kindee1688 The live-action “ Gundam ” movie may have its first cast member. Sydney Sweeney of “Euphoria” and “Anyone But You” fame is reportedly in talks to star in the upcoming Legendary and Bandai Namco Filmworks film.
Details about Sweeney’s character are still unknown, but if she signs on, it would mark her first major film role, following memorable performances in the blockbuster “Anything But You” and the small-budget horror film “Immaculate.” kindee1688
The project was originally announced in 2018, with Jordan Vogt-Roberts, who directed Kong: Skull Island, attached to direct. However, last year, the company announced a theatrical release and replaced the director with Sweet Tooth series showrunner Jim Mickel.
The film will be adapted from “Mobile Suit Gundam,” a Japanese anime series that first aired in 1979, directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yasuhiko Yoshikazu (YAS).
The background of the story is a future era called Universal Century, where space travel and the colonization of various planets by humans have already occurred. They have tried to liberate themselves from Earth, causing a war between the Earth Federation and the space colonies. Giant robots called Mobile Suits were created to fight each other. On Earth, the main force is the Gundam robot, piloted by a civilian boy named Amuro Ray.
“Mobile Suit Gundam” is a milestone in the giant robot anime genre, and it is the birth of a new anime genre called “real robot anime”, which is a robot anime genre that has a more sci-fi feel and uses scientific reasoning to explain the energy and weapons, which before that were just supernatural powers. While the supernatural is also becoming more realistic.
There’s no word yet on whether the film will feature an origin story or a spin-off from the comic book series, but Mickel is currently writing the script and will executive produce alongside Linda Moran.
Sweeney is one of the busiest actors around right now. She’s currently filming season 3 of “Euphoria,” is set to star in Apple TV+’s “Echo Valley” and Paul Feig’s upcoming film “The Housemaid.” ( kindee1688 )
