints + advertising number jacking that budget up another $80-$100 million, others maintain that it just ain't happening. And now Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull is here to put your dubiouswishes in doubt.In an interview with I Am Rogue producer Thomas Tull speaks of how relations are good withdirector Guillermo Del Toro, but not so good that they're going to greenlightafter an underwhelmingBoy, there's a whole lot of "don't call us, we'll call you" packed into this phrase. The fact is, you'd be an idiot to turn down aoutright, because who in Hollywood doesn't want to be in bed (figuratively!) with Guillermo Del Toro? But the first one just didn't produce a Return On Investment that the studio would have liked. It's numbers, people. And sadly, given the way Hollywood works, when people are lukewarm over your last film and you're waiting to make a sequel, that wait just becomes procrastination.Del Toro's currently working on, after which he'll be leaping into producing a dark retelling of. He's also working behind the scenes onand his projects in development include his DC film, the low-budget Spanish filmand many, many more. If you don't nab Del Toro now, you're not going to get him ever, and if he's going to make another sequel, it seems likely thatwould be the likeliest.Legendary is no longer developing projects with Warner Bros., moving on to Universal. That suggests that, in addition to a shift in partnership, there's a shift in company policies. Which could be minor or major, but would likely involve the idea of, which would have to be made with former partners the WB. Adding the politics involved to what's already a movie the money-men might not want, and it seems likelyis just a pipe dream for now.