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Sydney Sweeney’s Netflix ‘Gundam’ Movie Is A Sign Of Things To Come

The film adapts Bandai Namco Filmworks’ mecha franchise and stars Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo in a war between rival mech pilots.

  • Netflix and Legendary Pictures have begun production on their first live-action Gundam movie in Queensland, Australia, with director Jim Mickle helming the project from his own script.
  • The narrative follows rival mech pilots fighting in a decades-long war between Earth and space colonies, pulled into a high-stakes race across the stars that could decide humanity's fate.
  • Joining previously announced leads Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo, the production added Jackson White, Nonso Anozie, Javon 'Wanna' Walton, Ida Brooke, Jason Isaacs, and Oleksandr Rudynskyi to the ensemble cast.
  • Mickle is producing alongside Linda Moran through their production company Nightshade, with Cale Boyter, Ali Mendes, Sweeney, Centineo, and Enzo Marc, while executive producers include Matthew Jenkins, Makoto Asanuma, and Naohiro Ogata.
  • Gundam is the long-running multimedia franchise from Bandai Namco Filmworks that pioneered the "mecha" subgenre, with Netflix acquiring the film project in January.
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Just Jared broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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