Raptor-chan
10-07-2009, 12:23 AM
The Hollywood Reporter newspaper reports (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/technology/news/e3i03c5991d65201a60f8340ab417038772) that the United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed Voltron's American rights-holder World Events Productions (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=5257) (WEP) as a client and aims to close a deal on an "imminent" animated cable series. The paper adds that video game and toy deals are also planned. In July, WEP arranged (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-20/proposed-live-action-voltron-film-gets-new-producers) a deal for a proposed live-action film with Atlas Entertainment, the production company that includes Afro Samurai (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5275) and The Dark Knight producer Charles Roven (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=60511).
After various points during the last five years, WEP had been negotiating (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-10/voltron-live-action-nearing-deal-tokyopop-shops-films) with Lionsgate, New Regency, and Relativity before Atlas signed its deal. At the same time, it has been dealing (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-18/lawsuit-launched-over-proposed-live-action-voltron-film) with a legal action by the Japanese rights-holder Toei Animation (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=145), as well as another one (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-23/voltron-producers-launch-new-suit-vs-u.s-rights-holder) by three former movie-producing partners at Animus Films and NHO Entertainment.
Voltron is the 1984-1985 edited and dubbed adaptation of Toei Animation's Hyakujuu Ou Golion (King of Beasts Golion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1452)) and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1123) (Mechanized Fleet Dairugger XV) television series, both of which feature teams that combine their mechanized units to form a robot. The project already inspired a 1998-2000 American computer-animated television series called Voltron: The Third Dimension (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3436).
Courtesy: ANN, ICv2
After various points during the last five years, WEP had been negotiating (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-10/voltron-live-action-nearing-deal-tokyopop-shops-films) with Lionsgate, New Regency, and Relativity before Atlas signed its deal. At the same time, it has been dealing (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-18/lawsuit-launched-over-proposed-live-action-voltron-film) with a legal action by the Japanese rights-holder Toei Animation (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=145), as well as another one (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-23/voltron-producers-launch-new-suit-vs-u.s-rights-holder) by three former movie-producing partners at Animus Films and NHO Entertainment.
Voltron is the 1984-1985 edited and dubbed adaptation of Toei Animation's Hyakujuu Ou Golion (King of Beasts Golion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1452)) and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1123) (Mechanized Fleet Dairugger XV) television series, both of which feature teams that combine their mechanized units to form a robot. The project already inspired a 1998-2000 American computer-animated television series called Voltron: The Third Dimension (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3436).
Courtesy: ANN, ICv2