One Piece live-action series showrunner Matt Owens has stepped away from the series after six years, sharing his gratitude and need for a mental health break.
Nope. He has a gentleman’s agreement where they can send him stuff and he can give opinions, which is what lead to a bunch of reshoots for season one, but he’s basically just a consultant. Which makes sense given how little time he had in a day even before talk of the show started.
I thought Oda himself was the real driving force, insisting the show be true to the anime/manga
Nope. He has a gentleman’s agreement where they can send him stuff and he can give opinions, which is what lead to a bunch of reshoots for season one, but he’s basically just a consultant. Which makes sense given how little time he had in a day even before talk of the show started.
Sure he’s a consultant but pretty sure he wouldn’t sign over rights without having ultimate say on the project. If he doesn’t like it he can pull it.