{"id":6033,"date":"2016-05-26T19:32:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T11:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=6033"},"modified":"2016-05-26T19:32:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T11:32:22","slug":"fullmetal-alchemist-gets-live-action-film-in-winter-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/05\/26\/fullmetal-alchemist-gets-live-action-film-in-winter-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Fullmetal Alchemist gets live-action film in Winter 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anime and manga fans may have something to look forward to in 2017, as Warner Bros. Japan<\/a> recently gave the green light for a live-action film of hit manga series Fullmetal Alchemist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS. Fullmetal Alchemist is set to be released in Japan something in Winter 2017. Photo grabbed from <\/em>Hagaren Movie Twitter account<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The film will be directed by Fumihiko Sori, who also directed live-action adaptations of Ping Pong <\/em>(2002) and Ashita no Joe<\/em> (2011). It will have an all-Japanese cast led by Ryosuke Yamada of Japanese idol group Hey! Say! JUMP<\/em>, who will play the role of Edward Elric. Winry Rockbell will be played by Tsubasa Honda, and Dean Fujioka will play the role of Roy Mustang. Other cast members include:
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\u2022 Fumiyo Kohinata as General Hakuro<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Ryuta Sato as Maes Hughes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Misako Renbutsu as Riza Hawkeye<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Natsuna as Maria Ross<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Natsuki Harada as Gracia Hughes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Yo Oizumi as Shou Tucker<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Jun Kunimura as Doctor Marco<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Yasuko Matsuyuki as Lust<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kanata Hongou as Envy<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Shinji Uchiyama as Gluttony<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kenjiro Ishimaru as Father Cornello<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with Natalie<\/em><\/a>, Sori said he will try to draw from the manga as much as possible. \u201cThe cast is entirely Japanese, but the setting is Europe. However, their race and nationality isn\u2019t expressed in a specific form,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

He did not reveal how they will depict Alphonse, Edward Elric\u2019s brother who\u2019s bound to a suit of armor, but assures that fans will be satisfied with his depiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Expect Fullmetal Alchemist to hit Japanese theatres in Winter 2017. A world release has not yet been announced as of today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source:<\/em> Warner Bros. Japan<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Natalie<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Kotaku<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Fusion.net<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Anime News Network<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anime and manga fans may have something to look forward to in 2017, as Warner Bros. Japan recently gave the green light for a live-action film of hit manga series Fullmetal Alchemist. \u00a0 MARK YOUR CALENDARS. Fullmetal Alchemist is set to be released in Japan something in Winter 2017. Photo grabbed from Hagaren Movie Twitter account. \u00a0 The film will be directed by Fumihiko Sori, who also directed live-action adaptations of Ping Pong (2002) and Ashita no Joe (2011). It will have an all-Japanese cast led by Ryosuke Yamada of Japanese idol group Hey! Say! JUMP, who will play the role of Edward Elric. Winry Rockbell will be played by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/05\/CjKpvDfUgAAE_Cr-e1464261443827.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6038,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6033\/revisions\/6038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}