Voltron Movie Still Alive, UTA Looking for New Writer

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 5, 2009

Voltron

Just when you thought those giant cat-bots of Voltron were dead in the cinematic waters, someone swoops in and starts talking again. The last update we made here on FSR was a rumor about Max Makowski, director of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” being tapped to direct. Since then, mostly crickets. In July, THR’s Risky Business reported that The Dark Knight producer Charles Roven and his partners at Atlas Entertainment had acquired the rights and were pushing things forward, but nothing official has come out since. Until now.

The Hollywood Reporter published word today that UTA has signed on to represent U.S. rights-holder World Events Prods. This will include representation on several platforms, including television, video game and toy deals. Also as part of the deal, UTA is going to assist Atlas Entertainment and Jason Netter’s Kickstart Prods. with the development of a movie. They are said to be leading the search for a new writer:

Voltron also recently was set up as a feature with Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment and Jason Netter’s Kickstart Prods.; UTA is expected to help bring a writer aboard and begin shopping the project to studios.

Both UTA and the producers behind the film hope to harness a momentum similar to that of Transformers, which has been a big earner for Dreamworks, Paramount and Hasbro. As of today, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the highest grossing film of 2009. But unlike Transformers, which is a property centered on the personable robot characters, Voltron is a story that centers on the human pilots of the large, cat-like machines. All of the folks behind the movie, including UTA, are hoping that a more human story will lead to even greater returns for the giant robot franchise once it does actually get off the ground.

Right now, the chances of us seeing a Voltron movie in theaters in the next few years are increasing with the involvement of UTA, who seems intent on getting a new writer and a studio attached to the project, but I wouldn’t go counting chickens just yet. A lot of other things have to line up before directors are signed, cameras are rented and actors are put in front of a green screen. For Voltron fans though, I suppose it’s good to know that the movie is still out there somewhere…

Are you interested in seeing Voltron make it to the big screen?


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  • dj brent
    I do want to see Voltron on the big screen.I also do hope that they are true to the cartoons, where other planets exist, from what i read before they are going to make it in a post-apocalypse Earth and they will find the robot-lions.
    I just hope they do make this movie great
  • Hell yeah!
  • Kaleign
    The idea of a Voltron feature-film is just plain awesome! It was my favorite show as a kid. I grew up identifying with Pidge and begged my parents every year for the Voltron lions. It would be sweet to see it hit the big screen. My biggest concern is that Voltron is a name that was KNOWN back in the 80's. Now, it's considered a "throwback" to a time that belonged to the parents of the current generation. Unlike Transformers, which has kept a mainstream popularity pretty much most of the last two decades, Voltron was out of the spotlight except for the brief appearance in the Saturday show about ten years ago. I fear that this has the potential of being a bust similar to that of the Thunderbirds movie by Jonathan Frakes. It went far, far too long without mainstream presence. It was all but forgotten except to the hardcore fans and the curious. And, while I certainly enjoyed the film, there were a lot of people that were disappointed that it was live-action instead of the original marionettes.
    A Voltron movie MAY be able to re-kindle a fire of enthusiasm in a new generation. Then again, it may also end up being a disappointment to all but the die-hard fans like myself. Here's to hoping for the former.
  • Seth
    Oh Yeah! To this day, getting the Voltron Lion set for Christmas, is still my most memorable present. I hope they do this right!
  • Evboski
    Yes, the Voltron set was the best!...both the metal one and the plastic one with the action figures that fit inside each lion. I hope they go with a different script than the current. Going away from the original storyline would be a huge mistake. The story is in part why the cartoon was such a success. They took the time to really develop the characters...even Lotor and the other bad guys. The other reason...the blazing sword! Nothing like slicing through some robeasts to make a kick ass movie.
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