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Voltron Coming To The Big Screen

Posted by Zonk on from the who-will-form-the-head? dept.

wo1verin3 writes "Voltron is coming to theatres!. While details are sparse, we do know it will be produced by Mark Gordon ('The Day After Tomorrow'). I'm still waiting for the DVD sets." From the article: "The 'Voltron' animated TV series debuted in 1984, about the same time as Hasbro's Transformers toy line, igniting a morphing robot phenomenon. According to sources, Voltron has generated $750 million in worldwide licensing and nearly $200 million in toys and merchandising since 1984."

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  1. Re:What the hell is a Voltron? by jdgreen7 · · Score: 2, Informative
    Is it really that hard to look it up?

  2. Re:Which Voltron is it? by Nytewynd · · Score: 2, Informative

    The article mentions 5 maverick pilots, so that is the lions I assume. I only remember lions and one that was made up of a bunch of spaceships.

    The lions could be a way better movie. Since each lion is in a remote location, they could have the characters finding each lion and learning how to use them.

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  3. Re:Too bad.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Ah yes, a visit from my old nemesis, the Robot Chicken...

  4. Re:Since 1984? by CDarklock · · Score: 3, Informative

    I bought a five-lions Voltron off the shelf at Toys-R-Us less than five years ago.

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  5. Re:Nostalgia Nausea by ajlitt · · Score: 2, Informative

    I was originally going to reply with a link to the 80's He-Man movie, then I ran into this . Truly frightening.

  6. Re:Volton? by Experiment+626 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Q: Who the heck is Volton?

    A: "From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend; the legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe, a mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On Planet Earth, a Galaxy Alliance was formed. Together with the good planets of the solar system, they maintained peace throughout the universe, until a new horrible menace threatened the galaxy. Voltron was needed once more. This is the story of the super force of space explorers, specially trained and sent by the Alliance to bring back Voltron, Defender of the Universe!" (from the Voltron opening narriation)

  7. Re:Since 1984? by Thuktun · · Score: 2, Informative

    Clearly someone hasn't watched Saturday morning TV in a while. A newer CGI version called Voltron: The Third Dimension was on a few years ago. My kids got their introduction to Voltron through that dreadful version.