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Live action Gundam film production officially announced

Live action Gundam film production officially announced

Written by Ross Locksley on 06 Feb 2025



While we last heard about the Gundam live action movie last November, an update has arrived with a change of release strategy and writer.

A teaser image was released yesterday to announce that production has started between film studio Legendary and the newly formed Bandai Namco Filmworks America, who will each co-fund the project:

Gundam Live Action

Originally the project looked set to release on Netflix, but it's now been moved to a theatrical release with a new writer, Sweet-Tooth co-showrunner Jim Mickle. Until now it was understood that Jordan Vogt-Robert (Kong: Skull Island) was tapped to direct, but Deadline reports he's no longer involved. 

Jim Mickle
Jim Mickle

No news on whether this is a new story/timeline or an adaptation of any of the numerous Gundam anime series, but now that production has started, news should begin to flow.


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Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time. You can read his more personal articles on UKA's sister site, The Anime Independent.


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