Pacific Rim: Uprising actor Mackenyu and Madison Iseman are leading the cast of KnightsoftheZodiac, a live-action adaptation of the 1980s manga and anime series titled 'Saint Seiya'
In what is labeled an origin story, Mackenyu is starring as Seiya, a street orphan and the title hero of the franchise. When a mystical energy known as Cosmo awakens in him, Seiya embarks on a journey to conquer the ancient Greek armor of Pegasus and choose his side in a preternatural battle for the fate of Sienna , a young girl who struggles to control her godly powers.
Bean plays a mentor named Alman Kiddo, a man who recruits Seiya into the Knights order, which he founded when he discovered the reincarnated goddess. Tinoco is a man hired to kill the vulnerable goddess. The project had been in development for years and suffered several production delays before finally shooting this year. Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken wrote the most recent drafts.
The movie boasts the fighting prowess of veteran stuntman and martial arts choreographer Andy Cheng, who was the fight coordinator of Marvel Studios’Cheng acted as stunt coordinator and fight coordinator for the production, which filmed in Hungary and Croatia. Toei, which was behind the anime that ran from 1986 to 1989, will distribute in Japan, with SPWA handling the rest of the world, excluding China and the Middle East.
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