Sword Art Online: The Legion

### Starring

Olivia Sui, Pate Fernandez, Ewan McGregor, Vilma Santos, Mari Takahashi, Rowan Blanchard, Maine Mendoza, Shawn Fonteno, Rocco Nacino, Melissa Fumero,

### Production companies

DreamWorks Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, Pascal Pictures

### Distributor

Universal Pictures (Premiere in Los Angeles and Las Vegas)Sony Pictures Releasing (International)

### About

Sword Art Online: The Legion is an upcoming American action-adventure drama film based on an original Japanese novel series with a very different story, Produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was written and directed by John Romero and Hugo Martin, stars Olivia Sui as Asuna Yuuki, Vilma Santos as Kyoko Yuuki and Ewan McGregor as Julius Caesar, alongside Mari Takahashi, Rowan Blanchard, Shawn Fonteno, Rocco Nacino and Melissa Fumero

The film was produced in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

### Story

#### In-game story 0 (before 117 AD)

Dinosaur extinction in 65 million years BC

Birth of Humanity in 3 million years BC

Ancient History from 3000 BC to 1000 BC

In 753 BC, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus but one day later Romulus murdered his own brother

In 509 BC, Roman Kingdom was overthrown, turning into a Republic.

In 216 BC, Hannibal crushes the Roman army with over thousands of his soldiers in Cannae

In 202 BC, Hannibal retreats due to his defeat against the Roman army in Zama

in 146 BC, Carthage is defeated by the Roman Republic

in 52 BC, Roman Chancellor and General, Julius Caesar (Ewan McGregor) takes a plan to conquer Gaul

in 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus in the Senate, ending the Roman Republic

Sparta remains the last greek city-state before it was conquered by Octavian in 30 BC

Asuna was born in the land of Germania in 104 AD, Asuna's parents were killed by the Roman Army in 112 AD.

In 117 after Trajan's death, Spartan army takes over Greece and occupies Egypt, Persia, Carthage, Sicily and Hispania.

#### Real-life story 1 (1990-2021)

Asuna was born in London in October 16, 1990

In 1998, Asuna (Pate Fernandez) is playing DOOM on her japanese mother's (Jennylyn Mercado) computer but her english father (Michael V) argues with her, one month later Asuna is protecting her best friend from bullies. one week later that night, Asuna and her father are watching sports series.

In 2001, Asuna's parents are getting divorced one day

In 2021 after events of Avengers: Infinity War, and Asuna was graduated at a school since 2019, Asuna (Olivia Sui) talks to her two best friends Leafa (Mari Takahashi) and Maya (Maine Mendoza) on a coffee restaurant, At night, Asuna plays a mythology and history MMO VR Video Game where Sparta took over Greece against the Roman Empire and occupied Egypt, Persia, Carthage, Sicily and Hispania since 117 AD,

#### In-game story 1 (119 AD)

In 119 AD, Asuna came from Germania to Italia, and started gladiator training without being a slave under her boyfriend Pegasus (Shawn Fonteno)

Asuna won a first duel.

Asuna defeated a boss monster for the first time.

#### Real-life story 2 (2021)

one month later, Asuna started her career as a painter, she paints palm trees in the mountains

#### In-game story 2 (119 AD)

couple months later, Pegasus forced Asuna to fight against the Roman Army but Asuna refused, Pegasus and other gladiators except Asuna, was arrested by the Roman Army.

one week later, Pegasus has escaped the prison and allied with barbarians and slave gladiators to fight the Roman Army but he died.

#### Real-life story 3 (2021)

3 days later, Asuna witnessed her mother's death and she cried

2 days later, Asuna sits in stairs in a park and sends a bad-sad message to Leafa, Asuna and Sinon (Rowan Blanchard) play an online VR game together.

#### In-game story 3 (124 AD)

In 124 AD, Asuna finished her training without Pegasus, She won a champion ship and she became a roman empress and general.

one week later, Asuna restores the Roman Empire against the Spartan army

one day later that night, Asuna, Leafa and Sinon are defeating the final boss, the mythological non-human Mother Demon

Finally, Asuna leaves the game after celebrating an anniversary of the Roman Empire

#### Real-life story 4 (2021)

one day later, Asuna gets a gift from Thor and the Spider-Man, becoming a real superhero from 124 AD Ancient Rome

In October 16, Asuna hosts her own birthday and invites her friends.

to be continued...

### Cast

All greeks and romans are portrayed by the Latin(Colombian, Mexican) Americans and Asian(Japanese, Chinese) Americans.

#### Main cast

Olivia Sui as Asuna Yuuki-Bourton,

Pate Fernandez as young Asuna

Mari Takahashi as Leafa

Ewan McGregor as Julius Caesar

#### Supporting cast

Barbie Forteza as Jaina, a fairy tail sylph who invented the dragons

Adam Driver as Octavian Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor

The Xue Hua Piao Piao Eggman as Nero, a Roman emperor who saved the day by persecuting the christians.

Michael V as Jack Bourton, Asuna's father

Jennylyn Mercado as Kyoko Yuuki, Asuna's mother

Vilma Santos as old Kyoko

Rowan Blanchard as Sinon

Maine Mendoza as Maya

Rocco Nacino as Antillius

Melissa Fumero as Theodora

Shawn Fonteno as Pegasus