Netflix is in talks to distribute Legendary’s live-action feature adaptation of Gundam, Deadline is reporting. The news follows the casting of Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo in the project.

Sweet Tooth director Jim Mickle is helming the upcoming film. Legendary and franchise owner Bandai Namco Filmworks have been co-developing the movie together.

Mickle is also producing Gundam with his partner Linda Moran through their production company Nightshade. Centineo is also working as a producer with his partner Enzo Marc.

Mickle also wrote the script for the anticipated feature. However, the filmmaker and studio have not yet revealed the plot of the new adaptation.

The movie is garnering attention for being the first live-action, theatrically feature in the Gundam franchise. The live-action feature’s release comes after TV Asahi aired the live-action Canadian telefilm G-Saviour in 1999.

Gundam will reportedly skip a theatrical release. It will likely instead head straight to streaming on Netflix.

Audiences consider Gundam to be one of the most revered anime ever released. After Yoshiyuki Tomino created the property, it pioneered the sci-fi subgenre known as mecha, which focuses on giant fighting robots.

Gundam is set in the Universal Century, a future where humanity has colonized space. A rebellion eventually erupts between Earth and its colonies. As a result, the conflict is fought by pilots in massive mechanized contraptions known as mobile suits.

The long-running multimedia franchise launched in 1979 with the series, Mobile Suit Gundam. Since then, the internationally renowned endeavor has spanned 83 animated series and movies. Its merchandising also generates $600 million annually.

Legendary Entertainment previously announced it was developing a Gundam film with Netflix in the spring of 2021. After working with the studio on its hit Monsterverse installment Kong: Skull Island, Jordan Vogt-Roberts signed on to direct the movie.

However, by late 2024,Netflix had exited the project. Vogt-Roberts subsequently stepped away. But the streamer has since signed back on to distribute Gundam under Mickle’s direction.

The filmmaker is coming off his well-received run as the creator, showrunner and director of Netflix’s fantasy drama television series Sweet Tooth. The genre‑bending show is based on the comic book limited series created by Jeff Lemire. The screen adaptation earned strong reviews and multiple Emmy nominations.

It’s still unclear when production on Gundam may begin. Sweeney will shoot Colman Domingo’s Scandalous! this month. She’ll also return for the sequel to her hit psychological thriller, The Housemaid. The follow-up is tentatively to start production this spring. As a result, the filmmakers may push principal photography on Gundam to the end of this year.