When Does "Pacific Rim: Uprising" (2018) Take Place?
"Pacific Rim: Uprising" is a science fiction adventure horror (kaiju) film written by Steven S. DeKnight with Emily Carmichael, T. S. Nowlin, and Kira Snyder that released March 23rd, 2018. So when is "Uprising" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because Jake Pentecost narrates very specifically as the prologue ends, "It's been 10 years since we won the war", referring to the conclusion of the previous film, "Pacific Rim" (2013), which takes place in 2025 AD. So it's definitely 2035 AD at the movie's start.
2035 AD
We know this because Jake Pentecost narrates very specifically as the prologue ends, "It's been 10 years since we won the war", referring to the conclusion of the previous film, "Pacific Rim" (2013), which takes place in 2025 AD. So it's definitely 2035 AD at the movie's start.
2025 + 10 = 2035.
Additionally, the prologue contains quick flashes of the first film's climax, which happened in mid to late 2025 AD.
