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Robotech Heading to Big Screen, Starring Toby Maguire

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-who-will-ruin-it-by-playing-minmay dept.

dominique_cimafranca writes "Classic anime cult favorite "Robotech" may be next for the big screen live action treatment, if recent news from SciFi.com's SCI FI Wire is to be believed. Tobey Maguire will produce and may star in the film. The article says 'Warner Brothers Pictures picked up the rights to Robotech, which features giant robots known as mechas. Maguire is producing through his Maguire Entertainment banner and is eyeing the lead role in what the studio plans as an SF franchise a la Paramount's hit Transformers.'" I wonder if they'll go back to the Macross source material when plotting the movie... there's a lot more good substance there then in our version.

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  1. GoBots coming to live action... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    in spectacular "me too" action!

    As long as he doesn't f-it up along the lines of Spiderman III. Of course, Transformers mostly sucked too. Maybe the higher-level storyline in Robotech will allow for a better movie? Go go Hollywood crap pump!

  2. More info leaked by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apparently, all the mechs in this re-write, will be powered by stored energy of Cory Doctorow's ego.

  3. This is heresy! by Channard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Clearly, nothing can beat the stop motion awesomeness that was Robot Jox.

  4. Re:There IS a god! by antifoidulus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Cowboy Neil in a tube top. There is a God, but he enjoys playing cruel tricks on nerds.

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  5. Re:Videogame Attract Mode by kanweg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, there are people in China/Korea who earn their money by playing games for westerners. Perhaps you can get them to play the game for you via VNC.

    Bert
    Who has someone in India to run his lava lamp.

  6. Re:As big an RT fan as I am... by certron · · Score: 2, Funny

    I could see him doing the producer role, but unless we have some serious makeup and suspension of disbelief, I don't think he'll fly as Dana Sterling.

    Oh, you said 3 movies for each chapter... nevermind. :-)

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  7. Overfiend coming to live action... by xero314 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they can follow this up with a live action Urotsukidoji. I mean if they were able to bring The Story of Riki to the big screen live action style, I can't see why they can't do the same for tentacled demonic sex.