Let’s go Voltron Force!
It’s announced that Henry Cavill will be starring in the upcoming live-action Voltron movie from Amazon MGM Studios.
The details include Henry Cavill will headline the flick which is being directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber who recently directed Red Notice at Netflix and is known for Skyscraper and Dodgeball, Central Intelligence, and We’re The Millers.
Alongside Henry Cavill, also starring in the Voltron movie includes Daniel Quinn-Toye who was previously said to have the starring role, which we can guess would be Keith. Quinn-Toye was one of four to make the shortlist for the male lead.
No idea who Henry Cavill is playing. Maybe Coran? King Alfor? Or how about a villain? King Zarkon? Or how about Lance? Hunk?
It seems they are going with a younger cast for the five main Lion characters. It’s also reported the female role is currently up for grabs, likely for Princess Allura, which tested three actresses.
Plot details are unknown. Filming is said to start in the fall in Australia. Thurber wrote the script with Ellen Shanman. Producing are Todd Lieberman (White Bird, The Fix, The Fighter) via Hidden Pictures, World Events Productions’ Bob Koplar, Thurber and Hobie Films’ David Hoberman.
Let’s hope they can do Voltron justice. I loved the series as a kid and still have my original Lions that form Voltron! I also hope they keep it closer to the 1984 classic than the recent reboot on Netflix.
Worth a mention is that Henry Cavill signing a new movie with Amazon might mean good things for his Warcraft series. There have been rumors he has been butting heads with the execs. Reportedly, the execs want to take it in a different direction but Cavill wants to keep Warcraft close to the source material. How’d it work out for The Witcher?
Henry is also starring in the Highlander reboot that films next year.
Watch the Voltron opening:
Source: Deadline, THR
