Netflix is on board to the distribute the Gundam film starring Sydney Sweeney (The Housemaid) and Noah Centineo (Black Adam).

Jim Mickle (“Sweet Tooth,” Stake Land) is writing and directing, based on Yoshiyuki Tomino‘s anime franchise.

Legendary co-developed the project with franchise owner Bandai Namco Filmworks. Mickle will produce with Linda Moran under their Nightshade banner.

Plot details are under wraps.

Deadline notes, “Gundam is set in the Universal Century, a future where humanity has colonized space. When a rebellion erupts between Earth and its colonies, the ensuing conflict is fought by pilots in massive mechanized contraptions known as mobile suits.

“The long-running multimedia franchise launched with series the ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ in 1979. Since then, the internationally renowned Yoshiyuki Tomino-created endeavor has spanned 83 animated series and movies, in addition to a lucrative merchandising arm that generates $600 million annually.”

Deadline first reported on the development.