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Name: Knights of the Zodiac
Released: 2023-5-12
Cast: Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Mackenyu, Madison Iseman, Mark Dacascos

Knights of the Zodiac

PG-13
1h 52m
2023

21%

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Based on the international anime sensation, Knights of the Zodiac brings the Saint Seiya saga to the big screen in live-action for the first time. Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he's to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights of the Zodiac.

Director:

Tomek Baginski

Producer:

Yoshi Ikezawa, Joseph Chou, Tim Kwok

Writer:

Kiel Murray, Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken

Cast:

Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Mackenyu, Madison Iseman, Mark Dacascos, Nick Stahl, Diego Tinoco

Features

Locked video

On Set with Andy Cheng's Stunt Team

3 MIN

Locked video

Deleted Scenes

7 MIN

Locked video

Animatic

57 SEC

Locked video

Octagon Previs

4 MIN

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

21%

Critics Consensus: The animation's well done, but impressive visuals aren't enough to cover for Knights of the Zodiac's threadbare plot.

Reviews

Radio Times

Jayne Nelson

Seiya's attempts at wisecracking fall flat and, as for the plot holes, supplemental manga-reading may be required to fill in the gaps. This wasn't worth the wait.

No amount of martial arts choreography or special effects can compensate for a weak script.

July 25, 2023

FULL REVIEW

JoBlo's Movie Network

Alex Maidy

Otherwise, it should have gone as gritty as Robert Rodriguez did with Alita Battle Angel. As it stands, Knights of the Zodiac looks and feels like a compromise designed to kickstart a franchise that seems unlikely to happen.

Three screenwriters were necessary to write a tremendously simple plot told in the most complex way possible. [Full review in Spanish]

Knights of the Zodiac remains as one more title in the list of failed live action anime adaptations. [Full review in Spanish]

May 26, 2023

FULL REVIEW