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A new report from Deadline has revealed that Deadpool star Shioli Kutsuna is joining the cast of the Gundam film, though character details are still unknown. Kutsuna first played the role of Yukio in Deadpool 2, and then reprised the role in the monster hit Deadpool & Wolverine. Kutsuna has already worked with Netflix on The Outsider and Murder Mystery, and now they will team up a third time for Gundam.
The Long-Awaited Gundam Live-Action Film Seems To Finally Be Happening
Legendary and Bandai Namco Filmworks first announced the Gundam live-action movie in 2021, and it’s gone on a bit of a journey since that initial announcement. Originally, the film was going to be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island), but Vogt-Roberts would ultimately depart the project. Then it was radio silence for a while, but Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth) would step into the director role, and he is also writing the script.
The project then started to take shape, and in January of this year, it was Netflix that came out on top in bidding for the project. It’s unknown if this will follow recent Netflix trends of limited theatrical runs ahead of the project’s launch on streaming, but it’s the latest in Netflix’s growing stable of manga and anime powerhouse franchises.
