We were joined on the Popternative show by Diego Tinoco who stars in Knights of the Zodiac, out now in theaters, which is based on the original stories and characters from the Japanese manga series “Saint Seiya” by Masami Kurumada. Directed by Tomek Baginski (The Witcher: Blood Origin) the film also stars Mackenyu (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Famke Janssen (X-Men), Madison Iseman (Jumanji: The Next Level), Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3), Nick Stahl (Fear the Walking Dead), and Sean Bean (Game of Thrones).
Knights of the Zodiac Synopsis
Based on the international anime sensation, Knights of the Zodiac brings the Saint Seiya saga to the big screen in live-action for the first time. Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he’s to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights of the Zodiac.
In our interview, Diego discusses the excitement of creating the film: “The thing that really excited me was when I got to the stunt training facility, they had these pictures of the world visually that they made with CGI and that’s what really just fuelled me. We got to dive into this dark and eerie world; for me that really got me.” He also tells us about how he prepares for various characters including playing Cesar Diaz from 2018-2021 on the hit Netflix series On My Block.
Watch the full interview with Diego below.
Knights of the Zodiac is playing in theaters.