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One Pieceshowrunner Matt Owens finally did his first interview for the Netflix show, where he updated fans about casting Jamie Lee Curtis in the second season.
Netflix’s live-action anime adaptations do not have a good track record, soOne Piecefans were surprised their adaptation would be done so well. TheOne Pieceseries made some major changesfrom the source material but was still well-received by many. One of the biggest reasons it was well received was due to some of the amazing casting choices, and the showrunner hopes to keep that up with season 2.
In an interview withDeadline, showrunner Owens was able to talk about the live-actionOne Piece series for the first time since the beginning of the writers' strike. During the interview, Owens discussed his campaign for Curtis to play Doctor Kureha inOne Pieceseason 2. “It came out that Jamie Lee Curtis is aOne Piecefan. As soon as she said that, we were like, okay, we have to try and get her on the show. What can we do? And Doctor Kureha, very luckily, is a character who is coming up in our story, and is someone who isperfectfor Jamie Lee Curtis,” Owens said.
Owens talked about how they are trying to manifest this dream casting. “After she won her Oscar, the writers room sent her a figure of Doctor Kureha with a nice note that said, ‘Congratulations on your statue, here’s another one to put next to it. Hope to speak to you soon,'” Owens said. “When she reposted that, it got a lot of fan interest, and I commented on it. We’re trying to manifest it. Yes, as of right now, SAG is still striking so there have not been real conversations. But as soon as there can be, I’m ready. I will take her out to dinner, we’ll talk about it. We’ll do all of it because at this point we’re writing for her — we really, really want her to come and play with us in Season 2.”
However, because the actors are still striking, there has not been an official conversation with Curtis about the role.Curtis is also campaigning for theOne Piecerole. She posted art of her as Doctor Kureha on her Instagram and said, “ONCE the STRIKE against the greed of the AMTPT is SETTLED with a FAIR CONTRACT, I will lobby along with the growing fan frenzy to become Doctor Kureha in @onepiecenetflix.”
With both Curtis and Owns wanting this casting, it is not a question of if Curtis will be cast in theOne Piecerole but when it will be announced.
