One Piece Netflix Director Reveals the 1 Character Who Was the Hardest to Cast

The director of One Piece’s pilot on Netflix discussed how crucial it was to get a particular piece of casting right for the live-action adaptation.

One Piece, Netflix’s take on the long-running anime and manga really hit the ground running when it premiered in late August. The series quickly became a hit and smashed several viewership records like a Gum Gum Bazooka to the face of a deranged clown.

Of course, just by adapting such a beloved, venerable IP for live-action, there was a laundry list of elements that the creators needed to get just "right." And the casting was arguably chiefly among them.

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