The original manga was created by Masami Kurumada in 1986 and is widely regarded as one of the most influential shonen series of all time. The movie is being described as an origin story for Seiya and the series' team of armor-clad warriors. The movie will feature fight choreography from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' stunt and fight coordinator, Andy Cheng. The most recent drafts of the film's script were written by 10 Cloverfield Lane's Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken. The new reboot is directed by Polish animator and special effects expert Tomasz Baginski, who previously worked on The Witcher.

RELATED: How Netflix's Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya Is Different From the Manga Famke Janssen, The Thin Red Line's Nich Stahl, and professional martial artist and Iron Chef host Mark Dacascos will also appear in the movie in as-yet unspecified roles. Diego Tinoco will play the anti-hero Phoenix. Sean Bean will play Seiya's mentor, Alman Kiddo, while Jumanji: The Next Level actor Madison Iseman will play the role of Sienna, who is apparently the movie's equivalent of the original series' Saori, a reincarnated goddess who the other knights must protect. Western audiences may be most familiar with him from his supporting role in Pacific Rim: Uprising, while manga fans may recognize the actor from his starring roles in the Japanese live-action adaptations of Chihayafuru and Tokyo Ghoul. Mackenyu is the son of the legendary Japanese martial artist and actor Sonny Chiba, who recently passed away due to complications related to a COVID-19 infection. Japanese-American actor Mackenyu will play the lead role of Seiya, a young man who eventually becomes the leader of the series' titular Knights of the Zodiac. The live-action movie's cast was revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya will be the next classic anime franchise to get a live-action remake, which will star Game of Throne's Sean Bean and X-Men's Famke Janssen, among others.

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