In addition to Daniel Quinn-Toye and Henry Cavill, who were previously revealed, Sterling K. Brown, Rita Ora, and John Kim have been cast in the Voltron film from Amazon MGM Studios. Using a script he co-wrote with Ellen Shanman, Rawson Marshall Thurber is directing.
Although the plot is unknown, Thurber sent Voltron fans a video greeting during VoltCon in which he said: “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.”
The film is produced by David Hoberman of Hobie Films, Bob Koplar, Thurber, and Todd Lieberman through Hidden Pictures.
Sterling K. Brown joins the cast of Voltron
Brown, a three-time Emmy winner and Oscar contender, most recently costarred with Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction, produced by Amazon MGM. He will executive produce and feature in the drama series Paradise on Hulu in January.
Brown has finished filming Hulu’s limited series Washington Black, and he will soon start work on Elegance Bratton’s By Any Means opposite Mark Wahlberg. Honk For Jesus, Waves, and Black Panther are among his other cinematic credits. Preserve your soul. Jennifer Wiley-Moxley of JWM Entertainment Group, CAA, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole are Brown’s attorneys.
Ora has 13 Top 10 UK songs, four of which have reached No. 1, and more than 10 billion streams worldwide. Her acting credits include roles in Detective Pikachu, Twist, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, and Descendants: The Rise of Red, which set a record for the most-viewed Disney Channel original film premiere on Disney+.
