The biggest Live Action Adaptation by Netflix, One Piece is still in a lot of demand and is getting hyped up as fans are watching and rewatching it. The series is getting appreciation not only from fans but also from critics and reviewers. It is probably the only live-action adaptation of a manga that is not a flop, instead, it is gaining fame over and over from all over the world. The original manga and series fanbase has embraced the series and is eagerly waiting for season 2. Many hints and easter eggs in the first season confirm that there might be another season in production.
With talks about season 2, the main task of the creators would be to cast the perfect actors for the individual role. The cast of season 1 included Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu Arata as Roronoa Zoro, Jacob Romero Gibbs as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Now there is news that Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis would join the cast to play the character of Dr. Kureha.
Jamie Lee Curtis is obsessed with One Piece
Curtis previously stated her wish to portray Nico Robin at a San Diego Comic-Con panel in 2021, but she now acknowledges that their age difference would make playing Robin difficult.
“I’m not gonna get to play Robin, I’m a little old now. But there’s that old crone lady, not Nico Robin, Kureha. Maybe I can be Kureha, she wears those low bellbottoms, She’s looking a little nasty, but she has that long stringy grey hair. My daughter Ruby said that that would be what I would play.”
Her favorite character is Tony Tony Chopper, the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates. She even said that her friend Brina Palencia does the voice for Chopper in the American dub version. She even shared a post on Instagram with the caption “Hey @netflix @onepiecenetflix The Internet has spoken and mommy needs a job. #curtisforkureha”
Emily Rudd wants Jamie Lee Curtis to be Dr. Kureha
Dr. Kureha is a retired doctor who works on Drum Island. Some people refer to her as a “witch.” She is Tony Tony Chopper’s mentor and adopted mother, taking him in after Hiriluk died. She is also the Isshi-100’s leader. Her role is of great importance as she helps the Straw Hat Pirates in the Drum Island arc.
In October last year, Curtis’ daughter Ruby Guest appeared on the One Piece Podcast and addressed:
“My mom loves Kureha. I would be 100 percent for it and honestly, since Netflix is doing the live-action adaptation, I would highly recommend her to pull some strings to see if she can. I know my mom is 100 percent for it.”
Not only this, Nami actor Emily Rudd has also expressed her wish to see Jamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Kureha. In an Instagram story recently, when asked by a fan who would she wish to see in the One Piece live-action, she replied by tagging Jamie Lee Curtis and a picture of Dr. Kureha.
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