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Today, to celebrate ONE PIECE Day, Netflix released the official trailer (HERE) for the highly-anticipated live-action series ONE PIECE, accompanied by new images and a personally penned letter from Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the global phenomenon.
ONE PIECE, a legendary high-seas adventure starring Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji, sets sail August 31, only on Netflix.
Oda-Sensei shared his thoughts on the live-action adaptation, production, changes from the manga, and the cast and crew (the full PDF version of the letter is below and HERE for download). Highlights include:
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“ I ’ll say this. There were no negotiations on this show! ”
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“ There was so important that went into it – all of the sweats by the actors, the structure of the world and the costumes, presenting effects in a way that can only be done in live action, the dialogue – and the entire process of so numerous people putting their heads together was a festivity in and of itself ”
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“ The directors and the crew are pros at live action, and honestly, they ’re ONE PIECE superfans too. ”
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“ By now I just love the product platoon and cast so much that I ca n’t stay for them to get the sun they earn from everyone around the world ”
