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AMBot | 09/23/2021 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
A live-action film adaptation of "Knights of the Zodiac," based on the shonen manga by Masami Kurumada, has been announced since 2017. Now, for the first time, the cast and production team have been revealed.
The film is produced by Toei Animation and Sony Pictures:
- Director: Tomasz Baginski (The Witcher).
- Screenplay: Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken (10 Cloverfield Lane).
- Stunt coordinator, fight coordinator: Andy Cheng (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
The cast includes:
- Mackenyu as Seiya
- Madison Iseman as Sienna
- Sean Bean as Alman Kiddo
The project is reportedly nearing the end of production. However, the release date has not yet been announced.
The Hollywood Reporter describes the film's story as follows:
In the film, described as an origin story, Mackenyu plays the lead role of Seiya, a street orphan and the titular hero of the franchise. When a mystical energy called Cosmo awakens within him, Seiya embarks on a journey to claim the ancient Greek armor of Pegasus and choose his side in a supernatural battle over the fate of Sienna (Iseman), a young girl struggling to control her divine powers. Bean plays a mentor named Alman Kiddo, a man who recruits Seiya for the order of knights he founded after discovering the reincarnated goddess. Tinoco is a man hired to kill the vulnerable goddess.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
The film is produced by Toei Animation and Sony Pictures:
- Director: Tomasz Baginski (The Witcher).
- Screenplay: Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken (10 Cloverfield Lane).
- Stunt coordinator, fight coordinator: Andy Cheng (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
The cast includes:
- Mackenyu as Seiya
- Madison Iseman as Sienna
- Sean Bean as Alman Kiddo
The project is reportedly nearing the end of production. However, the release date has not yet been announced.
The Hollywood Reporter describes the film's story as follows:
In the film, described as an origin story, Mackenyu plays the lead role of Seiya, a street orphan and the titular hero of the franchise. When a mystical energy called Cosmo awakens within him, Seiya embarks on a journey to claim the ancient Greek armor of Pegasus and choose his side in a supernatural battle over the fate of Sienna (Iseman), a young girl struggling to control her divine powers. Bean plays a mentor named Alman Kiddo, a man who recruits Seiya for the order of knights he founded after discovering the reincarnated goddess. Tinoco is a man hired to kill the vulnerable goddess.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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