
The popular anime series Gundam is becoming a live-action movie for the first time. Starting in 1979 with Mobile Suit Gundam, the franchise has become a hugely influential science fiction property, known for its giant robot battles. It’s one of the biggest names in the ‘mecha’ genre globally, earning around $600 million each year from merchandise. The story is set in the future, where humans live in space, and a war has broken out between Earth and the space colonies, fought using massive robots. Currently, no details about the movie’s plot or the roles of the actors Sweeney and Centieno have been announced, nor has a production start date been revealed.