Originally published November 6, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
With its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation earlier this year, Universal Pictures picked up the rights the 80s cartoon series Voltron, and the studio has continue development on a live-action adaptation of the franchise.
David Hayter (X-Men, Watchmen) is set to pen the script for the Voltron movie, although Deadline is reporting that with it being an inherited project from DWA, Universal will wait for a draft of the script before making a final decision whether to press ahead.
A huge success during its original run between 1984 and 1985, Voltron was revived by DreamWorks Animation earlier this year with the Netflix animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender. A second season will hit the streaming service in January 2017.
