Eiichiro Oda Praises New One Piece Live-Action Cast as Perfect, Says Season 2 Will Surpass Season 1
In a new message from the ONE PIECE creator Eiichiro Oda, he praised the cast again and said that Season 2 of the live-action will surpass Season 1. Talking about the huge sets, insane attention to detail and the ‘perfect choice’ of new cast members, Eiichiro Oda definitely gives more reason to expect even more from the sequel of an already incredible first season. You can read his full message below.
Speaking of the new cast additions, they include:
- David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
- Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine
- Campus Johnson as Mr. 5
- Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9
- Clive Russel as Crocus
- Werner Coetser as Dorry
- Brendan Murray as Brogy
- Callum Kerr as Smoker
- Julia Rehwald as Tashigi
- Rob Colletti as Wapol
- Ty Keogh as Dalton
- Katey Sagal as Doctor Kureha
- Mark Harelick as Doctor Hirry
- Sendhil Ramamurthy for King Cobra Nefertari
- Charithra Chandran as Vivi (Miss Wednesday)
- Joe Manganiello as Crocodile (Mr. 0)
- Lera Abova as Robin (Miss All Sunday)
Some more images from the set of ONE PIECE live-action starring Oda-sensei:
In a previous message, Eiichiro Oda confirmed that Season 2 of the ONE PIECE live-action will cover content from Loguetown to the end of Drum Island. They also revealed the first look at Chopper in September.
The live-action series has Matt Owens (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage) and Steven Maeda (The X-Files, CSI: Miami, Lost) serving as writers, executive producers, and showrunners. The creator, Eiichiro Oda, is also among the show’s executive producers. Netflix also shared his chair today, which you can check out below.
We also got the chance to interview the Director of Photography for the first 2 episodes, Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, and we talked a bit about the production, cast, staff, challenges, fun and more. Check out the full interview for more.
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