Noah centineo in Talks to Star Alongside Sydney Sweeney in โคLive-Action ‘Gundam’ Movie
Actor Noah Centineo, known for hisโข roles in Black Adam and the upcoming โฃ Street Fighter film, isโ reportedly in discussions to join Legendary Pictures’ live-action adaptation ofโฃ the iconic Japaneseโ anime Mobile Suit Gundam. This potential casting โadds another key player to โฃthe project, โฃwhich already stars Sydney Sweeney inโข a โlead role.
Legendary Picturesโ has been developing a โ gundam film for someโ time, aiming to โคbringโข the sprawling sci-fi universe to aโข wider audience. The โฃproject,written andโ directed โbyโข Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth),has been โshrouded in secrecy regarding its โplot.โ Though, details suggest the โfilm mayโ draw inspiration from Theโข 08thโข MS Team,โค focusing on a conflict between pilots from the Earth Federation and the โฃprincipalityโ of Zeon who โคdevelop โa connection amidst war.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary is being cautious with casting announcements “for sensitivity reasons,” having previously considered Queer โฃ star Drew Starkey for the role now being โdiscussed with Centineo. Sweeney is โreportedly “very โmuch involved” inโ selecting her โco-lead,โฃ as the characters areโฃ intendedโข to be โฃonโฃ opposing sidesโ ofโ a planetary conflict.
The Gundam โ franchise,created by Yoshiyuki Tomino,debuted in โค1979 โand has asโค spawned numerous television series,films,manga,and model kits,becoming aโ cultural phenomenon in Japan and gaining a dedicatedโ international fanbase.โ Theโ live-action film represents a meaningful attempt to translate the complex โขworld of giant robots and political intrigue toโค the big screen.