THR: Star Of Lupin Live-Action Thriller Cast In Live-Action Yasuke Adaptation

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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Omar Sy, the French breakout star of Netflix's ongoing thriller series Lupin will continue to work with the streaming platform by starring in the live-action adaptation of Yasuke. Yasuke was previously adapted into an anime series produced by MAPPA and released by Netflix in 2021. The new live-action series will also feature 5 parts with Yasuke anime series writer Nick Jones Jr. returning as the head writer for this adaptation.

 

Unlike the Yasuke anime adaptation, the forthcoming live-action series will be more realistically grounded, with the forthcoming novel African Samurai written by Craig Shreve optioned by attached production studio 21 Laps as the basis for the new series. For an additional Hollywood connection, actor Forest Whitaker of Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai fame is attached to the new series through the aforementioned studio.

 

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter
Headline image: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

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