Robot Films To Come

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Maguire attacking big screen in "Robotech" By Borys Kit
Sat Sep 8


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
feature rights to "Robotech," a 1980s Japanese cartoon series with
giant robots known as mechas. Maguire is eyeing the lead role, and
will serve as a producer.

"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."

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.

The $686 million worldwide box office success of "Transformers" has
inspired other studios to assemble giant robot movies. Last month, Fox-
based Regency picked up 1980s Japanese anime series "Voltron."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter