The cat is out of the bag.
Updated on April 8, 12:28 p.m. (GMT+8): Added images.
The potential cast for Netflix’s My Hero Academia live-action movie was recently leaked online, but it left fans with more questions than answers.
Details about the movie surfaced on June 1 when IMDb’s website revealed the main cast. Before the post was taken down, anime enthusiast TOKANIM shared the information on Twitter.
At the time of writing, only three people are listed onIMDb’s websitefor the MHA live-action movie, including directorShinsuke Satoand writers Joby Harold and Kohei Horikoshi.
Sato is best known for directing the popular TV seriesAlice in Borderlandand theBleachlive-action movie that premiered in 2018.
IMDb leaks the cast of Netflix’s My Hero Academia live-action
According to the leak, David Mazouz, who played a young Bruce Wayne in the Gotham TV series, was cast as Midoriya “Deku” Izuku.
Issac Hempstead, best known for playing Brandon Stark in the hit TV show Game of Thrones, was cast as Class-A’s president Iida Tenya.
Jace Norman, star of Nickelodeon’s Henry Danger comedy series, was cast as Bakugo Katsuki. Graham Verchere, known for his roles in Stargirl and The Good Doctor, is expected to play Shoto Todoroki.
Isabel Gameros, best known for the TV miniseries Florida Man, was cast as Ochako Uraraka.
Why most of the actors were removed from IMDb’s website remains unclear. Rumors suggest that Netflix is looking to cast a new set of actors after someMHA fansquestioned why non-Japanese actors were selected when nearly all of the characters in the series are Japanese.
MHA has been one of the most popular anime shows since its release in 2016. The franchise gained a bigger following after the series made its way into Netflix. So, it wasn’t surprising whenNetflix confirmed a live-action adaptationof MHA late last year.
However, since Netflix’s first announcement, further details have yet to be officially released.
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