Looks like a robotech live action movie is getting close geeky. Actor tobey maguire is producing and is eyeing the lead role in what the studio plans on being a tentpole scifi franchise. Sony pictures has secured rights to the popular anime series robotech and views the project as a potential film franchise. Tobey maguires robotech remake gets smallville writers mtv. Nov 17, 2008 the ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. Robotech live action get the skinny on the new robotech. It uses footage from the megazone 23 part 1 ova original video animation.
If robotech ends up in 3d, i just hope it is actually filmed with 3d cameras instead of being put through a 3d conversion in post production. Pictures has picked up the rights to bring anime classic robotech, which featured giant robots known as mechas, to the big screen. Toronto actor tobey maguire is heading to montreal this winter to make a feature film about the chess match of the century. Sep 07, 2007 spiderman tobey maguire to switch costume to robotech. Efforts to bring robotech to the big screen have been ongoing since at least 2007, when tobey maguire was interested in appearing in the film robotech began life as an anime series first released in the united states in 1985, after. Mar 01, 2016 ten years ago, tobey maguire was an alist star with an oscarwinning movie and a recordbreaking superhero franchise to his name.
Sep 07, 2007 warner, tobey maguire acquire robotech film rights posted on 20070907 03. Sep 07, 2007 this comes from nakakon 09 in kansas city, mo. The 80s anime series robotech has been a fascination of filmmakers from tobey maguire to akiva goldsman, joby harold. Maguire, wb attack the big screen with robotech hollywood. Maguire, across his company maguire entertainment, it will be initially producer of the tape, which rights were bought by warner bros. Tobey maguire has jumped into the game with robotech, a live action remake of the classic anime series.
After slipping on a mask for spiderman, tobey maguire might be slipping into a giant robot for robotech. Tobey maguire is producing the film through his maguire entertainment banner and is pursuing the lead role, in what the studio plans to be a tentpole science fiction franchise. Rumor has it that leonardo dicaprio has been approached about starring in warner bros. Sony pictures picks up the rights to robotech forbes. A threat to the human and invid races manifests in the form of a species known as the children of the shadows in this continuation of the animated tv series. I want a robotech trilogy in which each of the three robotech sagas gets to. Hollywood actor tobey maguire, who has played spiderman in three bigscreen adventures, may star in the new robotech scifi franchise. Commercial director nic mathieu to direct wbs new robotech. Maguire stated, we are very excited to bring robotech to the big screen. The spiderman star is eyeing a leading role in a bigscreen adaptation of the scifi series robotech, which warner bros. Robotech heading to big screen, starring toby maguire.
Sep 07, 2007 actor tobey maguire, better known for his role as peter parker in the spiderman movies along with warner brothers has acquired film production rights to robotech. Robotech live action movie page 27 robotechx forums. Warner bros snagged the rights in 2007, with maguire attached as. Warner, tobey maguire acquire robotech film rights news. If he turned down star wars for robotech, then i assume hes already committed to the big screen adaption of the classic 80s anime series. We are very excited to bring robotech to the big screenthere is a rich mythology that will be a great foundation for a. Tobey maguire will produce and may star in the film. Efforts to bring robotech to the big screen have been ongoing since at least 2007, when tobey maguire was interested in appearing in the film. All have tried to adapt the series for the big screen. Tobey maguire scifi project robotech to be directed by. Warner, tobey maguire acquire robotech film rights posted on 20070907 03. Robotech fans have been sitting on the edge of their seats since 2007 when it was announced that tobey macguires production company had acquired rights to the property.
Ten years ago, tobey maguire was an alist star with an oscarwinning movie and a recordbreaking superhero franchise to his name. Sony takes over robotech, plans film franchise exclusive. Shadow rising is an upcoming feature film that was planned serve as a sequel to robotech. Warner brothers has acquired the rights to the animated classic robotech and would probably have tobey maguire plays the. The article says warner brothers pictures picked up the rights to robotech, which features giant robots known as mechas. The last thing we heard was that commercial director nic mathieu would be developing it with producers akiva goldsman and tobey maguire. Tobey maguire takes on robotech spiderman himself is looking at sliding into some mecha for a big screen adaptation, with warner brothers footing the bill. Everything you need to know about robotech movie development. Robotech is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85episode anime television series. Producing and possibly starring is toby maguire, who tells the reporter. Maguire is considering playing the lead role in the film. The untold story, is a feature film and was the first new robotech adventure created after the premiere of the original series. At various points the project attracted interest from the likes of leonardo. Warner bros snagged the rights in 2007, with maguire attached as a producer and possibly.
Sep 12, 2017 a look at the robotech behindthescenes crew and production team. Tobey maguires robotech remake gets smallville writers. Maguire is producing the film through his maguire entertainment banner and is eying the lead role in what the studio plans on being a tentpole scifi franchise. The studio hopes to move quickly into production on the liveaction. Robotech movie back online with hollywood gang, 300 scribe. The only question is, will tobey maguire and akiva goldsman stick to the original storyline. His mother, wendy brown, did advertising, publicity, and acting in hollywood for years as she coached and managed tobey. Richard weinberg joins as a financial partner as material pictures hires ben tierney as vice president of production and promotes anastasiya kukhtareva to creative executive. Tobey maguire actor brothers tobias vincent maguire was born in santa monica, california. His parents were 18 and 20, and not yet married, when he was born. According to the hollywood reporter, warner brothers has picked up the film rights to the gestalt anime franchise, and theyll be producing the film alongside spiderman actor tobey maguire. Id love to see robotech on the big screen, but i wonder how a twohour movie can. Robotech live action movie page 28 robotechx forums.
Kevin mckeever, the marking manager of harmony gold, the owners of robotech, states that tobey maguire is only involved in producing. In a lot of ways, it created the american anime industry as we know it. Feb 05, 2015 robotech fans have been sitting on the edge of their seats since 2007 when it was announced that tobey macguires production company had acquired rights to the property. Tobey maguire is producing the film through his maguire entertainment banner and is pursuing the lead role. A sprawling scifi epic, robotech takes place at a time when earth. An animated robotech movie sequel, the shadow chronicles, came out in 2006 and a second one is planned.
Tobey maguire is producing the film, with plans to star. Spiderman tobey maguire to switch costume to robotech. Tobey maguire apparently doesnt like to stop at just one. Leonardo dicaprio turns down star wars for robotech. We are very excited to bring robotech to the big screen, maguire said.
Tobey maguire celebrity profile check out the latest tobey maguire photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Maguire, 38, is set to portray the late american chess master bobby fischer in pawn sacrifice. After a long and storied development history, a potential robotech movie is in the works with warner bros. Actor tobey maguire, better known for his role as peter parker in the spiderman movies along with warner brothers has acquired film production rights to robotech. Although the article doesnt say specifically, the film will probably not span the entirety of the robotech saga, itself combined from three japanese anime. Tobey maguire considering playing robotech movies lead role.
Robotech liveaction movie sets new director screen rant. Tobey maguire is producing through his maguire entertainment and is eyeing the lead role in what the. A robotech movie is happening, get the details cinemablend. It was also reported that akiva goldsman and charles roven would be adding themselves to the producers list along with tobey maguire. Executive producers on the project are akiva goldsman, chuck roven, drew crevello and tobey maguire. His father, vincent maguire, was a cook and sometimes a construction worker.
The rumors of a robotech live action movie have been circulating for almost a decade with names like tobey maguire, lawrence kasdan and. The films writer jason fuchs last wrote i still see you and wonder woman. Jul 24, 20 rumor has it that leonardo dicaprio has been approached about starring in warner bros. With the transformers franchise roaring ahead, the time could finally be right for a robotech movie. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. Nov 17, 2008 tobey maguire has jumped into the game with robotech, a live action remake of the classic anime series. The films director andy muschietti last directed it and the jaunt. Chooses robotech director exclusive january 24, 20 6. Tobey maguire is producing through his maguire entertainment and is eyeing the lead role in what the studio plans on being a tentpole scifi franchise.
Sep 07, 2007 after slipping on a mask for spiderman, tobey maguire might be slipping into a giant robot for robotech. Later that year, during the robotech panel that went on at the anime expo in 2008, it was confirmed that kasdan would indeed be writing the script for the movie. The movie, directed by edward zwick, tells the story of the chess prodigys road to the epic cold war faceoff with boris. Warner brothers has acquired the rights to the animated classic robotech and would probably have tobey maguire plays the lead role. The actor tobey maguire spiderman will head the robotech live action movie. Tobey maguire considering playing robotech movies lead. Tobey maguire scifi project robotech to be directed by nic mathieu tobey maguire is attached to produce the animeinspired movie for warner bros.