Highlights
- Reports from multiple outlets suggest Netflix’s live-action Gundam film has completed primary production in Australia.
- Directed by Jim Mickle, the project is a collaboration between Legendary Pictures and Bandai Namco Filmworks.
- Netflix’s Gundam live-action will feature an original sci-fi story centered on rival mobile suit pilots.
Netflix’s live-action Gundam movie has reportedly completed principal filming, marking a major milestone for one of the streamer’s longest-running adaptations. Multiple outlets, including What's on Netflix and The Mac Observer, reported on July 21 that filming recently wrapped in Queensland, Australia, after production began in late April under the working title Teardrop.
The reports state that the Gundam live-action film will now enter the post-production stage, which will likely include VFX. The stage will involve bringing the franchise’s iconic mecha battles and space settings to life.
According to The Mac Observer, director Jim has confirmed the film will feature large battle suits and spaceships. He also said that it will bring new designs along with what fans are already familiar with.
Netflix has not officially announced the wrap. The reported filming completion follows the company's confirmation in April that cameras had started rolling on the upcoming feature.
What We Know About Live-Action Gundam Film: A Production Years in the Making
Legendary Pictures, in partnership with Bandai Namco Filmworks, is producing the Gundam live-action. Following the film’s announcement in 2018, the production has gone through several creative staff changes, including its director.
Before Jim Mickle, known for Sweet Tooth, Jordan Vogt-Roberts was attached as the director for the live-action Gundam movie, back in 2021. The project marks one of Bandai Namco’s biggest live-action projects starring renowned Hollywood faces Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo, while the production has spanned more than seven years since its first announcement.
The full cast list also includes Jason Isaacs, Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Shioli Kutsuna, Michael Mando, Nonso Anozie, Jackson White, Javon Walton, Ida Brooke, and Gemma Chua-Tran. During the filming in Australia, the production included over 350 local cast and crew members.
Gundam live-action film production has reportedly contributed $110 million USD to Queensland’s economy. The production spanned multiple locations across Toowoomba and Brisbane, with additional shots filmed at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast.
Netflix has described the film as a new story rather than a direct adaptation of an existing anime. According to the official synopsis, rival mobile suit pilots from opposing sides are “pulled into a high-stakes race across the stars that could define the fate of humanity.”
After years of limited developmental progress, the project found momentum under Mickle, while Bandai Namco Filmworks established a North American subsidiary in 2025 to co-finance the film and strengthen the Gundam brand internationally. While the reported production wrap marks a major milestone, considering the prolonged production, the Gundam movie has still not confirmed a release window for waiting fans and audiences.
