We all let out an 80s kid cheer when Voltron was picked up by “The Dark Knight” producer Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment and Jason Netter's Kickstart Entertainment. Its now time for three cheers as it looks like pre-production may not be too far off.
MTV Movies Blog reports that The United Talent Agency has picked up “Voltron” and its U.S. rights holder World Events Productions as clients, according to The Hollywood Reporter. UTA is expected to help Roven and Netter find a screenwriter for “Voltron” before shopping it around to the major film studios. The announcement also hints at a new “Voltron” animated series that may be close to a deal, in addition to possible new “Voltron” video games and toys.
Hopefully the movie maintains the sense of heroism and imagination that made it such a success back in the day. There's potential for an amazing marriage of live action and cgi in this one. Throw in a great story and we're going to have one fun flick.