Update 03/28: A new One Piece update has revealed that actor Peter Gadiot will play Shanks in Netflix's upcoming live-action One Piece show. Gadiot most recently was seen on Yellowjackets, playing Adam Martin as a season regular.
Welcome aboard, Shanks. pic.twitter.com/UtBAR737ds
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) March 28, 2022
Netflix has revealed additional members of the One Piece cast, including the actors who will play Koby, Alvida, Helmeppo, Buggy, Arlong, and Garp. They will join the cast members revealed last year, headlined by Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy.
The most notable of them is Jeff Ward, who will play Buggy the Star Clown, one of the show's main antagonists. He's joined by Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, who plays Alvida, another early antagonist. Ward is best-known for his role in Agents of SHIELD, where he played Deke Shaw, and his more recent role in Hacks.
Elsewhere, Morgan Davies is set to play Koby and Aidan Scott playing Helmeppo. Here's the full list:
- Morgan Davies will play Koby
- Ilia Isorelýs Paulino will play Alvida
- Aidan Scott will play Helmeppo
- Jeff Ward will play Buggy
- McKinley Belcher III will play Arlong
- Vincent Regan will play Garp
One Piece Netflix – Official Cast Gallery
There are still some outstanding characters to potentially be revealed, including Helmeppo's father, Captain Axe-hand Morgan, who is an important early character in the source material. No word on a release date yet, though some speculate it will arrive this summer. The original story continues below.
Netflix has revealed the cast for its upcoming One Piece live-action adaptation introducing the core members of the Straw Hat Pirates.
In a series of tweets, Netflix revealed the actors who will be playing Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji. These are the first members who will become known as the Straw Hat Pirates.
The cast includes Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji.
One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda, who is serving as executive producer on the series, said in a statement, "We've been working with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios on the massive project that is the Hollywood live-action series adaptation of One Piece! How many years has it been since it was announced, right? I know, I know! But rest assured we've been making steady progress all along!"
Oda's eccentric statement continues by saying, "For now, we're able to announce the main cast! Rather, we need to hurry and announce it or else it'll be leaked, apparently! Hilarious, lol. Their face, the size of their mouths and hands, their aura, the way they carry themselves, their voice, their acting skills, their height, the balance amongst the Straw Hat Crew, etc…! We decided on this cast after numerous discussions involving people around the world! These are the people who will be our Straw Hat Pirates!"
You can check out the cast reaction to their casting in a video below along with a special cast shirt drawn by Oda himself.
welcome to the Straw Hats ☠️⛵️🐒 #onepiece pic.twitter.com/s3UvjkShbL
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) November 9, 2021
One Piece is the latest manga/anime that Netflix has taken to adapting for live-action. We're a week away from the live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, and Netflix has recently announced plans to adapt YuYu Hakusho as a live-action feature as well. There's also the first look at Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Gundam movie Netflix shared.
One Piece is one of the most popular manga in the world. At over a thousand chapters long, it is also one of the longest-running shonen manga currently running and the series regularly tops Japan's best-sellers list.
The pirate adventure series stars Luffy, an aspiring pirate who can't swim after eating a fruit that gives him the power to stretch himself like rubber at the expense of his ability to float in water. Along the way, he recruits his crew including the three-sword-wielding samurai Zoro, a thief and navigator Nami, a storytelling sharpshooter named Usopp, and a chef with a deadly kick named Sanji.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
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