Amazon’s Voltron reboot is headed straight to Prime Video

Voltron followers are in for disappointment as Amazon MGM’s live-action adaptation is reportedly skipping theaters completely. According to stories following Amazon’s upfront presentation, the Voltron movie is now anticipated to debut solely on Prime Video, in accordance to DiscussingFilm.

Reportedly in growth since 2005 and handed round a number of studios earlier than touchdown with Amazon, the venture marks the most recent try to revive the traditional mecha franchise, which debuted in 1984, for live-action audiences. Amazon and director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) assembled a star-studded forged, together with Henry Cavill, Sterling Ok. Brown, and Rita Ora.

Although Amazon confirmed the movie as a streaming-exclusive title throughout its upfront presentation, the corporate has not but introduced an official launch date. Either method, this does not come as an enormous shock. Other Amazon MGM blockbusters like Red One and roadhouse made their debuts on Prime Video. Then once more, after the theatrical success of Project Hail Maryit appears probably that this large-scale sci-fi epic with large robotic battles would additionally premiere on the massive display screen.

Voltron will reportedly observe a bunch of youngsters pulled from Earth into the center of a sprawling intergalactic battle, the place they grow to be pilots of the franchise’s iconic robotic lions. As the struggle escalates throughout the galaxy, the group should learn the way to battle collectively so as to type the legendary “Voltron,” the towering mech warrior on the middle of the sequence. Henry Cavill is rumored to play King Alfor, the previous ruler of Altea and one of many saga’s most essential figures, whereas Sterling Ok. Brown is anticipated to painting the villainous Zarkon, Alfor’s longtime rival and the first antagonist behind the galaxy-spanning struggle.

Overall, Amazon’s Voltron film stays a fairly large thriller. The firm has but to reveal a single shred of footage even supposing filming wrapped in 2025, which suggests a heavy reliance on CGI. And with a launch date anticipated in 2027, we may very well be ready some time longer.