Back in November, Netflix revealed the main cast members for the live-action One Piece series, which stars Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji. While the road ahead will likely be a long one, the NetflixGeeked account came through today to confirm that the series is now officially in production.

A few of the cast members were featured in the post's accompanying photos. Looks like Nami (Rudd) in the first and Usopp (Gibson), Luffy (Godoy), and Sanji (Skylar) in the second, but don't engrave that in stone or anything. 

When the cast was originally announced, One Piece series creator Eiichiro Oda shared the following message:

"We've been working with NETFLIX and Tomorrow Studios on the massive project that is the Hollywood live action series adaptation of ONE PIECE! How many years has it been since it was announced, right? I know, I know! But rest assured we've been making steady progress all along! It's not easy when you're working with people from different cultures! But it's precisely that process that can yield something special! For now, we're able to announce the main cast! Rather, we need to hurry and announce it or else it'll be leaked, apparently! Hilarious, lol. Their face, the size of their mouths and hands, their aura, the way they carry themselves, their voice, their acting skills, their height, the balance amongst the Straw Hat Crew, etc...!

We decided on this cast after numerous discussions involving people around the world! These are the people who will be our Straw Hat Pirates! It'll take a bit more time to get this show done, but we'll continue to do our best to deliver a show that we're confident will be enjoyed by everyone around the world! Look forward to more updates in the future!"

Source: @NetflixGeeked 

-------

Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.