Henry Cavill’s live-action ‘Voltron’ is leaving theaters and going straight to streaming, marking a major shift for Amazon MGM Studios’ adaptation of the 1980s animated series. The film, which stars Cavill alongside Sterling K. Brown, Rita Ora and Daniel Quinn-Toye, will debut on Prime Video, although Amazon has not announced a release date. The move puts one of the studio’s high-impact franchise titles on home screens instead of the big screen.
Voltron movie skips theaters for Prime Video
Yahoo Entertainment reports that the live-action remake will air on Prime Video upon release after Amazon’s MGM Studios confirmed the plan during its presentation on Monday, May 11.The film adapts ‘Voltron: Defender of the Universe’, an animated series that aired from 1984 to 1985. The original show followed five robotic lions and their pilots as they battled the evil forces of King Zarkon and Prince Lotor, according to IMDb.The film is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Ellen Shanman and previously directed ‘Red Notice’. The Hollywood Reporter first reported in 2022 that the project had sparked a bidding war. Amazon later acquired the rights.GamesRadar’s Total Film listed the cast as Cavill, Sterling K. Brown, Rita Ora, Daniel Quinn-Toye, John Kim, Samson Kayo, Alba Baptista, Tharanya Tharan, and Laura Gordon.
Sterling K. Brown reboots Voltron
Deadline reported that Brown spoke about the film at San Diego Comic-Con last year. “Rawson Marshall Thurber is the director, the screenwriter. I think he’s come up with a wonderful vision of reintroducing something we grew up with in the 80s to the people of 2027,” Brown said.He added: “It’s heartwarming. It’s big. It’s big and bodacious and dynamic, which is why it’s probably going to take about 48 weeks of post-production to finish the thing and get it together. I think it’s going to be very entertaining.”GamesRadar reports that Cavill will play King Alfur, and Brown will play Zarkon. The film is expected to arrive in 2027, but Amazon MGM Studios has not set a specific release date.
