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[March Climber]

Here are the official casting announcements from their social media account:

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[Sokka]

Looks like great casting, can't wait for Season 2.

Dastmalchian portraying Mr. 3.. I believe he can pull of something special as that role.

 

[YCoCg]

As long as it remains as well done as Season 1 with the added benefit of the main cast being more comfortable in their roles then we should be laughing!

 

[Wandering Leopard]

I can't imagine myself ever watching this but I'm curious if/how they'll cast Miss Monday.

 

[DeafTourette]

I'm giddy!

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Here are the official casting announcements from their social media account:

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Thought that Middle one said Weiner Cocstool. That's all I got.

 

[March Climber]

I can't imagine myself ever watching this but I'm curious if/how they'll cast Miss Monday.

They actually do a good job of capturing the seriousness and wackiness of One Piece. Most of the performances fully commit to their characters and what they set out to do, which I feel is one of the biggest keys to success for a show like this.

It's worth checking out as an alternate retelling of events, sort of like an OVA or like FMA/FMA: Brotherhood.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Who is Tashigi? Her actress is cute

 

[March Climber]

Who is Tashigi? Her actress is cute

If you mean the actress, she is from the Fear Street movie series on Netflix. If you mean the character, she is Smoker's sword wielding right hand.

 

[bitbydeath]

Nailing the roles again, all the best adaptations respect the source material.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

BELIEVE IN WONDERLAND.

Mr 3 casting is insane.

 

[GymWolf]

I know the actor is kinda famous but i don't like the casting for n3.

 

[RagnarokIV]

I want more Chef Zeff.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

I want more Chef Zeff.

I agree:

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Ss1 was mid for me. Hope they could make it better in ss2

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I'm giddy!

Curious have you read the manga?

 

[DeafTourette]

Curious have you read the manga?

No, but I enjoyed the first season! Just binged it recently!

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

No, but I enjoyed the first season! Just binged it recently!

I prefer the manga but the Netflix Live Action Show is still good

 

[Kar]

What's the budget for this?

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

What's the budget for this?

Reportedly somewhere between 15 and 18 million per episode. Each season clocks over 100M.

 

[Magic Carpet]

RobColletti just needs to be as punchable as possible, I wonder if they will give him a tin jaw prosthetic or just have him constantly chewing his scenes.
I think the MR 3 casting is perfect.

 

[March Climber]

I know the actor is kinda famous but i don't like the casting for n3.

Why's that?

 

[GymWolf]

Why's that?

Mostly because i can't stand this actor and i love n3 so i wanted an actor that i could at least like a bit

Also, i know n3 start as a villain but i ultimately see him as an ally (i guess you can tell why) and i only saw this actor doing evil roles.

 

[Kar]

Reportedly somewhere between 15 and 18 million per episode. Each season clocks over 100M.

You're joking right? The first season had some heart but everything looked so low budget.. what on earth ?!
Game of Thrones had less budget than that, where the fuck did the money go?

 

[March Climber]

Also, i know n3 start as a villain but i ultimately see him as an ally (i guess you can tell why) and i only saw this actor doing evil roles.

In that case maybe this will be a good exercise for him to do something outside of his typecasting.

If it were up to me I'd also have them cast Gincarlo Esposito in a future season just to see him act vastly different than just another variation of Gus.

 

[GymWolf]

In that case maybe this will be a good exercise for him to do something outside of his typecasting.

If it were up to me I'd also have them cast Gincarlo Esposito in a future season just to see him act vastly different than just another variation of Gus.

He probably already did some positive role, i haven't watched many things with the dude in it.

 

[March Climber]

He probably already did some positive role, i haven't watched many things with the dude in it.

I've seen him in a lot, including being a villain character in the CW Flash show. This was one of his more well known positive roles:



Based on his past works I believe that he has the range for something like One Piece.

 

[Minsc]

The best live action tv series adaption of all time, can't wait. Looks good, but missing the one character everyone is waiting to see - I suppose they'll be CG or puppet though.

 

[GymWolf]

I've seen him in a lot, including being a villain character in the CW Flash show. This was one of his more well known positive roles:



Based on his past works I believe that he has the range for something like One Piece.

I remember him from the belko experiment where he was an absolute cunt

 

[Magic Carpet]

The best live action tv series adaption of all time, can't wait. Looks good, but missing the one character everyone is waiting to see - I suppose they'll be CG or puppet though.

I have a feeling that Karoo the duck will just be left out like Johnny and Yosaku.

 

[Panajev2001a]

I need to know who is going to be cast for the best character in Season 2…

 

[Panajev2001a]

I have a feeling that Karoo the duck will just be left out like Johnny and Yosaku.

At some point, past the first few story arcs, a live action show had to know One Piece would be problematic and expensive… it is full of wacky stuff .

 

[March Climber]

I need to know who is going to be cast for the best character in Season 2…

I think they’re going to save this character and Ace for season 3. Seeing Dalton on this list, I think it’s clear where last third of season 2 will take place.

 

[Panajev2001a]

I think they’re going to save this character and Ace for season 3. Seeing Dalton on this list, I think it’s clear where last third of season 2 will take place.

One main antagonist per season, I get that. Only problem is that actors will be in their 60’s or older before we get to the current point in the current story arc in the anime let alone the manga .

 

[Yoboman]

I think they’re going to save this character and Ace for season 3. Seeing Dalton on this list, I think it’s clear where last third of season 2 will take place.

It will be the whole Alabasta saga

Anything less would be slowing down the pacing they had in season one by a lot

Only up to end of Drum Island would be 54 chapters or roughly 7 chapters per episode. In season one they were doing about 12 chapters per episode

 

[Vyse]

Reminds me I need to finish season one.

 

[March Climber]

It will be the whole Alabasta saga

Would Xolo (from Cobra Kai) make a good Ace? I could see Netflix reaching out to him for a One Piece role.

 

[Panajev2001a]

It will be the whole Alabasta saga

Anything less would be slowing down the pacing they had in season one by a lot

Only up to end of Drum Island would be 54 chapters or roughly 7 chapters per episode. In season one they were doing about 12 chapters per episode

Shouldn’t they unveil Nico Robin and Crocodile’s characters then? What about Vivi?

 

[Panajev2001a]

Would Xolo (from Cobra Kai) make a good Ace? I could see Netflix reaching out to him for a One Piece role.

I can see that .

Who could WhiteBeard be then?

 

[Yoboman]

Shouldn’t they unveil Nico Robin and Crocodile’s characters then? What about Vivi?

They've only just revealed the first character casting this week. Robin, Chopper, Crocodile, Ace will be the most important and saved for last I imagine

Vivi will need to be cast even if they didn't go into Alabasta

 

[Kamina]

I can see that .

Who could WhiteBeard be then?

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Gotta go with the most oversized strongman

 

[Panajev2001a]

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Gotta go with the most oversized strongman

Ok, can see that .

 

[March Climber]

Update bump: We have more official casting reveals.

Looks like you guys were right about Alabasta, which means there will be way more reveals to come.

 

[BadBurger]

I'm not a fan of the show or manga (it is a manga, right?), but that looks like some mostly spot-on casting.

I wish all shows that were adaptations cast this accurately. I'm tired of looking forward to some adaptation of a book or comic I love and then seeing them cast actors that are wildly, absurdly not like the characters from the source.

 

[March Climber]

I'm not a fan of the show or manga (it is a manga, right?), but that looks like some mostly spot-on casting.

I wish all shows that were adaptations cast this accurately. I'm tired of looking forward to some adaptation of a book or comic I love and then seeing them cast actors that are wildly, absurdly not like the characters from the source.

Casting can be a fun game of 'how will this person play this character' but at the end of the day for me it all comes down to writing.

A classic example are Fox's X-men live action movies, which arguably had some of the best casting picks of any pop culture series out there. Over and over and over again, they managed to take such a star studded cast and screw things up consistently.

A person can outperform a bad casting, but perfect casting can't win against bad writing.

 

[YCoCg]

Katey Sagal getting the role Jamie Lee Curtis had to turn down might've worked out better here!

 

[Hugare]

Mr. 3 casting is so on point

I'm pleased with pretty much everyone, but not with Brogy and Dorry actors

They look to slim

 

[lifa-cobex]

 

[bitbydeath]

I don’t know the manga but for those curious S2 will be covering the below arcs.

The story will cover Loguetown, Reverse Mountain (Twin Cape), Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island!