Oh boy, big shoes to fill…
Netflix has revealed the cast for their live-action adaptation of One Piece. Their Netflix Geeked Twitter account tweeted out a video featuring the actors that would portray the Straw Hat crew.
The cast:
- Iñaki Godoy – Monkey D. Luffy
- Mackenyu – Roronoa Zoro
- Emily Rudd – Nami
- Jacob Gibson – Usopp
- Taz Skylar – Sanji
The long-lived series’ author, Eichiro Oda, who is an Executive Producer gave the following statement:
We’ve been working with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios on the massive project that is the Hollywood live-action series adaptation of One Piece! How many years has it been since it was announced, right? I know, I know! But rest assured we’ve been making steady progress all along!
For now, we’re able to announce the main cast! Rather, we need to hurry and announce it or else it’ll be leaked, apparently! Hilarious, lol. Their face, the size of their mouths and hands, their aura, the way they carry themselves, their voice, their acting skills, their height, the balance amongst the Straw Hat Crew, etc…! We decided on this cast after numerous discussions involving people around the world! These are the people who will be our Straw Hat Pirates!
One Piece is massively popular in Japan, and has had a growing fandom worldwide (Jamie Lee Curtis is a fan) over the 24 years the manga has been running. As a matter of fact, the anime’s not too far behind Detective Conan in episode count now.
There’s no set date for the Netflix series as of yet.
Source: IGN
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