{"id":5307,"date":"2021-09-22T13:41:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=5307"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:16:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:16:18","slug":"live-action-knights-of-the-zodiac-adds-mackenyu-sean-bean-famke-janssen-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=5307","title":{"rendered":"Live-Action \u2018Knights of the Zodiac\u2019 Adds Mackenyu, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Knights of the Zodiac<\/i><\/b>, the upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular anime series <b><i>Saint Seiya<\/i><\/b>, has announced some exciting casting news, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/saint-seiya-sean-bean-famke-janssen-knights-zodiac-live-action-exclusive-1235017474\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. Mackenyu, son of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/news\/actor-sonny-chiba-died-at-82-from-covid-complications\/\">late Sonny Chiba<\/a>, will star as Seiya, a street orphan gifted with a mystical energy called Cosmo who is called to battle against gods. Actress Madison Iseman is set to play Sienna, a young girl with immense powers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/haveagreatsmile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/fildena.html\">fildena over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Additional cast include Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Nick Stahl, Diego Tinoco and Mark Dacascos.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/serenasandiegodentist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/prelone.html\">prelone over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> Bean will play Seiya\u2019s mentor Alman Kiddo, while Tinoco is a character hired to kill the reincarnated goddess Athena. <b><i>Knights of the Zodiac<\/i><\/b> is directed by Polish animator and special effects artist Tomasz Baginski, best known for <b><i>The Witcher<\/i><\/b>. Andy Cheng, the fight coordinator for <b><i>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/i><\/b>, will serve as the fight and stunt coordinator for the film.<\/p>\n<p>Toei Animation and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions collaborated on the project, which is apparently \u201ccoming off wrapping up production.\u201d The film has been in development for quite some time with considerable production delays. The latest script was penned by Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken.<\/p>\n<p>Masami Kurumada created the manga and anime in 1986, which was published by Shueisha and ended up selling over 25 million copies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/haveagreatsmile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/lopid.html\">lopid over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> Netflix recently tried its hand at a reboot with the 2019 series <b><i>Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya<\/i><\/b>, which ran for twelve episodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knights of the Zodiac, the upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular anime series Saint Seiya, has announced some exciting casting news, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mackenyu, son of the late Sonny Chiba, will star as Seiya, a street orphan gifted with a mystical energy called Cosmo who is called to battle against gods. 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