Live-action anime adaptations always have all eyes on them, regardless of it being for either praise or criticism – and even more so if it’s a highly popular one like Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist.
The 2017 live-action adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist fell more on the praise side, receiving a positive reaction, so Warner Bros. announcing a two-part sequel comes as no surprise.
Warner Bros. dropped the official trailer for the film with its Twitter account announcing the two new live-action movies set for May and June releases, titled Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Avenger Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Last Transmutation.
The exciting bit for fans of the anime came with the trailer release as it features narration by Romi Park, Edward Elric’s original voice actor from the anime.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Avenger Scar:
Although Warner Bros. hasn’t uploaded English subtitles for the trailer, the translated description under the video hints at what’s coming for the Elric brothers.
The final battle for the future begins. The Complete Edition depicts the final story of the original – The legend is completed in two parts.
Ed and Al visit Central, where a series of murders targeting only national alchemists occur. The murderer, whose identity is unknown, is called “Scar” because of the cross-shaped scar on his forehead. The brothers fight back, but their mechanical armor is destroyed by the killer’s overwhelming strength, and they are doomed. Will they be able to overcome this crisis and regain their bodies? The hidden secrets of this country, the “Promised Day,” and the past of Ed and Al’s fathers. The story comes to a climactic finale as the layers of mysteries and truths are unraveled. What is the answer the brothers finally come up with…?
Warner Bros. also released a poster for the sequels, which come out just in time to celebrate the original Fullmetal Alchemist manga’s 20th anniversary.
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen – Fukushūsha Scar Poster
WB Japan has previously teased the project with the vengeance-scar.jp website and a poster revealing the first look at Mackenyu Arata’s Scar.
Fumihiko Sori, who directed the 2017 film, directs the sequels with returning cast members Ryōsuke Yamada, Atomu Mizuishi, Tsubasa Honda, Dean Fujioka, Misako Renbutsu, Kanata Hongou, Ryuta Sato, and Shinji Uchiyama, along with new addition including Arata, Yuina Kuroshima, Keisuke Watanabe, Yuki Yamada, Hiroshi Tachi, among others.
The first film, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen – Fukushūsha Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Avenger Scar), will focus on Edward’s fight with Scar and has a release date set for May 20.
It’ll be followed by the second film, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen – Saigo no Rensei (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Last Transmutation), depicting the final battle, which drops just about a month later on June 24.
About Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen – Fukushūsha Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Avenger Scar) and Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen – Saigo no Rensei (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Last Transmutation), are the two upcoming sequel films for Warner Bros. 2017 Fullmetal Alchemist live-action film.
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