It’s been six years since Legendary (Pacific Rim, Godzilla) and Sunrise/Bandai Namco Filmworks teamed up to announce a Hollywood live-action Mobile Suit Gundam film. Now Sweet Tooth showrunner Jim Mickle is being brought on board to write and direct. In addition to those duties, Mickle will produce the film along with his partner Linda Moran and their Nightshade company. While little is known about the story, the live-action Gundam film is reportedly hoping to start production in early 2025.
Prior to this update, the Gundam movie had Legendary and Bandai Namco working with Netflix with director Jordan Vogt-Robers (Kong: Skull Island) at the helm. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the Mobile Suit Gundam series started with the 1979 TV anime, which is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.Synopsis:
Universal Century 0079. The rebel space colonies of the Principality of Zeon launch a war of independence against the Earth Federation, using humanoid fighting vehicles called mobile suits to overwhelm the Federation Forces and conquer half of Earth’s surface. Months later, the Federation has finally developed its own prototype mobile suits at a remote space colony. But when the colony suffers a Zeon surprise attack, these new weapons fall into the hands of a motley crew of civilians and cadets. Fate places a youth named Amuro Ray at the controls of the white mobile suit Gundam…
Source: Deadline
