Live-action Fullmetal Alchemist（鋼の錬金術師）announced the premiere date and revealed a close-up shot of Alphonse Elric today (23rd February). Fullmetal Alchemist is originally a manga series by Hiromu Arakawa and serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan from 2001 to 2010.
The movie going to premiere on 1st December this year. Since only a part of Alphonse Elric’s body is revealed in the trailer released in November, the movie’s official twitter has posted a close-up shot of him.
? #曽利文彦 監督は「スタッフ、キャスト一同この作品を本当に実写化できると信じて疑わない人々が集まった現場で大いに士気が上がりました。皆さんの期待を裏切らないよう、原作の本質を大切にこの作品を仕上げていきたいと思います。」と意気込みのコメント！#ハガレン #鋼の錬金術師 pic.twitter.com/8M2Fm6G7L1
— 映画『鋼の錬金術師』公式 (@hagarenmovie) February 23, 2017
The story is set in a world where alchemy blossoms and is widely-used. The Elric brothers begin their journey in this chaotic world as they search for the Philosopher’s Stone. Over 70,000,000 copies of the manga have been sold all over the world. It was even made into two series of TV anime and two anime films.
Staff
Director：Fumihiko Sori
Cast
Edward Elric: Ryosuke Yamada
Winry Rockbell: Tsubasa Honda
Roy Mustang: Dean Fujioka
Maes Hughes: Ryuta Sato
Riza Hawkeye: Misako Renbutsu
Maria Ross: Natsuna Watanabe
Gracia Hughes: Natsuki Harada
Shou Tucker: Yo Oizumi
Tim Marcoh: Jun Kunimura
General Haruko: Fumiyo Kohinata
Lust: Yasuko Matsuyuki
Envy: Kanata Hongo
Gluttony: Shinji Uchiyama
Father Cornello: Kenjiro Ishimaru