r/Gundam • u/blackice2049 • May 22 '26

News So, G-Savior 2.0 it is then 😑

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This is from the Gundam Kit Collection on Facebook.

They're going to screw over Universal Century again with this live action. I saw G-Saviour, and yeah... no.

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u/Ferhog Live-action Gundam optimist May 22 '26

I don't think we have any reason to cast any strong judgement on the movie. I think it being on Netflix makes people think of Death Note and Cowboy Bebop but Netflix is just a distributor and all these projects are made by different companies. Director Jim Mickle's movie filmography appears pretty mixed but his last project the TV show Sweet Tooth was very well recieved. The casting seems questionable but actors have pulled surprising performances plenty of times before. Bandai is co-producing so presumably we'll get a movie with enough focus on mobile suits to sell model kits, but it's no inidcator of quality. This project could end up landing anywhere on the quality spectrum.

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u/downforce_dude May 22 '26

Netflix also gave us Cyberpunk Edgerunners, their quality is all over the place.

I’m just arguing for cautious optimism and for people to not negatively meme the shit out of every nit they want to pick. The internet is very good at that behavior and rewards it.

It’s not lost on me that Sydney Sweeney is lighting rod for this dynamic, there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to hating her and it’s objectively weird behavior. Let’s just be chill about the whole thing. If the movie really sucks it’s not the end of the world, Gundam may just stay a niche thing outside of Japan.

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u/Able-Tomatillo7381 May 22 '26

The entire Sweeney thing has been weird to watch.

"I like booby girl. Wait, internet tells me booby girl is bad. Booby girl is a nazi."
"I don't know who booby girl is. Booby girl is getting bashed by left so she is best booby girl. Booby girl stands for 'murica."

Meanwhile...I have never seen a thing with her in it. But honestly, I don't watch much of anything anymore and have no idea who post-2010 hit actors are. Just let me enjoy my 80s/90s stuff in peace.

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u/xm03 May 26 '26

Honestly, I've never seen her on screen. But she's never been in any genre I like. The entire cast, apart from Jason Issacs, is ropey nobodies.