Netflix’s One Piece Is not Including Jamie Lee Curtis to Its Crew

The second season of Netflix’s One Piece adaptation has been including some new names to the decision sheet in latest weeks, with some sizable additions in David Dastmalchian and Camrus Johnson. However followers have been hoping for Jamie Lee Curtis to pop on this season as Kureha, the guardian of future Straw Hat Tony Tony Chopper. Curtis loudly mentioned she needed the half years in the past, and co-showrunner Matt Owens later opened the door for additional dialogue. Appeared like a executed deal, yeah? Yeah….no.

In a latest Deadline interview, govt producer Becky Clements revealed Curtis gained’t be part of the present. The reason being a easy matter of scheduling: the actor apparently has “too many films and exhibits” she’ll be part of that the timing simply didn’t line up correctly. “[Jamie] positively needed to do it, however she’s received offers in first place, and it simply turned difficult,” defined Clements. And in the event you assume they’ll simply maintain Kureha for a 3rd season, Clements revealed the half has already been forged and given to “a tremendous particular person.”

One Piece is a number of weeks into manufacturing again in Cape City, and in a standing replace, Clements mentioned issues have been going effectively. From the forged to VFX and stunt groups, she known as all of them “a number of the greatest I’ve ever labored with. With this IP, Oda’s mind is so fertile and distinctive that everybody is invigorated daily of like, ‘How are we going to do that?,’ and folk who’ve been at this for awhile, you may simply really feel the virtually childlike pleasure about attempting to drag it off.” In response to her, Owens and fellow showrunner Joe Tracz have been “very aligned in all elements of the sequence.”

Whereas the present hasn’t been renewed previous season two, Clements identified that Owens has a multi-season plan in his head. (Deadline urged six seasons, however she was evasive on specifics.) All of it relies on Netflix and different companions hungering for extra, however she known as Owens “creatively ready” to maintain One Piece going for some time.

As for once we’ll see season two, Clements mentioned they’re a “very long time out.” Manufacturing will proceed by means of December, and it is a “VFX-heavy 12 months” in leisure. To tide your self over, chances are you’ll as effectively go on and watch the animated model, and even learn the manga. Likelihood is you’ll be all caught up by the point Netflix places out the subsequent season.

[via IGN]

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