Sterling K. Brown, Rita Ora and John Kim have been cast in Amazon MGM Studios’ Voltron movie, joining previously-announced stars Daniel Quinn-Toye and Henry Cavill.

The “Voltron” television franchise – adapted from several Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation – follows a team of space explorers who pilot a giant super robot. The franchise has spawned several American series including Netflix’s eight-season “Voltron: Legendary Defender.”

While plot details are under wraps, director Rawson Marshall Thurber shared a video message with fans during VoltCon in which he shared: “I want to make sure that we stay true to the heart and the spirit of Voltron. In this film, we’re going to be introducing an entirely new generation of pilots. We’ve reimagined Voltron for the live-action world, but we’re going to stay true to … those iconic elements that you love, that I love. And I’m so excited to share it with you.”

Thurber is directing the film from a script he wrote with Ellen Shanman; he most recently wrote and directed Netflix’s 2021 action flick “Red Notice” starring Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and 2018’s “Skyscraper,” which also starred Johnson.

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