Voltron Movie Finally Gets The Green Light

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From Variety: By Marc Gaser

New Regency is looking to assemble its own giant robot movie.

The 20th Century Fox-based production entity is close to a deal with the Mark Gordon Co. to adapt "Voltron: Defender of the Universe" into a live-action film.

Gordon has been developing the pic, based on the popular 1980s Japanese animated TV series, comicbooks and toy line, with Justin Marks penning the script.

Should the deal close, project would be one of the company's more high-profile efforts since Robert Harper took over as chairman-CEO of Regency Filmed Entertainment earlier this year.

Interest in the property hit a high after "Transformers" turned into a box office juggernaut, raking in nearly $300 million to date.

New Regency, which hasn't had a major hit since "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" in 2005, sparked to the idea of a potential franchise.

Company's upcoming pics include "Alvin and the Chipmunks," the Doug Liman-directed "Jumper," the Alexandre Aja-helmed "Mirrors" and the Eddie Murphy starrer "Starship Dave."
Marks' take is described as 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.

Gordon will produce with Lawrence Inglee and Jordan Wynn, who are shepherding the project at the Gordon Co., which has Roland Emmerich's "10,000 B.C." bowing next from Warner Bros. Mark Costa and Ford Oelman are exec producers.

"Voltron" pic has been in the works for nearly three years, with Jim Young's Animus Films funding its development.

Marks has become a go-to guy in Hollywood for comicbook, videogame and toy-based adaptations.

He is adapting "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" for Joel Silver at Warner Bros., as well as the Green Arrow pic "Supermax," also at the studio. Marks also has "Street Fighter" in the works at Hyde Park and Fox.

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Personally,Id rather see a live action Grandizer.

[YankeyMCC]

1. I remember watching Voltron

I remember loving it as a kid, though I don't really remember details :)

I'll definitely watch closely to see how things develop but I wonder - I'd be more optimistic about an animated movie frankly, somethings just seem better set in an animated version.

[Orrex]

2. Nuts to that--where's the Thundercats movie?

And why does Grandizer have four bananas jutting out of his head? :evilgrin:

[Forkboy]

3. Warner purrs for Thundercats

Warner purrs for Thundercats
'80s animated series heading to bigscreen
By MARC GRASER
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'Thundercats'
'Thundercats'
It's Thundercats, ho! at Warner Bros.

Studio has optioned a script by tyro scribe Paul Sopocy to turn the popular 1980s animated series and toy line into a CGI-animated feature.

Warner-based Paula Weinstein will produce through her Spring Creek Prods. banner, along with Dick Robertson and Lew Korman.

Property revolves around a group of humanoid cats (with feline names like Lion-O, Tygra, Panthro and Cheetara) who must flee their planet of Thundera after it's destroyed. Once crash-landing on another planet, Third Earth, they must thwart Mumm-Ra, an evil sorcerer, bent on killing them off.

Sopocy has written the script as an origin story expanding on the major heroes and villains from the animated series, with the plot focusing on Lion-O coming of age as the leader of the Thundercats.

Project was brought to Warner by Palek Patel, VP at Spring Creek. Dan Lin is overseeing the pic for Warners.

The Thundercats franchise began in 1983 and spawned several animated series, with the most recent airing on Cartoon Network, a toy line produced by LJN and comicbooks published by Marvel and DC imprints. Warner Bros. has owned the rights to the animated series since acquiring Telepictures Corp. in 1989.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966320.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=thundercats

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The bananas are so his potassium levels don't drop too low during battle.Feeling shaky? Just bust one of,peel and eat! :)

[and-justice-for-all]

4. MASK...remember that cartoon?

I think would be a killer movie. Live action and not animation.

[Forkboy]

5. I don't remember that one at all.

So I looked it up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQdgbs0IUDg

Looks as valid a picking for a movie as Voltron does.

Now I have "M-M-M-Mask!" stuck in my head. :)

[and-justice-for-all]

6. LOL!! I really dug that show..

As a kid I had those toys, I wish I never got rid of that stuff...Doh! what an idiot I was!

[and-justice-for-all]

7. Try this one: SILVERHAWKS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMBfm3vUB6M

[Forkboy]

8. Now that one I remember,though not well.

Looks like there's a gold mine of things to adapt to movies. :)

[and-justice-for-all]

9. Oh yeah...

From obscure cartoons; to not well know comics. WARRIOR NUN would rock as a film, bloody as hell too! LOL