A new trailer for the two upcoming Fullmetal Alchemist live-action movies released.

The trailer reintroduces the series' colorful cast of characters, including central protagonists Edward and Alphonse Elric, who will once again be played by Ryosuke Yamada and Atomu Mizuishi, who played the sibling pair in the series' first live-action film. In addition to highlighting returning characters such as Winry, played by Weathering With You's Tsubasa Honda, and Roy Mustang, who will once again be portrayed by actor and musician Dean Fujioka, the trailer also showcases the two sequel films' many new additions to the cast, which includes the character of Olivier Mira Armstrong, who will be portrayed in live-action by Kill Bill's Chiaki Kuriyama.

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The most heavily promoted of the new additions is the alchemist killer Scar, who will be portrayed in live-action by the Japanese-American actor Mackenyu. Mackenyu, who is the son of legendary martial artist and actor Sonny Chiba, has appeared in multiple live-action anime adaptations before, most notably the Chihayafuru movie trilogy. He is also set to appear in many more in the future, as he is also currently filming Netflix's live-action One Piece series, where he plays the role of the three-sword wielding bounty hunter Roronoa Zoro, and has also been cast as the lead in the upcoming live-action Saint Seiya movie, which is currently in production.

The two new movies, entitled Fullmetal Alchemist: The Vengeance of Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Last Transmutation, serve as direct sequels to the 2017 live-action film and were announced as part of the celebration surrounding the 20th anniversary of the original manga's publication. The two films will be released just a month apart, with the second movie premiering in Japan on May 20 and the trilogy's conclusion releasing on June 24. An international release for both movies has yet to be announced. The first movie in the series was released outside of Japan as a Netflix streaming exclusive.

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Fullmetal Alchemist was created by Hiromi Arakawa in 2001 and was one of the most popular and acclaimed titles of that era. The series tells the story of Ed and Al Elric, two young alchemy prodigies who almost lose everything after they attempt to use their talents to resurrect their dead mother. Now working as alchemists for the state, the two begin their search for the Philosopher's Stone, an artifact that possesses enough power to help them undo their biggest mistake.

The series was adapted into an anime twice. Both shows are now streaming on Hulu and Crunchyroll, while the manga is available in English from VIZ Media and Yen Press.

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