Amazon acquires rights to Voltron live-action film

We have previously reported that the classic animation "Voltron: Guardian of the Universe" will be adapted into a live-action movie, and many Hollywood production companies participated in the bidding, including Warner, Universal, Amazon, etc. Now according to foreign media Deadline, Amazon has won the live-action movie rights of "Voltron", Warner and Universal lost, and Netflix did not participate in the bidding.

Previously, Amazon spent $8.5 billion to acquire MGM, and now it has acquired the live-action film rights to "Voltron". It seems that it is preparing to make a big splash in the film and television industry and expand its empire.

The live-action Voltron film is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, who will also write the script with Ellen Shanman, and produced by Todd Lieberman & David Hoberman and Bob Koplar of World Events Productions, the Voltron copyright company.

Voltron: Guardian of the Universe was originally an American animation based on the Japanese animations "Voltron" and "Mech Fleet Daleka XV", and later developed into an independent series. The protagonists of the story of Voltron are five pilots, who drive five robot lions, black, red, yellow, green and blue. The five lions can combine to become a giant robot "Voltron". Under the leadership of Princess Farah, the heroes launched a counterattack against the evil Kingdom of Galra.

Like Transformers, this cartoon also has a huge series of toys and books, which are also the childhood memories of many people. After the Transformers live-action movie sold well, the Voltron live-action movie was put on the agenda. However, due to the complicated copyright of the original work, confusing characters, and a long time ago, the project was not officially established until recently.