Knights of The Zodiac Debuts New Character Posters and A New Key Visual

The past couple of days have been phenomenal for the nerd fandom. Now we’re going to continue it with brand-new Character Posters and a Key Visual for Knights of The Zodiac.

Yesterday, Sony Pictures shared on their social media feed four new character posters for the upcoming movie Knights of The Zodiac and a new key visual ahead of the premiere on May 12th.

Knights of the Zodiac will star Mackenyu (Pacific Rim: Uprising, Chihayafuru: Live Action Film) as Seiya, Madison Iseman (Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle/The Next Level) as Sienna, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings) as Alman Kido, Famke Janssen (X-Men, Taken, Vault) as Guraad, Nick Stahl (Fear the Walking Dead) as Cassios, Diego Tinoco (On My Block) as Nero, and Mark Dacascos (Hawaii Five-O, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight) as Mylock. For the staff, Tomasz Baginski is directing for Toei with Sony Pictures. Andy Cheng is the Stunt and Fight Coordinator, and Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken are the latest writers of the film’s script. Toei is distributing in Japan, and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions is distributing outside Japan except in China and the Middle East. For a list of international showings, Anime News Network has further details.

It was adapted from Masami Kurumada’s Saint Seiya manga, which ran from 1985 to 1990 and was collected into 28 tankobon volumes. It would receive a TV anime adaptation that aired from 1986 to 1989 and consisted of 114 episodes. It would also go on to have six animated films, seven anime spin-offs, light novel adaptions.

Based on the Hit-Anime and Manga Series by Masami Kurumada. Knights of the Zodiac Saint Seiya to the Big Screen in Live-Action for the first time.

Seiya (Mackenyu) is a headstrong street teen who spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When his fight unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, finding himself in a world of warring saints, ancient magical training, and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he’s to survive, he will have to embrace his destiny and take his rightful place among the Knights of The Zodiac.

Source: Sony Pictures Twitter

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