Filming on Netflix's live-action Gundam film starring Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, The Housemaid) and Noah Centineo (Street Fighter, The Recruit) has wrapped filming according to some social media snaps from the cast and crew.
Hat-tip to What's on Netflix for spotting them.
It was a somewhat brisk production, as filming recently got underway back in April in Queensland, Australia. Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth, Cold in July) wrote the script and is directing the pic which is a collaboration between Netflix, Legendary Pictures and Bandai Namco. He previously stated, "Our Gundam is a big story; it's about conflict and war, but in the end it's a very human story...We're translating those iconic mobile suits and warships that fans know and love into live-action, but we're also introducing brand-new original designs to the lineup."
The Gundam movie wrapped filming in time just for San Diego Comic-Con to kickoff this weekend. Bandai Namco has several panels and there's a small chance that something from the upcoming film could be shown or teased.
There's the Gundam Showcase 2026 – Unveil the Next Gundam in Room 6BCF on Thursday, July 23, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT. There's also the Gundam Booth (#3829), where there will be focus on the new Gundam anime that will be revealed at SDCC, statues/photo-ops with GUNPLA-kun, event-exclusive merch, and hands-on demos for the newly announced video game, GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT.
The full cast for the film includes Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool & Wolverine), Nonso Anozie (Sweet Tooth), Michael Mando (Better Call Saul), and Javon “Wanna” Walton (Under the Bridge).
Also appearing are Oleksandr Rudynskyi (The Agency), Ida Brooke (Dune: Part Three), Gemma Chua-Tran (Heartbreak High), and Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus).
What's On Netflix also has some intriguing behind-the-scenes photos of extras in costumes that I won't post here for legal reasons. But you can CLICK HERE to head over to that site and check them out. The costumes definitely confirm that this is an adaptation of the Original Series (Universal Century) chapter of the franchise, which tells a multi-generational military conflict between those who live on Earth (Earth Federation) and those who have migrated to space colonies (Spacenoids, usually led by Zeon).
An official synopsis for the project reads, "Netflix's Gundam bring the defining mech franchise to life with an original story that follows rival mech pilots fighting on opposite sides of decades-long war between Earth and its space former colonies. As shifting allegiances and a growing threat set them on a collision course for one another, they’re pulled into a high-stakes race across the stars that could define the fate of humanity. With awe-inspiring battles, intimate human emotion, and an epic cinematic scale, this is Gundam like it’s been seen before."