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It's a Lion! It's Huge! It's Voltron !
comingsoon.net - 8/29/2008
It's a Lion! It's Huge! It's Voltron !
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Last week, it was reported that New Regency had put Voltron: Defender of the Universe into turnaround. The news said that Relativity Media is now backing the property with a more moderate budget, utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in films like 300 . A director was going to be attached in a week.

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Backseat Cuddler:  ‘Voltron’ Movie Gets a Director

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‘Voltron’ Movie Gets a Director
Backseat Cuddler — [image] [image] Well it was only a matter of time before they started up with this movie, given the success of Transformers. Last week, it was reported that New Regency had put Voltron: Defender of the Universe into turnaround. The news said that Relativity Media is now backing the property with a more moderate budget, utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in films like 300 . Now, Latino Review has learned that Max Makowski will take on the directing duties for the project, which was written by Justin Marks . Voltron: Defender of the Universe  is described as a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City ...

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