The tremendous success of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece is due to a wonderful plot, actors that suit their characters flawlessly, inventive combat scenes, and a lot of hard work. The series has done its utmost to maintain the story consistent with the anime, which follows the exciting adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a teenage pirate who dreams of discovering the legendary treasure of Gol D. Rogers. The series has lived true to the franchise’s moniker. The series maintains true to its promise of epic journeys, intense action scenes, compelling characters, and classic moments from the massively popular manga and anime including brilliant action scenes from the series.
The action scenes in the series were especially appreciated by the fans as they were brilliantly created and enacted by the cast and the major credit for these epic action shots goes to Marc Jobst, the Director of the series.
Marc Jobst’s Rule for Action Shows
During an interview with ScreenRant+, Jobst explained how his work with actors is very important to how he shoots action shows. He said:
“I come from theater, so I think my work with my actors is very important to how I shoot action shows. I think that’s, perhaps, one of the reasons why Marvel and I have enjoyed such a kind of fruitful relationship is because you can take two-dimensional characters and make them feel real, so, we worked together on the cast, unquestionably, from day one.”
He also explained how they had to look through a lot of auditions as they wanted a global cast. He stated that he wanted actors who had heart and warmth, and that he did not want stunt doubles.
Marc Jobst Didn’t Want Stunt Doubles
Jobst stated that he wanted physical actors who could be comfortable during an action scene as he wanted a smooth flow between the action sequences and that would have been disrupted by stunt doubles. He said:
“I wanted physical actors, not only actors who can act, and hold drama in emotional scenes, but also who could carry some of the action. Because the way that I shoot action, and the way that I wanted to shoot action for One Piece in particular, was in big, long, flowing shots that follow them through from one sequence to the next and then pick up another actor in all the rest of it. Now, if you’re constantly having to replace the actor with stunt doubles, you can’t do that.”
He explained how replacing actors with stunt doubles hurts the continuity of the scene and it’s better to have physical actors who could carry some action.
Source: Screen Rant Plus
