Production has begun on Netflix and Legendary's live-action Gundam movie in Queensland, Australia—following the streaming deal secured earlier this year—with six new actors joining the ensemble. The additions include Jason Isaacs, Javon Walton, Jackson White, Nonso Anozie, Oleksandr Rudynskyi, and Ida Brooke. Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo continue to lead the cast, alongside previously announced Shioli Kutsuna, Michael Mando, and Gemma Chua-Tran.
Filming is underway on Netflix and Legendary Pictures' live-action adaptation of the Gundam franchise, the first of its kind, produced in partnership with Bandai Namco Filmworks. Deadline exclusively reported the start of production in Queensland, Australia, under director Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth showrunner), who also wrote the script and is producing alongside Linda Moran, Cale Boyter, Ali Mendes, Sydney Sweeney, and Noah Centineo. Executive producers include Matthew Jenkins, Makoto Asanuma, and Naohiro Ogata.
The expanded cast features Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Nonso Anozie (Sweet Tooth), Javon Walton (Under the Bridge), Oleksandr Rudynskyi (The Agency), Ida Brooke (Dune: Part Three), and Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus).
The story follows rival mech pilots on opposing sides of a war between Earth and space colonies, whose allegiances shift amid a rising threat, leading to a high-stakes interstellar race for humanity's future. Gundam, from Bandai Namco Filmworks, pioneered the mecha sci-fi subgenre.
