It's been a while since Sunrise announced their partership with Legendary for a film based on the Gundam series. This latest news should be enough to get people optimistic about the upcoming movie.

Netflix has confirmed that Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts will be directing the movie to be distributed by the streaming service. The script is being penned by acclaimed comic writer Brian K Vaughan, and the project is being overseen by Detective Pikachu producer Cale Boyter.

An admitted fan of video games and anime, Roberts hid various Easter eggs in Skull Island that pay tribute to Akira, Metal Gear and Evangelion among others. He's also been super passionate about getting the opportunity to direct a Metal Gear movie with Hideo Kojima's blessing, and even had a cameo in Death Stranding. If any Hollywood director can nail an anime adaptation, chances are it's a guy like him who knows how to respect source material.

And he has a great beard to boot!

Even if Uprising wasn't as well-recieved as the first movie, Legendary's Pacific Rim series proved that mecha action can be a hit with western audiences. Meanwhile, their collaborative Monsterverse efforts with Toho have managed to please both new monster fans and die-hard kaiju fanatics, so it's safe to assume the Gundam IP is in good hands.

What do you guys think? Is Roberts a good match for Gundam? Drop your thoughts below!