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'Voltron' movie in the works!

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Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:30 AM ET

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA...34Z_01_N2674088_RTRIDST_0_FILM-VOLTRON-DC.XML

By Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Voltron: Defender of the Universe" is coming to the big screen.

Producer Mark Gordon ("The Day After Tomorrow") is developing a big-budget feature based on the 1980s giant robot kids TV series and toy sensation.

The "Voltron" animated TV series debuted in 1984, about the same time as Hasbro's Transformers toy line, igniting a morphing robot phenomenon. According to sources, Voltron has generated $750 million in worldwide licensing and nearly $200 million in toys and merchandising since 1984. The show, in its many incarnations, remains syndicated throughout the world.

The story being developed will be based on the series about five maverick explorer-pilots who must travel to the planet Arus to learn how to operate Voltron, a giant mechanical warrior formed by five smaller robots. The gargantuan robot is the last hope against the evil Drule Empire that has subjugated Earth and taken control of the universe.

Two employees at New Line Cinema, Mark Costa and Ford Oelman, secured the rights from "Voltron" owner World Events, and eventually brought the project to Gordon, whose credits also include "Saving Private Ryan" and "Speed." Costa and Oelman will executive produce, along with Pharrell Williams, one-half of the producing duo the Neptunes, who will score the film and produce the soundtrack.

"Voltron" is now the second giant robot picture being developed; "Transformers" is set up at DreamWorks Pictures.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
 
Do you guys remember the stupid Voltron that was formed out of lots of little cars and shit like that? I think his name was Voltron even, but he was stupider and it took like 30 cars instead of 5 kickass lions. I'd like to see a movie about the lion Voltron kicking the snot out of the car Voltron. Except I only want it to last about 5 minutes.

Except the lion Voltron was stupid too. I mean, how dumb are those 5 pilots to not form the f-ing blazing sword right away??? They pissed around with whatever big beast was threatening the universe until they remembered they could form the sword of destruction and then they sliced the thing in half in about 2 seconds. Then the pieces of the dismembered robot would sit in suspended animation for a while with the sun glimmering behind them until it violently exploded robot guts over the puny, pathetic, desert wasteland of a planet.

Granted, when I was 10, it was cool. I've seen it since then, and the show sucks ass. Yeah, I'll see the movie at least once though.
 
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scarletandgrey said:
I was under the impression that it would be animated. Shit if not your right they probally will mes it up..
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This is the phrase that scares me... Producer Mark Gordon ("The Day After Tomorrow") is developing a big-budget feature based on the 1980s giant robot kids TV series and toy sensation.

I don't see how a cartoon or any other animated movie would be considered big-budget. That my friends screams they are going live action... god help us.
 
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I told you there was a lame ass car Voltron!!! Look at that stupid thing. He's towering over the lion Voltron, but he doesn't have the Sword of Power!

Come on, Lion Voltron! Kill him! Slice him up into little bits!!!! DO IT!!!!

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Yertle said:
I told you there was a lame ass car Voltron!!! Look at that stupid thing. He's towering over the lion Voltron, but he doesn't have the Sword of Power!

Come on, Lion Voltron! Kill him! Slice him up into little bits!!!! DO IT!!!!
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Funny I remember another Voltron that was made out of smaller space ships. I think it took like 30 ships or something. It has some relation to the characters of the lion Voltron.

Haha this is the one I had:
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exhawg said:
Funny I remember another Voltron that was made out of smaller space ships. I think it took like 30 ships or something. It has some relation to the characters of the lion Voltron.

Haha this is the one I had:
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Sweet! That's the one I had too.

Ok, with this kick in older TV shows and now action movies out of cartoon favorites does anyone think GI Joe would be too far behind? Now talking about toys... those were some kick ass stuff to have there.
 
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exhawg said:
Funny I remember another Voltron that was made out of smaller space ships. I think it took like 30 ships or something. It has some relation to the characters of the lion Voltron.
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Come on now. You just blatantly copied the first post I made on this thread. Talk about post-padding!!!

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