As a sign of the popularity of the live action Transformers movie, New Regency, a 20th Century Fox production company, is close to a deal to create a live action Voltron movie.
The take on the film would be "a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City and Mexico. Five ragtag survivors of an alien attack band together and end up piloting the five lion-shaped robots that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron that helps battle Earth's invaders." So no more space opera and completely earth based.
The Mark Gordon would produce with Lawrence Inglee and Jordan Wynn. Gordon is also currently producing a He-Man film, Green Arrow flick Supermax, and Street Fighter.
No idea if this is a good thing or not as not really familiar with the producing players. As often the case though, closing a deal to get the rights to do adapt a brand and actually going forward and making a movie are two different things. This is just step 1 of a long process. Either way, cool that Transformers is leading to other adaptions that might work on the big screen (not so sure about He-Man though).
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God, as much as I liked Transformers and I dig Voltron. Maybe some of these studios should just leave well enough alone. I liked Voltron as kid but the cartoons are even dummer than Transformers with really 0 plot. Maybe they should just leave some of my childhood alone but I doubt it. I guess I could simply not go but is that really any fun?
ReplyDeleteI bet a million dollars they make voltron all one color because they won't want to make it seem like Power Rangers. Shit...they already moved it to earth. God, forbid a alien planet is too hard to comprehend. Jackass Hollywood Producers.
I never did see the old voltron as a kid..i did see however a cgi cartoon that came on a while back and it SUCKED...and really this just seems like one big shot to try and gain the popularity that the transformers got from dreamworks..i'll probably end up seeing it but chances are there's not a shot in hell i'll even come CLOSE to even liking it as much as Transformers. And i think others will feel the same way.
ReplyDeleteI bet they won't even use Lotor. Jerks.
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