After almost fifty years, one of the most enduring anime series of all time is coming to live action. Noah Centineo (The Recruit) will star in a live-action movie version of Gundam, and now he’s speaking out about the film, just days before it enters production. Centineo spoke with Collider’s Steve Weintraub at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where he’s promoting his new video game adaptation, Street Fighter. Centineo was careful with how many details he revealed about the film, but was quick to share that the film is now in production in Australia: in fact, he’s headed there this weekend to begin filming.
Centineo has already seen some of the pre-production work and had nothing but praise for the film’s writer-director, Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth), saying, “It’s going to be huge. Jim Mickle, our director, he’s got all heart. He’s so sensitive, all heart, and he builds these wonderful massive worlds. I’ve seen some of the previs, and I’ve seen what he’s trying to do and looking to do, and it’s very exciting.” Also earning Centineo’s plaudits is co-star Sydney Sweeney, who’s currently starring in the third (and possibly final) season of her star-making series <em>Euphoria</em>. Neither actor’s role has been revealed, but the two will play the leads in the film. He told Collider:
“Sydney’s so sweet, man. She’s giving everything she’s got to this. I’m really excited to get out there and do this with her. I think it’s going to be lovely. We have such a phenomenal ensemble around this, as well. Yeah, man, I think people are going to like it.”
What Centineo can tell long-time Gundam fans is that they won’t be disappointed. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino, who kicked off the franchise in 1979 with the seminal Mobile Suit Gundam, the franchise chronicles a war between Earth and its breakaway space colonies, fought primarily with the titular Gundam mechanical mobile suits. Mobile Suit Gundam launched a fleet of spin-offs, sequels, and reboots, each with its own legion of fans; not to mention, of course, those who express their fandom by painstakingly assembling the show’s signature model kits. Centineo doesn’t necessarily count himself among them, but he knows that the film will do the franchise justice, saying:
“In the same way that we were fan-first on Street Fighter, we’re fan-first on Gundam. Legendary’s doing both of those, so for them it’s very important. That’s definitely the priority for them, so fans can expect the same level of meticulous attention to detail when it comes to respecting the property and the IP that we’ve all come to know and love. I knew the show. I would watch it back when I was a kid, but other than seeing it on Cartoon Network or Tsunami or something like that, that was pretty much the extent of my knowledge of it. But now, after getting on board and watching more of it, it’s great, dude. It’s going to be great.”
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