Warner Brothers Japan officially confirmed this past Tuesday that a live-action film adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's
Fullmetal Alchemist manga is in development and will hit Japanese theaters in Winter 2017. Filming will shoot on location in Italy and is scheduled to commence in June and wrap in Japan some time in August. The cast is as follows:
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Ryōsuke Yamada plays as Edward Elric.
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Tsubasa Honda stars as Winry Rockbell.
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Dean Fujioka costars as Roy Mustang.
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Fumiyo Kohinata as General Hakuro
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Ryuta Sato as Maes Hughes
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Misako Renbutsu as Riza Hawkeye
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Natsuna as Maria Ross
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Natsuki Harada as Gracia Hughes
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Yo Oizumi as Shou Tucker
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Jun Kunimura as Doctor Marco
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Yasuko Matsuyuki (pictured bottom right in image to the right) as Lust
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Kanata Hongou as Envy
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Shinji Uchiyama as Gluttony
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Kenjiro Ishimaru as Father Cornello
Fumihiko Sori will direct the film. Details on how the film will tackle Alphonse Elric are currently being kept under wraps.
The first
Fullmetal Alchemist television anime began airing 2003 and spawned a 2005 sequel film,
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa. In 2009, a second anime series, which adhered more closely to the manga,
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, premiered and was also followed by a sequel film, 2011's
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos.