Amazon MGM Studios has announced the full cast of its upcoming Voltron movie.
In a post on social media platform X, Amazon revealed that Henry Cavill, Sterling K. Brown, Rita Ora, Alba Baptista, John Kim, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Samson Kayo, and Tharanya Tharan would be starring in Voltron. “Presenting the next generation of Voltron,” read the caption.
Presenting the next generation of Voltron. #VoltronMovie pic.twitter.com/Gn9HZSmSDF
— Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) November 26, 2024
Rawson Marshall Thurber is set to direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ellen Shanman. Voltron is based on the Japanese sci-fi series Beast King GoLion and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV. World Events edited and dubbed the series as a syndicated show, naming it Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which ran in the mid-1980s. The premise centered on five young pilots in a battalion named the Robot Lions, which are vehicles that join together to form a mega-robot known as Voltron.
Plot details are under wraps, although Thurber did share some details about the movie in a video message to fans at the recent VoltCon (via Deadline). “I want to make sure that we stay true to the heart and the spirit of Voltron. In this film, we’re going to be introducing an entirely new generation of pilots,” he shared. “We’ve reimagined Voltron for the live-action world, but we’re going to stay true to … those iconic elements that you love, that I love. And I’m so excited to share it with you.
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