For several years, it has become popular to take anime to the cinema with live action adaptations, and this 2023, a long-announced project will finally see the light of day, the tape of “The Knights of the Zodiac” .
‘The Knights of the Zodiac’ Live Action Movie Trailer Released
Although in previous years this seemed like a mere rumor, when it was confirmed, many fans were impressed as they saw the bronze knights fighting against the forces of evil.
Some of the things that surprised the audience the most is that this new version will feature two well-known Hollywood actors, namely Sean Bean, who gave life to Ned Stark in “Game of Thrones” and Famke Janssen, famous who participated as The Jean Gray in various X-Men tapes.
In its latest trailer released on March 27, more details were given about the film’s plot, which will mainly focus on showing how Seiya, the protagonist of the series, acquires his armor and transforms into the Pegasus knight in order to protect Sienna . is the name they will replace to refer to Saori Kido, the reincarnation of Athena.
As expected, the scenes are full of special effects and various battles that, if executed carefully, could revolutionize live action anime.
While it hasn’t been fully confirmed who the main villain of this new version will be, at the end of the trailer we see Seiya in the middle of a battle with Ikki, the young man who wears the Phoenix armor and is designated as an enemy in his first appearance in original series.
Fan opinion was divided on this new tape
The latest progress of ‘The Knights of the Zodiac’ which will be released on May 12 had divided opinions among netizens. First there were those who were excited to see this adaptation.
On the other hand, some users expressed that the new tape doesn’t look attractive, could ruin the franchise and even compared it to “Dragonball Evolution”, a movie that was heavily criticized at the time for not being true to the characters and it had more CGI, how disappointing.
Unfortunately, this is not the only work of ‘Los Caballeros del Zodiaco’, which has been surrounded by controversy, since in 2019 a 3D animated series called ‘SAINT SEIYA: Los Caballeros del Zodiaco’ was released, which was heavily criticized for changing gender. to the knight of Andromeda.
What do you think of this new movie? Tell us in the comments.
You may be interested in:
Source: univision
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
