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  • CONFIRMED: ‘Percy Jackson’s Joe Tracz Joins ‘One Piece’ Season 2

    CONFIRMED: ‘Percy Jackson’s Joe Tracz Joins ‘One Piece’ Season 2

    The recent WGA listing revealed that One Piece’s second season may be switching things up. Now, the official statement has come that Joe Tracz, the co-executive producer of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, is officially joining the manga adaptation as executive producer, writer, and co-showrunner. He’s joining Matt Owens who returns while Steve Maeda is going to only act as an executive producer on the project. Currently, the second season is eyeing a production start in June.

    Tracz has given an official statement on joining production and his excitement to bring Eiichiro Oda’s iconic series to Netflix.

    I’ve been lucky to work on big adaptations of several beloved series, and they don’t come bigger or more beloved than ‘One Piece. I’m a huge fan of Oda-san’s incredible imagination and I was blown away by what the live-action team created in Season One. So it’s a dream and a joy to come aboard the Going Merry as it enters the Grand Line for an even more giant Season Two.

    Jack Tracz

    Matt Owens also shared his excitement for his new “co-captain” to continue spearheading this iconic adaptation:

    Joe has brought a wealth of enthusiasm and experience into our second season that will help take ‘One Piece’ to new heights. We’re incredibly lucky to have him as a co-captain of this ship. The best crew on the seas grows larger!”

    Matt Owens

    The cast will once again see Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, who is set to become the king of the pirates. His crew consisting of Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, and Taz Skylar will grow in the next season with the confirmed addition of Chopper, but we still don’t know who will be playing the adorable reindeer. So far, we are still anticipating any announcements for the cast that’ll expand the show as it enters the Grand Line.

    Source: Variety

  • ‘Infinity Train’ Creator Working on ‘Among Us’ Animated Series

    ‘Infinity Train’ Creator Working on ‘Among Us’ Animated Series

    Sus. Looks like the popular game Among Us is heading to CBS Studios in the form of a new animated series. CBS Eye Animation Productions is working together with INnersloth, the developers behind the game, to bring the iconic whodunnit to the small screens.

    Not just that, but they already have a showrunner involved as Owen Dennis is attached as executive producer, who famously created the iconic Infinity Train series. The following logline has been shared:

    Members of your crew have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on causing confusion, sabotaging the ship, and killing everyone. Root out the ‘Impostor’ or fall victim to its murderous designs.

    Big Mouth and Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ production company Titmouse is the main animation studio behind the series. Among Us was originally released in 2018 and managed to pick up speed during the pandemic, as many friends used the game as a way to hang out with their friends throughout the lockdown. It’ll be interesting to see how they bring this simple concept.

    Source: Variety

  • EXCLUSIVE: ‘Daredevil’s Marc Jobst to Direct Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Pilot Episode

    EXCLUSIVE: ‘Daredevil’s Marc Jobst to Direct Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Pilot Episode

    Eiichiro Oda‘s One Piece has recently passed the 1,000 chapter mark and has been going strong since 1997. The journey of a young and ambitious pirate named Monkey D. Luffy spirals into an adventure unlike any other. With the end of its current Wano arc on the horizon, Netflix is trying its hand at bringing this iconic franchise to the west as a live-action adaptation. It’s been quiet since it first was announced in 2017 but picked up some pace a few months ago with the first look at their One Piece logo.

    The Critical Order: One Piece: Unlimited Retrospective - East Blue Pt. 2

    There are still some questions on the upcoming production and who might bring this series to life. Early on, Steven Madea joined as showrunner alongside Luke Cage writer Matt Owens. We can now exclusively confirm that the series’ pilot episode also has found its director in Daredevil and Black Sails‘ Marc Jobst. He and Owens have some shared history, as the director also worked on the Luke Cage episode from season two titled “Wig Out,” which Owens wrote. His experience with Black Sails, a Starz series that explored the golden age of piracy, is also a great plus. He may have hinted at his involvement back in March in a Q&A with Newcastle University.

    The project is currently working under the title “Project Panda,” which seemingly has changed at one point in pre-production as it was teased as “Project Roger” in May. It’s a fun reference to Oda‘s joke character Pandaman that he hides as an easter egg throughout the manga. Production was eyeing an August production start in Cape Town last year but got delayed due to the pandemic. The first season will explore the East Blue saga in ten episodes, as Luffy recruits the first members of the Straw Hat pirates before he sets out into the Grand Line.

    Source: YouTube