The first images of the live action of The Knights of the Zodiac have been published
The first images of the live action of The Knights of the Zodiac entitled Saint Seiya - Knights of the Zodiac show what appear to be Seiya with his training and Marin, with his armor.According to the hashtags with which the director accompanied the image, Seiya would be played either by Mackenyu Arata or Brando Lee (which could be his double) and Marin would be instead Caitlin Hutson, but we don't know if she will actually play the character or if she will be the stunt double of another actress.
Saint Seiya - Knights of the Zodiac: everything we know about live- action
Saint S eiya - Knights of the Zodiac is directed by Tomek Baginski, while Will Geiger and Eugene Son will partner Blazej Dzikowski as the film's screenwriters.It will be distributed by Toei in Japan, while Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will distribute it overseas at exclusion of China and the Middle East.
In our last article dedicated to live-action we told you that the other actors who were going to play the other main characters of the film had been announced.
Mackenyu (Pacific Rim: Uprising, Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final, live-action film Chihayafuru) plays Seiya, Madison Iseman (sequel to Jumanji, So What You Did) and Saori, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Snowpiercer) is Alman Kiddo, Diego Tinoco (On My Block) will play the part of an unspecified hitman and the inclusion of Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Parebellum, Hawaii has also been confirmed Five-O, Crying Freeman, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, Iron Chef America) but his role is not yet known as well as what Famke Janssen (X-Men, Taken, The Vault) and Nick Stahl (Fear the Walking Dead) will play ).
The aforementioned staff members were joined by Tomasz Baginski, the Polish animator and special effects creator, who will direct for Toei and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions while Andy Cheng will be the coordinator of the stunt and combat timenti.
We remind you that the live-action will tell the story of The Knights of the Zodiac from the beginning, with Seiya, a street orphan who, when a mystical energy known as Cosmo awakens in him, embark on a journey to conquer the ancient Greek armor of Pegasus.
Purchase the DVD of The Knights of the Zodiac - The Legend of the Great Temple available on Amazon!