If you’re going to make aGundamlive-action movie, it’s probably best to have aMonsterVersedirector at your side. And that’s exactly Netflix’s thinking as they announce aGundammovie is coming to their streaming app. They have recruitedKong: Skull Islanddirector Jordan Vogt-Roberts to bring this classic sci-fi anime to life.
Legendary Entertainment, home to theMonsterVerse, have teamed up with Netflix for this exclusiveGundamblockbuster. For now, any further details about the movie’s plot and cast are being kept under wraps. The working title is simplyGundam.Y: The Last ManandRunawaysscribeBrian K. Vaughn is behind the screenplay, and will be serving as an executive producer.
Gundamwill stream worldwide onNetflixexcept for in China, whereLegendary plans to open the movie on the big screen. No release date has been announced, but it’s possible that it won’t premiere on Netflix until 2023, due to the backlog of movies from 2020 that still haven’t been released at this time. Legendary’s Cale Boyter will oversee the project alongside originalGundamstudio Sunrise.
The story will take place in the Universal Century, which is the same timeline as the anime. It’s suspected that Netflix andJordan Vogt-Robertswill be pulling their influences directly from the show. Gigantic space battles are a guarantee, as space colony armies fight for independence against those still living on Earth. It is expected that Jordan Vogt-Roberts will share more about the movie in the coming months, as production ramps up.
Mobile Suit Gundamwas the firstGundamseries to premiere back in 1979. It was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino, who’s presence will no doubt be felt in the live action version coming our way. Since the time of its creation, there has been plenty of interest in the series. And there have been a number of spinoffs throughout the past couple of decades. Bandai continues to find huge success with their line ofGundamtoys and models. This news originated atIGN.
