The probabilities of “Superman” and “The Witcher” actor Henry Cavill main the cost for a possible hardcore “Warhammer 40K” sequence with Amazon MGM Studios could also be dwindling by the day after his promising preliminary attachment, but it surely appears the charismatic star has discovered one other sci-fi challenge to like.
As introduced by The Hollywood Reporter final week, Cavill simply inked a contemporary cope with Amazon MGM Studios to headline a live-action “Voltron” film based mostly on the favored big robotic franchise. Rawson Marshall Thurber, who helmed the profitable Netflix film “Crimson Discover” and the 2018 characteristic “Skyscraper,” will direct this spirited adaptation, with cameras beginning to roll in Australia someday this autumn.
Whereas no actual story particulars for “Voltron” have been launched, the screenplay was penned by Thurber in collaboration with Ellen Shanman. Casting information can be sparse, however plainly Cavill will be part of his up-and-coming co-star Daniel Quinn-Toye on this sci-fi spectacle. Quinn-Toye is an excellent younger performer who shared the West Finish stage with Tom Holland in “Romeo & Juliet” this previous summer time.
“Voltron: Legendary Defender,” Netflix’s reboot of the basic ’80s “Voltron” anime sequence, was produced by DreamWorks Animation and stomped ahead into eight seasons and 75 episodes after its debut in 2016. It premiered as a hand-drawn/CG hybrid from Studio Mir based mostly on 1984’s American present, “Voltron: Defender of the Universe,” which was impressed by a pair of Japanese anime sequence: 1981’s “Beast King GoLion” and 1982’s “Armored Fleet Dairugger XV.”
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These efforts centered round 5 youngsters, all transported from Earth throughout a chaotic intergalactic battle, to coach to develop into pilots for 5 robotic lions to guard the universe from evil. These 5 particular paladins have the flexibility to attach collectively to kind the towering Voltron mega-robot.
Produced by Todd Lieberman through Hidden Footage, World Occasions Productions’ Bob Koplar, Thurber and Hobie Movies’ David Hoberman, Amazon MGM Studios powers up its “Voltron” manufacturing someday this fall.
