After years of waiting, the live action Gundam movie starring Sydney Sweeney has reached a major milestone.
Production on the film began in April 2026 under the working title Teardrop, with filming taking place at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast as well as locations across Brisbane and Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia. After roughly three months of filming, production has officially wrapped and the movie has now entered post-production. While Netflix has yet to announce a release date, the project is now one step closer to reaching fans.
The film stars Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo as rival mobile suit pilots caught in the middle of a decades-long war between Earth and its former space colonies. Inspired by Romeo and Juliet, the story follows the pair as shifting alliances and an escalating threat force them into a race across the stars that could determine the fate of humanity.
Director and writer Jim Mickle, known for Sweet Tooth, described the movie as "a big story" about war and conflict, but one that remains deeply human at its core. He also revealed that the film will feature some of Gundam's most recognizable mobile suits and ships while introducing brand new designs created specifically for the movie.
The cast also includes Shioli Kutsuna, Jackson White, Jason Isaacs, Nonso Anozie, Michael Mando, Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Javon Walton, Ida Brooke, and Gemma Chua-Tran.
The project is being co-developed by Legendary and Bandai Namco Filmworks, the studio behind the original Gundam anime, with Netflix serving as the exclusive distributor. Jim Mickle is also producing alongside Linda Moran, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Ali Mendes, and Naohiro Ogata.
The movie has gone through several changes since it was first announced. Saga creator Brian K. Vaughan originally wrote the screenplay, while Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts was attached to direct. In 2024, the project was reworked with Jim Mickle taking over both writing and directing duties, giving the adaptation a fresh creative direction.
The upcoming release marks the first big-budget live action Gundam movie since the franchise began with Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979. Netflix first secured the franchise's streaming rights in 2021 and has since expanded its Gundam lineup with titles such as Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway and Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. With filming now complete, fans can look forward to the next major milestone: the movie's first trailer and an official release date.
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