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whitepangolin Mar 24, 2026 +526

Mando is such an incredible actor, particularly that final season of Better Call Saul. I think last year he got fired from some show, and I was worried his career had hit a wall. Great to see him in the new Spider-Man film, and this as well

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lawschoolredux Mar 24, 2026 +96

Really wish we get the full story on that someday……..

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AcreaRising4 Mar 24, 2026 +81

He got fired from Dope Thief for being a complete disaster on set.

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launchcode_1234 Mar 24, 2026 +48

Do you know any more info about it? I just heard he got into a physical fight with another actor. But not sure who the actor was or why it started.

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name-classified Mar 24, 2026 +67

sounds like "keeping it real" went wrong.

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Iamthesmartest Mar 24, 2026 +22

I don't like people playin' on my phone!!!

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Sir_Real_Surreal Mar 25, 2026 +9

You a b****, and so is your aunt!

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Iamthesmartest Mar 25, 2026 +4

Don't be playin on my phone ya clap havin jezebel!!!

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Call555JackChop Mar 25, 2026 +3

No granny don’t!

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whitepangolin Mar 24, 2026 +50

I hope he got on the straight and narrow. This all happened well before he got cast (again) in the new Spider-Man as well. After Jonathan Majors, I have to imagine Disney taking no fuckin chances with their actors.

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Rosebunse Mar 24, 2026 +40

I hope this agency had a real talk on this. Something along the lines of "This is the single best opportunity you will ever have. You want therapy? Rehab? Doctors? Tell us f****** right now and we will set you up. Don't tell us in a year when we lose out on the biggest deal in town because you fucked it up."

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ValeoAnt Mar 25, 2026 +5

Addiction is a b****

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Rosebunse Mar 25, 2026 +2

I know, but I hope he takes this opportunity and does what he needs to. Most actors would kill for something like this

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appletinicyclone Mar 24, 2026 +2

What happened

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Noobodiiy Mar 24, 2026 -15

Great actors tend to be assholes

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chni2cali Mar 24, 2026 +34

Holy shit. His monologue in the final season was top notch🔥

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mikehatesthis Mar 24, 2026 +34

"You think of me" goes so f****** hard, it's burned into my brain forever.

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g_r_e_y Mar 25, 2026 +5

the best line spoken in a world of incredible lines, ignacio's final scene is divine. masterclass acting.

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Gorostasguru Mar 24, 2026 +25

He played in Far Cry 3 video game. He was really good in that.

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CurtisLeow Mar 25, 2026 +13

He's still the best antagonist of any Ubisoft game. I didn't even realize that was him.

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Empanatacion Mar 24, 2026 +20

There was so much amazing acting on Better Call Saul, but I think he's my pick for the best.

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WallyWithReddit Mar 24, 2026 +10

Bob Odenkirk clears but I guess that’s not fair lol

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makuXrosu Mar 24, 2026 +522

"Get in the f****** Mobile Suit, Nacho"

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Just_a_square Mar 24, 2026 +101

Holy shit I was going to post "Nacho, get in the f****** Gundam" but I guess I'm just part of the hivemind lmao

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neo_sporin Mar 24, 2026 +31

so my wife and i are finally on the last season of BCS. I sent to her and her brother 'ah shit, someone spilled Nachos in my Gundam' neither of them laughed :(

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Kizire Mar 24, 2026 +4

It’s okay because you can always count on your reddit family to understand references :)

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All_hail_Korrok Mar 24, 2026 +7

Bro peak television!! Join us on the better call Saul subreddit when you're done.

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neo_sporin Mar 24, 2026 +4

We shall see. I don’t often go on the ‘specific media’ pages and stick to the broader categories. Should be done by next week, we are in the last 5 or so episodes.

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mikehatesthis Mar 24, 2026 +4

When your family thinks of cheesy Gundam jokes at Michael Mando's expense, **they'll think of you**. You twisted f***.

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GriffinFlash Mar 24, 2026 +6

[well, this is gonna be awkward](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F3iqmjccy7u981.jpg)

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the_blackfish Mar 24, 2026 +5

Finally he can redeem himself in his father's eyes.

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Stap-dono Mar 25, 2026 +2

"Have I ever told you the definition of insanity, Saul?"

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Salarian_American Mar 24, 2026 +187

I know most people know him as Nacho, but to me he's always gonna be Vic the D***, from Orphan Black. And then I bet for a lot of people, he's always that guy he played in whichever Far Cry game that was.

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SailorET Mar 24, 2026 +165

Vaas was such a memorable character that nobody remembers the actual main villain that he worked for.

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Mandalore108 Mar 24, 2026 +42

I just remember someone generic nothing villain after Vaas.

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the_blackfish Mar 24, 2026 +12

Some naked lady

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Prestigious_Sort3082 Mar 24, 2026 +16

I never played that game so I always assumed he *was* the main villain. Huh. TIL.

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We-are-all-dead-90 Mar 25, 2026 +9

Vaas completely overshadowed the main villain AND the protagonist lol

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deathjokerz Mar 25, 2026 +1

... There was an actual main villain after him?

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ironwolf1 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Yeah, Vaas was only the villain for the first half of the game. There was the whole second half on the southern island with Hoyt as the main villain leading the privateers. That part wasn't nearly as good as the first half with Vaas though.

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deathjokerz Mar 25, 2026 +1

I had finished the game but honestly I don't remember a single thing about that Hoyt guy lol

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ironwolf1 Mar 25, 2026 +1

He was German, and he was an a******. That is about all the characterization I remember.

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tallperson117 Mar 24, 2026 +51

IIRC Far Cry was where he got his major break. They wanted a quiet, stoic character, but when he auditioned he did the complete opposite and didn't get the part. Then, a few weeks later they called to tell him they loved his audition so much that they wrote a new part just for him. He ended up being so good that the marketing completely ignored the "big bad" in favor of Mando's Vaas, who was the henchman of the big bad, and the forgettable big bad ended up only being in the last like 20% of the game. He's still my most memorable antagonist in gaming. Anyone who hasn't seen it should checkout his "definition of insanity" monologue from Far Cry 3, it was so good they made it the original promo for the game. From my first time seeing that I knew the dude was going places.

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ProjectNo4090 Mar 24, 2026 +28

They also made him the main character on the cover art. The actual protagonist, Jason, is buried up to the nose in sand beside Vaas and most gamers never even noticed Jason was on the cover art.

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RDS_RELOADED Mar 24, 2026 +2

I think it was bc the team that was working on the game was swapped out and his audition was still there

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JohnnyEli96 Mar 25, 2026 +2

Yeah, totally stole every scene in the Far Cry short too, the one with Christopher Mintz Plasse in it.

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Faithless195 Mar 24, 2026 +7

I got sooooo f****** mad when I got to the second island, and realised I wasn't near the end of the game. The replacement was....boring and interesting af. Mando nailed Vaas so damn well, easily up there as one of his best roles ever, even compared to Nacho.

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We-are-all-dead-90 Mar 25, 2026 +3

He will always be Vaas to be. One of the GOAT video game villains.

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Helpful-Attorney-924 Mar 24, 2026 +127

Insane if true

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No_More_Owsla Mar 24, 2026 +70

"Have i ever told you the definition of insanity?"

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Kolby_Jack33 Mar 24, 2026 +13

He'd make a compelling Domon Kasshu.

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LordChungusAmongus Mar 24, 2026 +3

He'd probably pass as King Kashue of Flaim as well.

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Coolman_Rosso Mar 24, 2026 +1

That explains why Ben Kingsley is playing Beld

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R_U_G_I_D Mar 24, 2026 -11

His acting makes me think I could act...............

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kactus Mar 24, 2026 +1

Can't tell if that's an insult or compliment to Mando.

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bijhan Mar 24, 2026 +129

>‘Gundam’ Movie Oh??? >From Netflix Oh...

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KingMario05 Mar 24, 2026 +96

> From *Dune's* Legendary Oh! > Sweeny & Centino are leads Aw, hell...

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robotsock Mar 24, 2026 +21

Brian K Vaughan was attached to write this but I guess he ended up doing Dune 3 instead. Probably a much better movie to have on your resume, not that he needs it

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Batknight12 Mar 24, 2026 +6

Vaughan definitely at least wrote a draft of the script. Can't say how much Mickle is just rewriting Vaughan’s script heavily or starting fresh entirely, though.

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TangoSixtyNiner Mar 25, 2026 +2

My favorite comic writer ever how tf did I not know he helped write dune 3?!?!?!

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robotsock Mar 25, 2026 +3

As far as I can tell, the trailer was the first mention of him working on it so you're not far behind on the news

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reallinguy Mar 24, 2026 +59

Theyve done a great job with One Piece and a horrible job with Cowboy Bebop. Truly a coin flip here

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Fastjack_2056 Mar 24, 2026 +35

It's really hard to imagine anyone making a *Cowboy Bebop* that would make the fans happy. There's nothing like it, never was, never will be

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ArtMustBeFree Mar 24, 2026 +13

Let me be clear here, if either of those are in conversation for the tone of a gundam movie then we are so absolutely fucked.

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feor1300 Mar 24, 2026 +7

Yep, people need to stop thinking all Anime is the same. Comparing those two is like being leery about a new Warner Bros production because the company made both Blade Runner and The Adventures of Pluto Nash.

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dikaia1622 Mar 24, 2026 +12

I respectfully disagree. Bebop can definitely be done, and netflix One Piece was made with the lessons learned. John Cho was a great name attached to get the project made, but as Spike Spiegel??! For One Piece they actually cast actors that greatly resemble the characters they're supposed to be portraying - which is thankfully becoming more common in these adaptations.

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silvertwo777 Mar 24, 2026 +7

John Cho did well as Spike, I don't know wtf are you people talking about. The problem is the script, not the casting

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afty Mar 25, 2026 +1

He was way too old. I think he would have been a great pick if he was 15 years or so younger. That said, he did as well as could be expected and the scripts were definitely the biggest issue.

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dikaia1622 Mar 24, 2026

He's a fantastic actor and he did a fantastic job. I'm not trying to disparage the man's ability, but 1) he's older than Jet and looks it 2) talent is only one piece (haha) of the puzzle, if you're adapting a visual artform like comics/manga, you need people that are larger-than-life pretty. I actually enjoyed Netflix Bebop, but if they want wider commercial appeal they need to understand what makes these things work in the first place. Netflix One Piece cast look like they were designed in a s*** laboratory.

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to4urdazombie Mar 24, 2026 +1

Seriously comparing one piece to CB??

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DaKingaDaNorth Mar 25, 2026 +1

The thing with live action anime, is that you really just need to treat it as a cartoon stylistically with real people in the roles and give up on any semblance of trying to add realism.

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Dependent-Parsnip-13 Mar 24, 2026

did they replace any redheads with black girls?

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KingMario05 Mar 24, 2026 +4

Same studio, too. Tomorrow is not involved with this. Run.

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PayneTrain181999 Mar 24, 2026 +4

It’s crazy that of all their failed attempts they managed to get One Piece right. It helps that Oda is heavily involved. Can’t wait for Season 3!

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Atourq Mar 25, 2026 +1

The funny bit is, he actually is. Unlike during the kerfuffle of Cowboy Bebop, where they kept saying the original creator was involved, only to come out much later that he wasn’t.

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Arcranium_ Mar 24, 2026 +2

Isn't this the one with Sydney Sweeney? Really don't have high hopes here lol

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lixia Mar 25, 2026 +2

It's ok. She's got the genes to play a good Seyla Mass.

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CiDevant Mar 25, 2026 +1

I've been following, it's, it's not going to be good... Breaks my f****** heart.

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LibraryBestMission Mar 25, 2026 +1

Legendary's Gundam movie has a legendary streak of missing out on Gundam interest peaks like Corona and Witch from Mercury due to its stupidly prolonged production. They will probably still be making it when One Year War starts.

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dayvieee Mar 25, 2026 +1

Look even if it ends up being as terrible as dragonball evolution at least we will get a live action gundam movie

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Jaxxlack Mar 24, 2026 +9

His portrait of nacho was amazing.

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KingMario05 Mar 24, 2026 +24

What the f*** is this cast, lmao. ~~Theaters, cowards. This shitshow needs IMAX.~~

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UltimateArtist829 Mar 24, 2026 +17

"Do you know the definition... of Gundam?"

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GriffinFlash Mar 24, 2026 +8

Honestly, it depends on the seires. Sometimes it's the type of alloy they are made of called Gundanium, others it's a acronym like "General Unilateral Neuro-link Dispersive Autonomic Maneuver", or just even a "Gun" that is used to "Dam" / hold back threats. Prob several more, I'm honestly only familiar with the Wing and Seed universe since that was what was on TV.

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Cole-Spudmoney Mar 25, 2026 +7

And sometimes a Gundam is a guy called Setsuna.

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Independent_Ad_6348 Mar 24, 2026 +17

I'll forgive Sydney Sweeney being in this movie if we get 2 hours of Michael Mando having fun as an insane Zeon nut.

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pleasegivemepatience Mar 24, 2026 +35

Sydney Sweeney starring in a Gundam movie?? Sounds like a t****** to me lol.

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name-classified Mar 24, 2026 +6

gotta appeal to the MAGA's somehow

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pleasegivemepatience Mar 24, 2026 +3

She just needs to make more ~~gene~~ jean commercials

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Kryse-777 Mar 25, 2026

surely this crowd will love the anti-war message

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mr_nuts31 Mar 24, 2026 +4

I can see him play the role as one of those unhinged type of mobile suit pilot.

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Robborboy Mar 24, 2026 +11

Woah. I was just talking the other day with my wife about how I had lost hope for the movie

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CallM3N3w Mar 24, 2026 +5

Bit of a resurgence for him. This and returning in Brand New Day. Good for him.

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jurble Mar 24, 2026 +8

He's a bit old to be either Char or Amuro

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afty Mar 25, 2026 +2

Yeah, i'm having trouble thinking of who he might play. Kai?

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jurble Mar 25, 2026 +1

They could just be aging up Lt. Bright, everyone in Gundam is super young by modern sensibilities.

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afty Mar 25, 2026 +2

Love Mando but that would be a shame, only because everyone on white base being super young, inexperienced, and out of their depth is kind of the point. If he was playing Bright they'd be aging up the character 20+ years which makes him a totally different character.

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L-ROX1972 Mar 24, 2026 +3

I’m gonna go ahead and Nostradamus this one real quick: It’s gonna suck. What Bandai needs to do is order a complete re-do of the OG series from the team that crafted “The Origin” series 🙏

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Moppo_ Mar 25, 2026 +2

I wanna see an Origin style Gelgoog.

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zehn78 Mar 24, 2026 +5

Vic? The d***?

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ZakuSupremacy Mar 24, 2026 +11

It's such a shame they're keeping Sweeney on this. Just gonna put this one on my pirate list.

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Caspica Mar 24, 2026 +9

I don't think *Sweeney* ia the thing that's going to kill this movie...

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Coolman_Rosso Mar 24, 2026 +4

Turns out she's playing Haman Karn! /s

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lixia Mar 25, 2026 +2

Nah, sh'll be playing and voicing Haro.

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Chris_skeleton Mar 25, 2026 +1

Chara Soon

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grapeapenape Mar 24, 2026 +2

Scorpion Gundam inbound

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silvertwo777 Mar 24, 2026 +1

You would think Gundam as a Japanese icon they would atleast cast a Japanese as a lead, but nope.

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Mountain-jew87 Mar 25, 2026 +2

He’s so good.

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john_weiss Mar 25, 2026 +2

You get me excited with Gundam, but you see then I read Netflix, then lionsgate. God damnit.

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MrConor212 Mar 24, 2026 +4

Didn’t realise Legendary were involved. This changes things

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TheRealRatPrince Mar 24, 2026 +4

Screw it, put in the entire cast of Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul instead of whatever they got now and I’m SOLD

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ThirteenthDi Mar 24, 2026 +4

I'm more excited that the Japanese writers for past Gundam series are involved. The plot should be decent. Director is involved in writing, hopefully to bridge the writers' ideas to American actors.

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inaripotpi Mar 24, 2026 +3

Cancel this movie now for the sake of everyone

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lixia Mar 25, 2026 +2

Nah. Im very eager to see this. Even if it's mid, I'll be happy.

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Masterofunlocking1 Mar 24, 2026 +1

Nacho as Char

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AgePractical6298 Mar 24, 2026 +1

Yay Nacho!!

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NouZkion Mar 24, 2026 +1

This guy should do a Farcry 3 movie...

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OonaPelota Mar 24, 2026 +1

For better call Saul he was the only guy intense enough to play opposite Mike.

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spaceraingame Mar 24, 2026 +1

Damn it. I want to see a Gundam movie on the big screen, not on Netflix

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Altatuga Mar 24, 2026 +1

Hell yeah! This I will watch. Love me some giant robots

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Emergency-Mammoth-88 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Some good news, but not good enough for it to save gundam

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Mental-Currency-4494 Mar 25, 2026 +1

Big fan of this dude since Farcry 3.

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-Kaldore- Mar 25, 2026 +1

Man something tells me this movie is going to be a stinking pile of doo doo. Not on par with dragon ball evolution but close enough. Drives me insane when the Hollywood cast manga/anime.

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AncientKangarooGod Mar 25, 2026 +1

Vaas

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Random-Generation86 Mar 25, 2026 +1

I loved this guy in stuff

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Bobobo-bobobo-bo-bo Mar 24, 2026 +2

God I hope he hangs brain

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JackCrafty Mar 24, 2026 -2

Mando as Char Aznable, Sweeney as Lalah Sune, Centineo as Amuro Rey next to be announced is Ram Charan as Bright Noa and Lupita Nyong'o as Sayla Mass please commit to going full Netflix

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ezikeo Mar 25, 2026

Seen him in the new spiderman movie, was like "yup im watching it"

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