1 September 2008 2:01 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news
It has been previously reported that New Regency had put Voltron: Defender of the Universe into turnaround with Relativity Media now backing the property with a more moderate budget and plans of utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in “300.” Latino Review now reports that Max Makowski will direct the film, which was written by Justin Marks. Makowski directed 2005’s One Last Dance, rewrote the screenplay for the Hawaii Five-o feature, and is attached to the direct the big screen adaptation of 1970s TV series Kung Fu and the Shinobi remake. Voltron: Defender of the Universe is described as a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City and Mexico, where five survivors of an alien attack band together and end up piloting the five lion-shaped robots that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron that helps battle Earth’s invaders. It is based on the popular 1980s Japanese animated TV series,
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