The One Piece Season 2 Cast Guess Their Characters' Favourite Movies - The Answers Are Perfect | Sorry Not Sorry

On Netflix’s hit show One Piece, the Straw Hats are always distracted by their quest for treasure, but what are they watching in their downtime? This is a question that JustWatch has revisited time and time again. Now, thanks to the publicity tour for Season 2 of One Piece, we finally have the answers. 

WATCH: One Piece Cast KNOWS Which Movies Their Characters Would LOVE!

Speaking with Iñaki Godoy, Taz Skylar, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, Mackenyu, and Charithra Chandran, we got the scoop of what each actor thought their on-screen counterpart’s favourite movie was, and the answers did not disappoint.

How Heist, Sports and Comedy Movies Align with Nami, Sanji and Zoro

Emily Rudd, who plays Nami, kicked things off for team One Piece by keeping her options general: “I think for Nami, any heist film.” Given Nami’s proclivity for thievery, this decision makes a lot of sense; Nami would most definitely be a fan of watching all the great heist movies, such as Ocean’s 11, Heat, and The Italian Job, to get pointers. The rest of the cast agreed with Rudd’s pick, with Sanji actor Taz Skylar throwing out the film Tower Heist, to which Rudd immediately replied, “iconic, love it.”  

For Skylar’s own pick for his character of the ship chef, rather than go with something culinary-based, such as Ratatouille, Chef, or Burnt, he opted for the Sean Astin movie, Rudy. Co-star Jacob Romero instantly chimed in his agreement, proclaiming, “Ah, that’s a good one!” The plot of Rudy follows Astin's Daniel ‘Rudy’ Ruettiger, a student determined to play college football for Notre Dame, whatever the odds. Based on true events, Rudy is a feel-good sports movie in which the underdog gets his day, something that will hopefully be replicated for Luffy and his crew in One Piece. 

Mackenyu’s choice for the fiercely loyal and stoic swordsman, Zoro, got the biggest laugh from his castmates. When it came his turn to answer the question, he simply looked at the group and uttered, “The Hangover.” Mackenyu then joined the laughter with everyone else, offering no further insight into why the Bradley Cooper-starring comedy about the morning after the night before would be so influential on Zoro. We can only assume that even deadly warriors need to let off some steam sometimes. 

It’s Cartoons All-Round For Luffy, Usopp, and Miss Wednesday

In typical lead fashion, Iñaki Godoy, who plays Captain Monkey D. Luffy, took his time in answering the question. After mulling over his options, he was still uncertain, but just as on the show, his team were on hand to help, with Skylar suggesting “cartoons?” Godoy agreed before inspiration struck, “Maybe Space Jam, I think he would be into Space Jam.” Given Luffy’s keen interest in ancient treasure, we expected something like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, or Tomb Raider, but because of Luffy’s more innocent side, Space Jam is a solid choice. The movie blends live-action actors and athletes with Looney Tunes’ iconic cartoon characters as they work together to win an intergalactic basketball tournament. 

The final two cast members to choose their characters’ favourite films were Jacob Romero, AKA Usopp, and Miss Wednesday herself, Charithra Chandran. Although their characters are technically on opposing sides, according to the actors playing them, they do have some common ground - a respect for Disney classics. For Romero, it is Hercules that he thinks best fits with Usopp. With the actor having previously teased that Usopp will find his bravery in Season 2 of One Piece, it sounds as though all that repeated viewing of Hercules has rubbed off on him. As for Charithra Chandron on Miss Wednesday’s selection, “I can imagine her favourite film being Snow White.” She failed to divulge whether Miss Wednesday would be team Snow or team Evil Queen. If her on-screen allegiance to Mr. 0 is to be believed, it seems as though it would be the latter, but you’ll have to watch the series to find out for yourself.

Hearing an actor’s thoughts on what films their characters would be fans of offers an intriguing insight into their own thoughts on them. Whilst some of the choices here sound like off-the-cuff curveballs, that these titles were picked says a great deal about both cast and character. As you settle in with One Piece, just try to imagine that on occasion during the interim of scenes, Zoro has been off watching The Hangover, Usopp’s been getting pumped with Hercules, and Nami has been heist plotting with something like Tower Heist. You’ll definitely think of things slightly differently if you do.