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07-21-2009, 05:42 PM
The Hollywood Reporter newspaper's Risky Business blog reports (http://www.riskybusinessblog.com/2009/07/dark-knight-producer-voltron-movie.html) that Atlas Entertainment's Charles Roven (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=60511), Richard Suckle, and Steve Alexander have acquired the live-action film rights to the Voltron animated series from World Event Productions (WEP) with Kickstart Entertainment (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4248)'s Jason Netter (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48318). WEP adapted the 1984-1985 television series from two Toei Animation (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=145) robot anime: King of Beasts Golion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1452) (pictured at right) and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1123). Both Golion and the first Voltron story centered on young pilots who fight against an empire of alien conquerors — with the help of five mechanized lions that combine to form a robot.
The three Atlas producers worked on Get Smart and The International, and Roven also produced The Dark Knight. Roven was (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-07/warner-tobey-maguire-acquire-robotech-film-rights) once a producer on the proposed live-action remake of Robotech (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=71) — a 1985 television series that was also adapted from different robot anime — although he is no longer involved (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-03/batman-producer-no-longer-on-proposed-robotech-film) in the Robotech proposal as of February. Similarly, Netter (live-action Wanted film) was (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-07/warner-tobey-maguire-acquire-robotech-film-rights) listed as a producer of the live-action Robotech proposal after producing both the Voltron: The Third Dimension (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3436) and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5122) sequels. Atlas has an overall deal with Warner Brothers (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1743), the same studio involved in the proposed Robotech project.
New Regency, a 20th Century Fox (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7633)-based production company, once negotiated (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-10/voltron-live-action-nearing-deal-tokyopop-shops-films) with WEP and the Mark Gordon (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=46918) Company for the live-action Voltron rights in 2007. However, New Regency never actually signed (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-18/fox-drops-live-action-voltron-relativity-may-pick-up) a deal, and other companies were allowed to negotiate for the rights. WEP said in a 2008 lawsuit (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-18/lawsuit-launched-over-proposed-live-action-voltron-film) that New Regency discovered that former Toei character designer Kazuo Nakamura (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8986) "may possess rights" related to Golion and thus the first Voltron series.
Courtesy: ANN
The three Atlas producers worked on Get Smart and The International, and Roven also produced The Dark Knight. Roven was (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-07/warner-tobey-maguire-acquire-robotech-film-rights) once a producer on the proposed live-action remake of Robotech (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=71) — a 1985 television series that was also adapted from different robot anime — although he is no longer involved (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-03/batman-producer-no-longer-on-proposed-robotech-film) in the Robotech proposal as of February. Similarly, Netter (live-action Wanted film) was (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-07/warner-tobey-maguire-acquire-robotech-film-rights) listed as a producer of the live-action Robotech proposal after producing both the Voltron: The Third Dimension (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3436) and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5122) sequels. Atlas has an overall deal with Warner Brothers (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1743), the same studio involved in the proposed Robotech project.
New Regency, a 20th Century Fox (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7633)-based production company, once negotiated (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-10/voltron-live-action-nearing-deal-tokyopop-shops-films) with WEP and the Mark Gordon (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=46918) Company for the live-action Voltron rights in 2007. However, New Regency never actually signed (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-18/fox-drops-live-action-voltron-relativity-may-pick-up) a deal, and other companies were allowed to negotiate for the rights. WEP said in a 2008 lawsuit (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-18/lawsuit-launched-over-proposed-live-action-voltron-film) that New Regency discovered that former Toei character designer Kazuo Nakamura (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8986) "may possess rights" related to Golion and thus the first Voltron series.
Courtesy: ANN