The live action of the Knights of the Zodiac (Knights of the Zodiac in English) will arrive in 2023. That information was already confirmed since one of the actresses let it slip that she was working for the project, thinking that she was shooting any anime. And in the San Diego Comic Con 2022 albeit in making off style, we already had the first look.
The Knights of the Zodiac panel at Comic Con was made up of part of the cast star of the film and its directors and executive producers. He highlighted the presence of Madison Iseman, who will play Saori and Diego Tionoco, who will be Ikki (Phoenix).
The reality is that we do not know what to expect from this film, because these images do not convince us very much. But as we have already told you once, we should not judge without first seeing what this adaptation of Masami Kurumada’s work will bring us.
Perhaps, the presence of Sean Bean is a kind of hope since this leading actor accumulates a string of appearances in super productions in the world of cinema. Let’s see then who is who in the live action film of the Knights of the Zodiac.
Actors and actresses of Knights of the Zodiac
Seiya will be played by Japanese-American actor Arata Mackenyu. And in the case of Saori, Goddess Athenas, who in this film will be called Sienna, she will be played by Madison Iseman, according to what she reviewed at the time, exclusively The Hollywood Reporter.
Mackenyu has the weight of history on his shoulders, as he is the son of iconic Japanese martial arts actor Sonny Chiba, who passed away just over a year ago. In addition, he will wear the Pegasus armor and will be responsible for taking care of the Goddess Athenas; So that’s not an easy thing.
Iseman has probably been seen recently in the last two Jumanji movies, in which “The Rock” appeared.
Sean Bean, known worldwide for being Boromir in the Lord of the Rings and Lord Eddard Stark, in game of Thronesreturns to the big screens to be nothing more and nothing less than Saori’s grandfather, Mitsumasa Kido.
Other actors who were confirmed are Famke Jenssen, Nick Stahl, Diego Tinoco and Mark Dacascos, without a very clear role yet, for the portal report that obtained the exclusive.