Day Joins Pacific Rim

Charlie Day is in talks to join the cast of Guillermo del Toro's disaster epic "Pacific Rim" says Variety.

Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba star in the story that centers on an alien invasion that threatens earth and the humans who come together to defend it.

Day will play a professor.

Travis Beacham (Clash of the Titans remake) wrote the script with Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni ready to produce the 2013 pic.

Shooting is due to kick off in November