By Sterling K. Brown (“American Fiction”), Rita Ora (“Detective Pikachu”) and John Harlan Kim (“The Librarians”) have all reportedly signed on for the live-action feature film adaptation of the classic mecha anime “Voltron” at Amazon MGM Studios.
They join the already cast Henry Cavill and relative newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye in the ensemble piece which begins filming next month in Australia.
The classic 1980s cartoon centered on five young space pilots in a battalion named the Robot Lions. Those vehicles are able to join together to form a mega robot known as Voltron.
The series was a reworking of Toei Animation’s two mecha anime series “Beast King GoLion” and “Armored Fleet Dairugger XV”. It gained international recognition when it was adapted by World Events Productions and ABC into the English animated series which ran from 1984-1985.
The show was so successful it spawned three more animated TV spin-offs, two video games, and a line of toys.
“Red Notice” and “Skyscraper” director Rawson Marshall Thurber is attached to co-write and direct the film with Ellen Shanman co-writing. Todd Lieberman, Bob Koplar and David Hoberman are producing.
Source: THR
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