The life-struggle Voltron Movie has brought on a major star. The upcoming feature, which is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios, is an adaptation of the long-running animated franchise of the same name, which was based on a Japanese animated series and follows astronauts who operate a giant robot. The movie is set to be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, whose previous projects include the comedies Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story And We are the Millers As well as the action movies Skyscraper And Netflix Red noticeBoth of which starred Dwayne Johnson.
Per Term, Man of Steel, The WitcherAnd Mission: Impossible – Fallout Star Henry Cavill was cast in the live action Voltron Movie. At the time of writing, His role in the upcoming project remains unknown. He joins previously announced star Daniel Quinn Toy, Tom Holland’s understudy from the recent West End stage production of Romeo & Julietwho will play a similar unmarked main role.
What the Voltron role means for Henry Cavill
It joins a list of upcoming franchise projects
Voltron Joins a list of upcoming projects that Could potentially see the stars spearhead a new long-running franchise. These movies include the upcoming Highlander Reboot and the Warhammer 40,000 Franchise. He is executive producing the latter, also for Amazon MGM Studios. Each of these three movies could spawn a franchise that could effectively replace the multiple previous IP projects on his resume that he has since departed.
Previously, Cavill played Superman in the DC Extended Universe movies, which started with Man of Steel in 2013. Although his return was teased in the post-credits scene from 2022 Black Adam, David Corenswet will take over the role in the futureStarting with 2025s Superman. Similarly, Cavill recently departed his Netflix fantasy adaptation The Witcher and will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth for the final two seasons. Because its 2024 spy movie ArgyllIts disappointing box office made it unlikely that it would spawn its own promising franchise, the star has yet to find a new long-running character.
Our take on Henry Cavill’s Voltron casting
His presence could help the project gain traction
How much like Voltron could help Cavill find a new franchise, His casting could help the movie in return. He is a much more established star than unknown actor Daniel Quinn Toye and could bring more attention to the project when it goes into production. Being paired with a new iconic franchise may also draw more attention than his role in ArgyllWhich was an original project but featured a confusing marketing campaign that made it unclear what exactly it was about or if the book it was allegedly based on was real or ghost written.
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