Robotech is purportedly coming to the big screens! And 1980s babies will surely enjoy seeing their favorite characters and mechas from the anime series in a live-action movie.
According to a report, Sony Pictures have secured rights to the popular series in producing it into a movie and views the project as a potential film franchise.
“Robotech is unique in that it has always been a marriage of spectacle with human characters that seem drawn from life,” said Columbia Pictures Chief, Michael de Luca. “With a history that offers an epic love triangle, a renegade hero, and a world on the brink of extinction, Robotech offers a wide scope and a rich and impressive universe where the story possibilities are endless,” he added.
It has also been reported that Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton — famed for their work at the movies ‘300’ and ‘The Immortals’ will produce the film. Meanwhile Michael Gordin of ‘300’ and ‘GI Joe’ would write the script.
Ownership
Originally, Warner Bros had the rights to the material together with Tobey Maguire and Akiva Goldsman as producers. There have also been other personalities who became interested with the project in the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and commercial director Nic Mathieu, but unfortunately the studio didn’t make any progress.
“When the rights to ‘Robotech’ became available we jumped; Mark and I knew it had what big movies in today’s world must have if they want to grab everyone: insane visuals and powerful themes,” said Gianni Nunnari. “The characters in ‘Robotech’ wrestle with both the destructive and redemptive powers of technology; nothing is more relevant today than that.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment Group President Doug Belgrad, Columbia Pictures Production Chief Michael De Luca, and Sony Pictures Vice President of Creative Production Matthew Milam will oversee the project at Sony Pictures.
Robotech Overview
Robotech is from a series of popular Japanese TV shows that made their way over to the United States in the 1980s, eventually inspiring books, role playing games, video games, toys and collectibles.
“I’m thrilled to be back in business with Sony Pictures and Gianni and I look forward to working with the studio on this global franchise-driven opportunity,” said Canton, who ran the studio in the 1990s. “Robotech is a very significant and legendary part of the growth of anime into the force that it is today, and we’re excited to be adapting it for modern audiences.”
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