News Reporting

Edward Elric, 7 More Roles Unveiled For Live Action Fullmetal Alchemist Film

Written By Samantha Ferreira April 3, 2016

The adventures of Edward and Alphonse Eric will begin anew. This time, they’re taking things to the cinemas!

Earlier today, Cinema Frontline reported several new roles for the upcoming Fullmetal Alchemist film. The movie will star the following:

Edward Elric: Ryosuke Yamada
Winry Rockbell: Tsubasa Honda
Roy Mustang: Dean Fujioka
Captain Maes Hughes: Ryûta Satô
Major Shou Tucker: Yo Oizumi
Lust: Yasuko Matsuyuki
Envy: Kanata Hongō
Gluttony: Shinji Uchiyama

Image Credit: Twitter (SH_APTX)

The film is currently slated to open in 2017. Fumihiko Sori (Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, Tomorrow’s Joe) was tapped to direct the feature.

Sources close to the film revealed that the first half of the movie will faithfully recreate Hiromu Arakawa’s original story. The film will diverge from the original work for the second half, which will be an original story.

Source: Cinema Frontline (Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the tip!)

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): casting, fullmetal alchemist, live action

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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