Netflix is recruiting more pilots for its live-action Gundam adaptation. The latest cast member to join the giant-mecha space opera is no stranger to genre work, as he’s set to menace that pesky wall-crawler in Spider-Man: Brand New Day this summer. He’s joining the ever-busy Sydney Sweeney, who will be toplining the film.

According to reports, Canadian actor Michael Mando has signed on to star in Gundam, which is being produced by Netflix and Legendary. Mando broke out as Nacho, a criminal who finds himself drawn into deadly cartel business on AMC‘s acclaimed Better Call Saul. He also had a small role in Spider-Man: Homecoming as criminal Mac Gargan, and will finally fulfill that character’s destiny as the supervillainous Scorpion in this summer’s new cinematic Spider-Man adventure. He’s also set to star in Prime Video‘s Criminal, a TV series adaptation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips‘ acclaimed series of crime graphic novels, and 72 Hours, an upcoming Netflix comedy film with Kevin Hart.

What Do We Know About The Live-Action Gundam Movie?

Gundam is an adaptation of the long-running anime franchise of the same name; it was created in 1979 by Yoshiyuki Tomino. The franchise has gone through a number of different incarnations, but it typically focuses on a futuristic war between the Earth and an alliance of breakaway space colonies, the Principality of Zeon. These wars are typically fought in space between massive piloted robotic mecha suits. So far, any plot and character details for the film, and what Gundam series it might adapt, are being kept under wraps. What we do know is that the film will be written and directed by Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth), and will star Sweeney, Noah Centineo (The Recruit), and Jason Clarke (Oppenheimer). It is set to begin production next month in Australia. Mickle will also produce the film with his partner Linda Moran via their production company Nightshade; it will also be produced by Centineo and his partner Enzo Marc.

While the upcoming film is sometimes cited as the first live-action Gundam film, that isn’t entirely true. As part of the franchise’s 20th anniversary celebrations, Sunrise commissioned G-Saviour in 1999. The Canadian-made film took place decades after the anime series, and starred Twin Peaks‘ Kenneth Welsh; it was released direct to DVD.

Gundam will begin production next month in Australia; no release date has yet been announced.

via Collider