A live-action Voltron movie is in the works from the director of Red Notice, Rawson Marshall Thurber.
It’s reported by THR that a bidding war is currently taking place within Hollywood for the live-action Voltron movie which will see Rawson Marshall Thurber co-write and direct the project, with the flick produced by Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman as well as World Events Productions’ Bob Koplar.
Studios said to be in the mix include Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Amazon, and three or four more, but it’s said Netflix, which released Red Notice and the recent Voltron animated series, is not in the running.
Rawson Marshall Thurber also came up with the story and is co-writing with Ellen Shanman.
It’s also added it’s unknown when the Voltron movie will get underway as Rawson Marshall Thurber is in high demand following the huge success of Red Notice on Netflix, as Rawson Marshall Thurber is developing back-to-back-sequels and was also recently announced to be developing a live-action Dungeons & Dragons series.
Rawson Marshall Thurber a big Voltron fan
When Rawson Marshall Thurber was announced on the Dungeons & Dragons series, he took to Twitter to show off his excitement where he mentioned he grew up playing D&D, so it’s probably safe to assume – much like a lot of us – he is also a big fan of the original cartoon from the ’80s (and like He-Man, I actually still have my five lions which form Voltron from back then).
Voltron aired from September 10, 1984, to November 18, 1985 spawning an action figure line, comic books, and additional various animated series, including one that featured cars (that I wasn’t a big fan of).
I also wasn’t a fan of the recent Voltron: Legendary Defender series on Netflix, so I’m glad to hear Netflix isn’t involved, and I hope Rawson Marshall Thurber doesn’t go the woke approach to Voltron like how Kevin Smith and Teddy Biaselli went with Netflix’s disappointing He-Man series.
(via THR)
