Henry Cavill’s live-action ‘Voltron’ movie will be skipping theaters and going straight to streaming, marking a major release shift for Amazon’s MGM Studios adaptation of the 1980s animated series. The film, which stars Sterling K. Brown, starring Rita Ora and Daniel Quinn-Toy, will debut on Prime Video, though Amazon has not announced a release date. The move puts one of the studio’s effects-heavy franchise titles on the home screen instead of the big screen.
Voltron movie not in theaters for Prime Video
Amazon’s MGM Studios confirmed the plan during its Slate presentation on Monday, May 11, with the live-action remake to stream on Prime Video upon release, Yahoo Entertainment reported.The film is based on the animated series ‘Voltron: Defender of the Universe’ which aired from 1984 to 1985. According to IMDb, the original show featured five robotic lions and their pilots who battled the evil forces of King Zarkon and Prince Lotor.The film is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. He also wrote the screenplay with Alan Shainman and previously directed ‘Red Notice’. The Hollywood Reporter first reported in 2022 that the project had sparked a bidding war. Amazon later acquired the rights.The cast includes Cavill, Sterling K. Brown, Rita Ora, Daniel Quinn-Toy, John Kim, Samson Kayo, Alba Baptista, Tharanya Theran and Laura Gordon.
Sterling K. Brown teases Voltron reboot
Deadline reported that Brown spoke about the film at San Diego Comic-Con last year. Brown said, “Rosson Marshall Thurber is the director, the screenwriter. I think he’s really come up with a wonderful vision for reintroducing what we grew up with in the ’80s to the crowd of 2027.”He added, “It’s heart-touching. It’s big. It’s big, huge and dynamic, and that’s why it took about 48 weeks of post-production to finish it and bring it together. I think things are going to be extremely entertaining.”GamesRadar reported that Cavill will play King Alfur, while Brown will play Zarkon. The film is expected to arrive in 2027, but Amazon MGM Studios has not set an exact streaming date.