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EXCLUSIVE: Gemma Chua-Tran (Heartbreak High) has joined nan formed of nan Netflix movie Gundam from Legendary, sources adjacent to accumulation show Deadline.
Details regarding who Chua-Tran will play and nan crippled of nan movie are nether wraps.
In summation to Tran, nan formed besides includes Sydney Sweeney, Noah Centineo, Michael Mando and Shioli Kutsuna.
Co-developed by Legendary and franchise proprietor Bandai Namco Filmworks, Gundam will beryllium nan first live-action. Sweet Tooth showrunner Jim Mickle is directing from his ain book and producing alongside his partner Linda Moran done their prodco Nightshade, on pinch Centineo and his partner Enzo Marc. Deadline was nan first to study Netflix had acquired nan movie successful January.
As we antecedently reported, a long-running multimedia franchise that pioneered nan sci-fi sub-genre known arsenic “mecha” revolving astir elephantine fighting robots, Gundam launched pinch nan anime series Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979. It was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and continues to make complete $600 cardinal annually.
Netflix and Legendary declined to comment.
Chua-Tran will adjacent beryllium seen other Anna Torv successful nan ABC crime play bid Dustfall. She besides has nan Project Arc Productions film Kung Fu Deadly successful nan pipeline wherever she stars arsenic nan lead. She tin presently beryllium seen successful nan Netflix bid Heartbreak High playing nan domiciled of Sasha So and nan Australian bid Mustang FC. Chua-Tran is repped by Mosaic, Aran Michael Management and Offer/ Dern.
