Robotech movie coming 2010 TORONTO -- After slipping on a mask for Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire might be slipping into a giant robot for "Robotech." After a lengthy negotiation, Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the rights to bring anime classic "Robotech," which featured giant robots known as mechas, to the big screen. Maguire is producing through his Maguire Entertainment banner and is eyeing the lead role in what the studio plans on being a tentpole sci-fi franchise. "We are very excited to bring 'Robotech' to the big screen," Maguire said. "There is a rich mythology that will be a great foundation for a sophisticated, smart and entertaining film." Drew Crevello also is producing through his Supercool Hollywood BigTime Prods. Craig Zahler ("The Brigands of Rattleborge") has been tapped to write the screenplay. "Robotech" was a cartoon series during the 1980s from Harmony Gold USA and Tatsunoko Prods. It was re-edited and re-dialogued to combine three Japanese anime series to give the producers enough episodes to air as a daily syndicated series. A sprawling sci-fi epic, "Robotech" takes place at a time when Earth has developed giant robots from the technology on an alien spacecraft that crashed on a South Pacific isle. Mankind is forced to use the technology to fend off three successive waves of alien invasions. The first invasion concerns a battle with a race of giant warriors who seek to retrieve their flagship's energy source known as "protoculture," and the planet's survival ends up in the hands of two young pilots. Frank Agrama of rights-holder Harmony Gold will exec produce; Jason Netter will serve in a producer capacity. Matthew Reilly brought the project to Warners and is overseeing. Daniel Shafer brought the project to Maguire and will shepherd for the company. The success of DreamWorks/Paramount's $311 million-grossing "Transformers" has other studios looking to assemble a giant robot movie of their own. Last month, Regency picked up 1980s Japanese anime series "Voltron," with Mark Gordon attached to produce. Ironically, Warners had the first giant robot movie back in 1999: Brad Bird's animated feature "The Iron Giant." Maguire is repped by CAA, Management 360 and attorney Steve Warren. Zahler is repped by UTA and attorney P.J. Shapiro.
great movie, the a+ for the carnage Spoiler i actually liked the 'documentary' parts of the movie a lot more, but my friends and i couldnt figure out why the dropship landed in the first place
Excellent film, especially considering it's Bloemkamp's first ever full length movie. Can't wait to see what he does with his next one.
If the director of this movie ever gets to make Halo with a high budget and its awesome music I will crap in my pants.
This was the best sci-fi movie I've seen since the first Matrix movie. I'll definitely be rewatching this one and thinking about it for a long time
y did you expect someone to tickle your arse and whisper to you how greatly hung you are while watching the movie?
Man, there were so many unanswered questions in this movie. But, I don't care, I loved it anyway. Willing suspension of disbelief is definitely required for this film.
I felt like District 9 was akin to the experience of riding shotgun in a high powered sports car with a driver that's reluctant to put the pedal to the metal. On the contrary, I wanted to rush into steep turns and come flying out wide open throttle down the straightaway. I never really felt like that happened. Not enough, anyway. I'd still give it about an 8.
You guys dont get an headache from the camera effects at the beginning? movie was great the 2nd half, but 1st hf gave me a headache.
Just came back from watching it.. it was a great movie.... I don't know if Jackson will make a part 2 to this but it does leave a lot of questions open.... awesome movie though... another one of Jackson's remarkable movies. I give it 9/10.
I get motion sickness pretty easily (for instance, when playing FPS games), but I didn't have a problem at all with this movie. And I actually liked the first half more than the second half. I think it worked best when it was a pseudo-documentary of the history of our first encounter with aliens. That could have been a fascinating movie on its own, if they went more into the politics behind it all and tried to make it very realistic. The movie turned out to be more of a video-game style shoot-em up at the end. Well executed, well acted, but not as interesting as it could have been I think.
Maybe I've been living under a rock or something, but can I ask what other movies Jackson has done? I liked District 9 a lot so I'd be interested in checking out some of his other stuff.
Internet Movie Database has the answer to all such questions: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/ He didn't direct District 9, but surely unless you literally have been living under a rock you've heard of his cinematic adaptation of Lord of the Rings? If you like big special effects movies, there's also his remake of King Kong. Other movies of his I've seen are The Frighteners (sort of forgetful), Forgotten Silver (very fun "documentary"), Heavenly Creatures (very good), Braindead (a super-splattery, campy horror movie), and Meet the Feebles (insane, low-budget flick).
