MAN OF STEEL & DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Star Henry Cavill Joins The Cast Of Live-Action VOLTRON Movie

MAN OF STEEL & DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE Star Henry Cavill Joins The Cast Of Live-Action VOLTRON Movie

Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Deadpool and Wolverine) has joined the cast of Red Notice director Rawson Marshall Thurber's live-action Voltron movie...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 11, 2024 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Man of Steel
Source: Via Anime Mojo

Henry Cavill, who played Superman in The DCEU, aka the "SnyderVerse," is set to take to the skies again... in a giant Robot Lion. 

THR reports that the Man of Steel and The Witcher star has signed on to play a lead role in Amazon MGM Studios’ live-action Voltron movie.

Cavill joins previously-cast newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye, who previously appeared in Badults and served as Tom Holland’s understudy in Romeo & Juliet on the West End this spring. No details on either of their characters have been disclosed, but we assume they will play two of the five Voltron pilots.

The project is being helmed by Red Notice director Rawson Marshall Thurber, and is based on the Japanese sci-fi show Beast King GoLion and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV. World Events would later edit and dub the series as a syndicated show, naming it Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which ran in the mid '80s. The property was revived for a new Netflix series titled Voltron: Legendary Defender in 2016.

The story focused on five young pilots in a battalion named the Robot Lions, which were giant vehicles that join together to form an even bigger mega-robot known as Voltron.

In addition to Netflix's Red Notice, Thurber has directed Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, We're the Millers, Central Intelligence, and Skyscraper. He also penned the script for Voltron with Ellen Shanman.

Producers are Todd Lieberman via Hidden Pictures, World Events Productions’ Bob Koplar, Thurber and Hobie Films’ David Hoberman.

Cavill's most recent movies include Matthew Vaughan’s Argyle for Apple Original Films and Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare for Lionsgate. He also made a memorable appearance as a Wolverine variant in Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine. There are rumors that he may be set to play a different character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe down the line.

The actor also has another Ritchie movie, The Grey co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza Gonzalez, on the way, and is set to play the lead in Chad Stahelski’s upcoming Highlander reboot. Cavill is also exec producing a Warhammer 40,000 adaptation for Amazon MGM Studios productions, but updates have been few and far between since the initial announcement.

What do you make of this news? Be sure to drop us a comment down below.

"Five unsuspecting teenagers, transported from Earth into the middle of a sprawling intergalactic war, become pilots for five robotic lions in the battle to protect the universe from evil. Only through the true power of teamwork can they unite to form the mighty warrior known as Voltron."

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/11/2024, 8:58 AM
he looks like him.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 10/11/2024, 10:08 AM
@harryba11zack - The funny thing is, Cavill has the face for any Character or role.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/11/2024, 10:11 AM
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You left yourself open for that.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/11/2024, 9:01 AM
I'm not really impressed by the director's slate, and doubt it can beat Netflix' show. The involvement of Cavill (the king of nerds) gives me faith in this though. Could see him as Shiro.
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 10/11/2024, 9:27 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Or Sven, in this case.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/11/2024, 10:11 AM
@bkmeijer1 - depends on what take they are most influenced by (likely the 80’s one) but I could see him as Sven

I think it would be cool though if he’s King Zarkon or Prince Lotor , one of the villains but I doubt it.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 10/11/2024, 11:20 AM
@bkmeijer1 - personally i like dodegball alot and we're the millers wasnt bad. other than that idk what hes done. but i agree, the Netflix Voltron was f*cking great imo. I hope this is good as im a HUUUUGE Cavill guy and hope him the best
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/11/2024, 11:24 AM
@TheVisionary25 @FlixMentallo21 - I honestly kinda forgot about Sven, but I could see that work as well. A villain would be fun too
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/11/2024, 11:27 AM
@MotherGooseUPus - he also did Skyscraper, Red Notice and Central Intelligence... Now that I think about it, I hope he doesn't bring in Dwayne Johnson
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 10/11/2024, 1:07 PM
@MotherGooseUPus -

Dodgeball is a classic, it's easily probably the best thing he's done.
We're the Millers was a pretty solid comedy too.
I'd even go so far as to say Central Intelligence played some good laughs.
Otherwise his resume is a lot of garbage.

I don't find anything wrong with his directing style, he seems to have a good eye that way, but his writing is the big issue for me when it comes to something like Voltron, Ellen Shanman is the only other listed writer and her resume consists of writing 8 episodes of a TV show no ones heard of.

I think if this movies going to struggle it's going to be the writing that holds it back.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/11/2024, 9:03 AM
This movie is going to be like every other movie Thurber has directed: Bad.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 10/11/2024, 9:03 AM
Is this guy allergic to picking good roles ?
supermanrex
supermanrex - 10/11/2024, 10:12 AM
@TheJok3r - are you wanting attention with this one?
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 10/11/2024, 10:20 AM
@supermanrex - I'm just stating a fact, whether or not it gets attention irrelevant.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 10/11/2024, 1:09 PM
@TheJok3r -

What defines a "good role"? All an actor can do is go by the script/screenplay, whether or not a role ends up being "good" really you wont know until the movie is cut, finished, and in theaters.

Cause I dunno but as a nerd myself, if I was an actor and there was a Voltron project on the table you can bet your ass I'd be clawing to be apart of it.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 10/11/2024, 1:39 PM
@TrentCrimm - It's hard not to notice Cavil ending up in far more bad roles than good ones.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 10/11/2024, 2:15 PM
@TheJok3r -

But your original comment implies you think this is a bad role, all I'm saying is he just like us, really wont know how good or bad a role is going to be until the project is finished, I'm sure for actors it's always a gamble how things go, I can't imagine most are setting out to purposely choose bad roles.
malschla
malschla - 10/11/2024, 9:08 AM
Voltron is the best ever.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 10/11/2024, 10:10 AM
@malschla - I second that!
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 10/11/2024, 9:09 AM
we're really saying he was a star in Deadpool & Wolverine? I didn't think Cameo equated star. Man of Steel Star, absolutely, but Deadpool & Wolverine was a cameo.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/11/2024, 9:13 AM
@BobGarlen - The headline "Man of Steel star and Deadpool and Wolverine actor" doesn't quite read the same.
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 10/11/2024, 9:18 AM
@MarkCassidy - there's any number of other movies you could have put in for the title, or just leave it at Man of Steel star.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/11/2024, 9:22 AM
@BobGarlen - Sure... but SEO and all that.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/11/2024, 9:33 AM
@MarkCassidy - Folks seem to think that y'all are putting in all this work for the love of the game. There's obvious passion for the subject matter, but SEO is what keeps the lights on.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 10/11/2024, 1:13 PM
@MarkCassidy -

It's funny ya know, other sites like Variety, Collider, THR, they don't have to rely on clickbaity crap, it's almost like if a site puts out quality journalism, they can be respected in that field and the clicks will come. Weird how that works.

But hey different strokes for different folks, you guys set the bar low and those fractions of a penny from AdSense keep rolling in lmfao
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/11/2024, 1:53 PM
@TrentCrimm - 😂 first, I find it funny that you don't think those sites rely on SEO... Literally every site does in some form or another. Also, you clearly have no idea what click bait is. Finally, we don't use AdSense. Have you ever been right about anything?
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 10/11/2024, 2:18 PM
@MarkCassidy -

I didn't say they don't rely on SEO, I know reading comprehension isn't your strong suit so I'll explain it, SEO is more than just making clickbait headlines using whatever the current buzzwords and phrases are, those other sites optimize just off the quality of their work, they're not pushed to the top of the results because they used all the right buzzwords, justify your crutch all you want, your ego will never let you step back and see the reality of what you're contributing, or how you're viewed in the field you work in.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/11/2024, 3:45 PM
@TrentCrimm - Still not grasping the meaning of click bait I see. Ah well. I'm viewed just fine in my field by those whose opinions I value, thank you very much.
FusionWarrior
FusionWarrior - 10/11/2024, 9:10 AM
That's a choice
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 10/11/2024, 9:17 AM
i was hoping to read Cavill is cast as Wolverine!!🙄
malschla
malschla - 10/11/2024, 9:19 AM
Also, this article reads like parts were written by AI. I’m fine with AI as a tool, but if it was used, it’s best to clean it up afterwards.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/11/2024, 9:21 AM
Not sure if this is a good choice for Cavill. He should be Superman and be available when Superman the Gunn Comedy fails.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 10/11/2024, 10:49 AM
@Forthas - BA-BA-BA-BINGO!!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/11/2024, 9:24 AM
The directors resume doesn’t really do much for me but you never know and I like Cavill so we’ll see…

Dudes trying to take over as many geeky properties as he can lol.

Cautiously optimistic as of now!!.

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Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/11/2024, 9:34 AM
Forget that, let's go full tokusatsu and let him be the giant lion mecha.
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