Gundam is about to make the jump to live action in a big way Legendary Pictures is working on a feature film version of Sunrise’s incredibly popular mech suit anime for Netflix, set to be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Legendary was first announced to be working with Sunrise on the live-action Gundam film in 2018, although today’s news doesn’t shed too much light on the upcoming project, which only has a working title at this point. Netflix hasn’t announced details on who might be cast or what the plot will be (or even if the movie will be adapting any of the dozens of different anime arcs, series, and films that already exist in Sunrise’s franchise). Brian K. Vaughan is attached to the project as a writer and executive producer, too.
This isn’t exactly the first live-action Gundam movie. G-Saviour was a made-for-TV film that had a theatrical release in Japan in 1999. It’s a safe bet that the budget will be a bit higher this time around.
Meanwhile, Netflix is making a live-action adaptation of another Sunrise property, Cowboy Bebop. Filming on the series wrapped up last month, following lengthy delays caused by the impact of COVID-19 and lead actor John Cho suffering an on-set injury. The show should hit Netflix later this year.
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