Jamie Lee Curtis has made it no secret that she wants to come aboard season two of the live-action One Piece as Dr. Kureha – and it looks like it’s actually going to happen!
It didn’t take long after stating she was going to launch a campaign to get cast in the series, the show’s co-showrunner, Matt Owens, replied with: “Mommy dearest, that’s why we sent you that figure! No need to lobby. Once we get what we deserve and get back to work, let’s talk!”
I can totally see it, too. Owens has now told Deadline that they are “trying to manifest it” and once the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike is out of the damn way, they’ll begin “real conversations” with Curtis.
Even better, he says the staff of the series is currently “writing for her.” Owens said:
We have opportunities to stunt cast some roles, some rules that are very important, and it came out that Jamie Lee Curtis is a One Piece fan. 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 is perfect for Jamie Lee Curtis. So we tried to start manifesting this dream of ours. 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.’
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.
I wasn’t sure One Piece could get any better, but with Curtis on board? Of course it could!!! And if both sides want it badly enough, I see no reason for it not to become a reality.
I’m actually really excited for this. Now, if only the damn strikes would end…
Source: GeekTyrant
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