Toei Animation and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions are planning something exciting for the mythological manga and anime seriesThe Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya. A live-action adaptation and origin story film calledThe Knights of the Zodiachas been announced, and it recently wrapped up production.
The excitingKnights of the ZodiacfilmstarsGame of Thronesactor Sean Bean, along with other impressive cast and crew members on board. Despite numerous setbacks and production delays, filming on the project finally commenced this year.
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The Hollywood Reporter has learned Tomasz Baginski, whoworked onThe Witcher, will be directing the film from a script penned by Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken, who worked on10 Cloverfield Lane. TheKnights of the Zodiacproject is also joined by martial arts choreographer Andy Cheng, who recently worked as the fight coordinator forShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The cast includes Mackenyu as Seiya, Bean as Alman Kiddo, Diego Tinoco as a Mysterious Assassin, and Madison Iseman as Sienna. Rounding out the cast is Famke Janssen, Nick Stahl, and Mark Dacascos, although their roles have not yet been released.
The story revolves around a street orphan and a protagonist named Seiya, who embarks on a conquest after elusive and magical energy called Cosmo is integrated within him. The goal of Seiya’s journey is to acquire the armor of the Greek mythological beast Pegasus and subsequently decide the fate of a young god Sienna, who has been having difficulties controlling her powers. The original 1980s fantasy manga and anime, created by Masami Kurumada, explored stories of a variety of warriors, or The Bronze Warriors (Bronze Saints in the manga), that have incredible powers garnered from the constellations in the sky.
The Bronze Warriors work to defend a reincarnated Athena from other gods who have sinister intentions to take over Earth. Seiya is recruited as the first of these Knights, and the story of how that came to be is the tale that will be explored in theKnights of the Zodiacfilm.
With a surge of live-action anime series being announced,likeCowboy BebopandOne Piece,The Knights of the Zodiacis sure to stand out as a unique fantasy series. Not to mention that the film will explore something the anime series never covered completely.
The Knights of the Zodiacdoes not have an announced release date at this time.
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