One of Japan's biggest popculture and mecha franchises is getting the long awaited live-action treatment it deserves (not counting the Ready Player One cameo appearance), as Variety reports that Kong: Skull Island and the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has been tasked with directing a Gundam live-action movie for Legendary and Netflix!
According to the report, famed comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan will also be joining the project as executive producer - and writing the screenplay! There's no word yet on what exact iteration of Gundam that will be adapted by the director, Legendary, and Netflix - but the safest and most popular would definitely be the original Universal Century timeline that began with the original Mobile Suit Gundam series released on April of 1979! That story debuted the titular mecha with Amuro Ray as its pilot, and chronicled his journey with the crew of the White Base as they battled Char Aznable and the Republic of Zeon during the events of the "One Year War".
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