View Full Version : Which robot franchise will be next?
ervann
06-30-2007, 01:31 PM
I'm so banking on Transformers to be successful enough for studios to go after the rights for other robot franchises. Having seen the movie, i think it will be huge hit, which makes me wonder which robot we're going to see next.
The one I'd most want to see is a Macross/Robotech adaptation. Top gun meets Transformers meets Battlestar Galatica. The rights are in a mess but I'm holding out for that one. Would love Michael Bay again but wouldn't mind Tony Scott.
Voltron has of course been in unofficial development for years. So has Evangelion.
I think Gundam actually is tailor-made for the big screen, and can be a serious sci-fi franchise about war (or anti-war) and human evolution. James Cameron for that one pls.
Either way I hope Transformers opens the floodgate. I'm sick of superhero and fantasy movies. Bring on the bots.
Rezzo
06-30-2007, 02:03 PM
http://design.tdctrade.com/img/voltron.jpg
Voltron itīs in the works already
ord0g
07-01-2007, 07:24 AM
Voltron, Robotech, Macross, Evangelion and Gundam. I'd prefer them to not touch Evangelion though.
Voltron, done right, would make me very very happy.
gizmo243
07-05-2007, 01:26 AM
Voltron, already a script review up at latino review, so some spoilers if you read it. Supposedly, from what the reviewer said, it looks like it might be a hard pg-13 or R movie. If done right and the studio does not interfere this could be one awesome film.
deathshead2
07-05-2007, 01:27 AM
I want my mobile suit gundam movie, and big O. Its batman meets gundam. You can't lose.
Rezzo
07-05-2007, 02:20 AM
Voltron, already a script review up at latino review, so some spoilers if you read it. Supposedly, from what the reviewer said, it looks like it might be a hard pg-13 or R movie. If done right and the studio does not interfere this could be one awesome film.
Yea... :whatever: like that would ever happen :whatever:
The-Truth
07-05-2007, 10:18 AM
Gundam!!!!!!!!
Avangarde
07-05-2007, 11:57 AM
Robotech/ Macross would be awesome and epic as well as Evangelion, however Eva is one of those series that would probably be ruined if made a live action. It is nice to know that Matt Greenfield is on the team for that one so there is hope.
Gatchamanjp
07-05-2007, 10:03 PM
Ufo Robot Grendizer. Go Nagai's classic anime series following the last survivor of a devastating attack by Vega The Strong (his would be father in law) whom nearly destroyed Duke Fleed's Homeworld. Duke then defends his new world Earth against Vega the Strong's nearly endless army of evil. It ran for 74 episodes during 1974-1975
srnrew
07-05-2007, 10:04 PM
http://voltron.purrsiathunder.net/vehicle/desktop/vv1024.jpg
Apollo
07-05-2007, 10:45 PM
a new power rangers damnit!!!
Eternalzero
07-06-2007, 06:02 AM
Evangelion is already in the works w/ some promo art being made and designed by WETA.
Source:
http://eva.trivialbeing.net/
Eternalzero
07-06-2007, 06:02 AM
http://design.tdctrade.com/img/voltron.jpg
Voltron itīs in the works already
lame....
CaptainClown
07-07-2007, 02:02 AM
voltron hmm.... I see we are doing 80s shows. Let me think of one that would work. GO BOTS!
The_Guyver
07-07-2007, 05:15 AM
Steel Jeeg & Mazinger Z.
Avangarde
07-07-2007, 05:29 AM
Steel Jeeg & Mazinger Z.
I'm thinking something more along the lines of mainstream robots.
CaptainClown
07-07-2007, 05:34 AM
Z BOTS! i had those as a toy but ya that wouldn't happen. If anything do an Xmen with Sentinels
The_Guyver
07-07-2007, 05:52 AM
Actually, Steel Jeeg, and Mazinger Z even moreso, were huge everywhere, in Latin America and Asia specially, just not in the U.S.A. They could still be big money makers if their full potential is exploited, they're solid properties.
psylockolussus
07-07-2007, 10:09 AM
Gundam G!!!
TimDrake64x
07-07-2007, 12:32 PM
voltron, gundam, patlabor, big o. those are my top choices. but please if a gundam movie is made it has to be on mobile suit gundam, not wing, or g, or any others, stick with the original and take it as serious as a heart attack
Johnny Sakko and his Giant Robot!
http://design.tdctrade.com/img/voltron.jpg
GO LION!
Starscreamer
07-20-2007, 10:01 AM
VOLTRON I just wonder who will be cast?
lars573
07-20-2007, 10:49 AM
voltron hmm.... I see we are doing 80s shows. Let me think of one that would work. GO BOTS!
Why would Hasbro have 2 giant transforming robot properties in movie production at the same time? :huh:
CaptainClown
07-20-2007, 04:51 PM
Why would Hasbro have 2 giant transforming robot properties in movie production at the same time? :huh:
I wasn't serious.
lars573
07-20-2007, 06:08 PM
Sure you weren't. :ninja:
CaptainClown
07-20-2007, 07:51 PM
Im glad you agree yes i know its sarcasm but i refuse to apply it
Jimmy, GL
07-20-2007, 08:10 PM
I would hope for Gundam like I first saw it on Toonami. That stuff rocked. If they have the balls for it, I think Zoids could be done well too.
storyteller
07-28-2007, 10:57 AM
Bah theres one robot that deserves to be live action
BIG O
T'Chaka
07-28-2007, 11:18 AM
Anyone up for a Getter Robo G movie besides me?
CaptainClown
07-28-2007, 04:18 PM
Big O always reminded me of Batman, maybe if it was toned down away from Batman in a live action I would want to see it.
Timstuff
07-29-2007, 12:19 AM
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8545/poisonagainstpoisonby34xk0.jpg
'nuff said.
Golgo-13
07-29-2007, 10:37 AM
Do any of the other Robot franchises even have a big enough fanbase, as TF does?
Electrofarce
07-29-2007, 11:40 AM
http://design.tdctrade.com/img/voltron.jpg
Voltron itīs in the works already
yeah... does not look very entertaining.
Super Kal
07-29-2007, 11:45 AM
are you kidding me?... It looks friggin awesome!
WarBlade
07-29-2007, 07:05 PM
People have been trying to get a MechWarrior/BattleTech movie off the ground for years. Studios might just take an interest now. :woot:
Dotten
08-01-2007, 10:21 AM
Maybe a bit off topic, but I remember my father renting a couple of movies 20 years ago with some kind of giant spaceship transforming into a big robot. I have no idea what franchise that was, anyone have the slightest idea what I'm talking about?
spidergrant
08-01-2007, 07:55 PM
a new power rangers damnit!!!
yeah i loved the show as a kid but i think it would be cool if they made like a pg 13 movie of them but thats probobly never going to happen
spidergrant
08-01-2007, 08:00 PM
voltron hmm.... I see we are doing 80s shows. Let me think of one that would work. GO BOTS!
i dont think go bots would do to well cause people who dont really know about them would see a comercial for them and be like wow what a huge transformers knock off even though the gobots came before transformers. i just think gobots arent popular enough to do a movie on even though i think if it werent for them there would be no transformers
spidergrant
08-01-2007, 08:00 PM
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8545/poisonagainstpoisonby34xk0.jpg
'nuff said.
what is this from
CaptainClown
08-01-2007, 08:01 PM
evangelion i believe
tomwood138
08-01-2007, 08:28 PM
...medabots...
The-Dark-Knight
08-01-2007, 09:45 PM
RoboCop Dammit (ok he's a cyborg but still) or even.....dare i say it power rangers.
oh come on who never loved those wacky rangers.
Yūgi's BM
08-01-2007, 10:14 PM
Definitely want Jackson to do a Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy based on Gundam: The Origin
spidergrant
08-04-2007, 09:10 PM
well if they make a gundam movie i hope its kind of like one of the older starwarsie type ones cause theyve done some bad series's like there was one where most of it would just be 2 gundams fighting and it was almost like a sport or something
Yūgi's BM
08-04-2007, 11:22 PM
I want them to do a trilogy based on the original series, a trilogy based on Zeta, one for ZZ, and then a single film for CCA, those ten films would tell a really cohesive story.
Voltron would be the awesomest, honestly... all that Anime stuff, that's pretty cool already, but to update Voltron into teh hawtness? That would truly TRULY own.
TwilightPro101
08-05-2007, 09:33 PM
Ghost in the Shell.
Starscreamer
08-06-2007, 12:53 AM
VOLTRON!
Starring Jack Nicholson as King Zarkon
Mal'Akai
08-06-2007, 12:49 PM
The trick with doing Voltron right, is that you have to remember that it's bastard clone became infanitly more popular in the recent years. Of course, I'm talking about Power Rangers. It will be hard to do Voltron with out everyone thinking it's just a new version of Power Rangers, especialy those who only know Power Rangers.
:edit: I just read the script review on Latino Review and if we get that script, no worries on the whole Power Ranger mix-up.
I think that script is pretty much crap, honestly... that's not Voltron...
But yeah, if Voltron keeps close to its hard sci fi roots, I don't think the Power Ranger thing will be a real problem...
Jack would be hilarious as Zarkon...
Mal'Akai
08-07-2007, 08:22 AM
I think that script is pretty much crap, honestly... that's not Voltron...
True. Voltron is five young people in matching suits and helmets who do some hand to hand fighting, then jump in their huge robot vehicles that merge into an even bigger humanoid robot, and then kick the crap out of a gigantic monster of some kind. Almost forgot, and some campy humor thrown in for fun. Not even close to Power Rangers. Look, I know Voltron came first, and was the best, but more of today's younger people know Power Rangers. My kid brother is 20, and he was raised on Power Rangers. I had to teach him about Voltron, the same way the studio would have to teach almost every other 20-something about how Voltron is NOT Power Rangers.
JediFleet
08-08-2007, 04:01 PM
Robotech would be sweet but I think they'd go over budget within the first few seconds of a mobile armor fight scene or something. So the movie would last all of 25 minutes. Ha Ha.
toddly6666
08-10-2007, 08:52 AM
Roger Corman's THE GO-BOTS are next!! ;)
The Dutch Hulk
08-10-2007, 09:05 AM
Neither of them :whatever: !!!! They SUCK big time !!! :woot:
Timstuff
08-10-2007, 08:06 PM
evangelion i believe
The best giant mecha anime EVARRR!!! :up:
fallenAngel
08-18-2007, 03:53 PM
As much as I would hate to see Gundam tarnished. I would kill for a live action movie. Based on the original U.C. show of course, not Wing, Deffinetly not Seed. And as someone already stated make it really serious and hard core.
I mean lets face it, with out Gundam there may not have even been a Transformers, or any other major robot franchise. And there is a fanbase that would surely support it.
Evangelion could be really cool, but would be extremly difficult. Voltron could be cool, but it was always kind of lame. And Big O would be pretty awesome.
Gatchamanjp
08-22-2007, 06:26 AM
The Guyver, Mazinger Z was shown in the USA as Tranzor Z
T'Chaka, I was a huge fan of Getter Robo and Ufo Robot Grendizer. Even though GR, MZ and URG will probably not get adapted in the US there are great sequels to Mazinger and Getter Robo as Mazinkaiser, Getter Robo Armageddon and New Getter Robo. GRA was a sequel to all the getter series including the manga Venger Robo.
ang_hulk
08-22-2007, 12:48 PM
it will be voltron.
Andy114425
08-22-2007, 05:14 PM
when i first heard the idea of voltron i was like "wtf, are you serious?" ive already seen it, its called the power rangers. Thank you but no thanks. Gundam already came out with a live action movie and it flopped horribly considering it was a direct to dvd release with bad actors, afterthat i dont think anyone will be touching that franchise with a ten foot pole even though an 08 ms team gundam movie would kick a**.
UndyingPhoenix
08-23-2007, 02:51 AM
The Guyver, Mazinger Z was shown in the USA as Tranzor Z
T'Chaka, I was a huge fan of Getter Robo and Ufo Robot Grendizer. Even though GR, MZ and URG will probably not get adapted in the US there are great sequels to Mazinger and Getter Robo as Mazinkaiser, Getter Robo Armageddon and New Getter Robo. GRA was a sequel to all the getter series including the manga Venger Robo.
The Guyver has a movie already lol. The first one rocked, second one was like.."what?". Though if they did a remake and made it hardcore...thatd be sweet.
Im really wanting Voltron too or some Gundam..I was raised on Power Rangers too, as someone stated earlier about his kid brother being 20 and needing a Voltron teaching..I'm 19, and I watched some Voltron when I was younger...and... There isnt much Wikipedia cant teach you in terms of like..anime and superheroes and giant freakin robots.
Voltron was actually based of two Japanese animes I believe, Go-lion and Voltes V, the script combines Go-lion (Which is just like Voltron except infinitely darker) Voltes V (which again is almost like Voltron but with religeous iconography) and the Voltron series we all know and love, personally I love the idea of combining all three series into one giant action packed film :up:
spidergrant
08-26-2007, 03:02 AM
i wish i could watch evangelon on the internet but all the versions i find are japenese with subtitles and i dont feel like reading
Well thats what you have to put up with.
DACrowe
09-12-2007, 10:53 PM
Well it seems Robotech is next...
but a Gundam movie based on the original series with the sequels summing up Zeta and Char's Counterattack or a trilogy based on Wing (preferably the latter) would be ideal. Alas, I doubt either would come to pass.
spidergrant
09-15-2007, 05:01 PM
wait did they make a robobtech show. i think i played a game of it butt thats all
thegameq
10-09-2007, 02:49 PM
We know Macross and Voltron (why?) is being done.
My personal wishes:
Macross. Has huge incredible, epic potential for live-action. A fully blown Macross movie would be incredible, but expensive as all hell and I see them scaling and dumbing Macross down ala Transformers.
Gundam. The same; incredible live-action potential, but CGI cost will skyrocket the budget so it will be scaled back and dumbed down for greater appeal ala Transformers.
Hopefully this won't be the case and at least one of these properties will get the LOTR treatment.
What about Gatchaman?
And how come no one has love for Giant Robo?
What about Big Guy and Rusty?
thegameq
10-10-2007, 12:34 PM
What about Gatchaman?
And how come no one has love for Giant Robo?
What about Big Guy and Rusty?
I think I read somewhere that G-force is being shopped around for consideration.
Giant Robo like Big O would be great, but both those series are highly stylized. It would take a very artistically talented director to bring them to life.
Burton....? Raimi....? Jackson....? Spielberg?
.............man are there any other directors other than the usual big name fantasy film directors that can make these kinds of films?
Denny67
10-13-2007, 01:44 AM
Voltron will be next but if done right
http://winterblink.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/robotech_poster.jpg
Will dominate
Venom160
10-13-2007, 08:16 AM
http://host.trivialbeing.org/eva/img/fan/Evangelion___The_Movie_v2.jpg
http://host.trivialbeing.org/eva/img/fan/Evangelion_-_The_Movie.jpg
Nuff said.....
swifty
10-13-2007, 11:12 AM
Ufo Robot Grendizer. Go Nagai's classic anime series following the last survivor of a devastating attack by Vega The Strong (his would be father in law) whom nearly destroyed Duke Fleed's Homeworld. Duke then defends his new world Earth against Vega the Strong's nearly endless army of evil. It ran for 74 episodes during 1974-1975
that would be a dream come true if it ever happens.
Goldrake
Nighthawk_Fan
10-13-2007, 09:00 PM
Probably Gundam Wing.
Jesus Christ dude, Spoiler tags please.
XXTBWCXX
10-15-2007, 12:12 PM
Voltron would be sick...
I heard Pharrell Williams has his hand in there doing producing and the score too.
Radford
10-19-2007, 07:17 AM
i dig that Voltron script. very much. except for the fact that the Lion was made of earth parts, then it goes on to say that Lance, Allura and the old man are indeed from the other planet, and didnt age? yet they didnt bring the technologically superior lions?
im hoping the earthmade one is an early attempt and using those plans they described, theyd construct the proper lions. :woot:
XXTBWCXX
10-19-2007, 01:18 PM
^^^ I think they use Earth parts to make the Lions, part the keys helps to make them look somewhat smoother, just like when Voltron appears, the keys will make it look more alien since the five keys hold power and enery within them.
That's what I got out of it.
spidergrant
10-19-2007, 06:01 PM
i think them redoing the first power ranger series (the good one) into a movie. and maybe in some sequals get some new zords.
Master Blaster
10-19-2007, 11:34 PM
The best giant mecha anime EVARRR!!! :up:
Everywhere I go I always hear that. "Evangelion is teh roxxors!" "Evangelion is better than your momma!" Just shut up, alright! It's a poor-man's Macross!
Master Blaster
10-19-2007, 11:40 PM
^^^ I think they use Earth parts to make the Lions, part the keys helps to make them look somewhat smoother, just like when Voltron appears, the keys will make it look more alien since the five keys hold power and enery within them.
That's what I got out of it.
What's this about Earth in the Voltron movie? In the original series, most of the action took place on planet Arus. The Voltron force was in contact with Galaxy Garrison (Space Explorer Command) on Earth, but rarely ever did they get involved with the fight against Zarkon. Is Galaxy Garrison's role in the movie going to be bigger in the movie or something?
spidergrant
10-20-2007, 05:47 PM
thats what i hate about voltron and power rangers. they cant fight the main bad guy or else the series would be over
XXTBWCXX
10-20-2007, 08:37 PM
i think them redoing the first power ranger series (the good one) into a movie. and maybe in some sequals get some new zords.
See, the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers in a good live-action film would be very much incredible to do. There's a good story in the Power Ranger lore, so they couldn't run out of a good thing if they were to do a trilogy. Probably will never happen though. Some people are just blinded on a good thing; just like when The Tick was cancelled (animated cartoon and live-action series), the show was too intelligent for people.
What's this about Earth in the Voltron movie? In the original series, most of the action took place on planet Arus. The Voltron force was in contact with Galaxy Garrison (Space Explorer Command) on Earth, but rarely ever did they get involved with the fight against Zarkon. Is Galaxy Garrison's role in the movie going to be bigger in the movie or something?
Ummm...where, on latinoreview.com, the script review is up and it's in the future in Earth, and Arus is there; there's a huge story about Earth and Arus.
Don't remember a Garrison though.
spidergrant
10-21-2007, 02:37 PM
i hope they never do a gobot movie. that show was like a retarded transformers
Master Blaster
10-22-2007, 04:58 PM
Yeah. Gobots was what you watched when Transformers wasn't on. It was a cheap substitute for the real thing. No wonder Hasbro bought out the Gobots brand.
spidergrant
10-23-2007, 05:36 PM
you know how primus made the transformers. well the gobots were made when primus took a dump
Master Blaster
10-23-2007, 09:59 PM
LOL! :woot:
deathshead2
10-23-2007, 10:02 PM
thats what i hate about voltron and power rangers. they cant fight the main bad guy or else the series would be over
Isn't that like eveything else.
Master Blaster
10-23-2007, 10:31 PM
Recently read the script review on Latinoreview.com and here's my verdict....
IT WAS ASS!!!
It was nothing, and I mean NOTHING!!! like the Voltron I know and love. Sure, the space explorers (Or should I say post-apocalyptic scavengers) and the princess are in it and there are giant robot lions who combine to form "Voltron" but that's pretty much where any similarities to the original end. It's Voltron in name only. It doesn't take place on planet Arus, it's too dark and depressing unlike the original, They got the Voltron force all wrong by screwing up their personalities and appearances and to top it all off it's missing a lot of important key characters (Zarkon, Lotor, Hagar, Coran and the space mice)
XXTBWCXX
10-23-2007, 11:55 PM
Space Mice?
You're gonna miss those? Lol.
Master Blaster
10-24-2007, 08:26 PM
Space Mice?
You're gonna miss those? Lol.
It's like taking the Ewoks out of Return of the Jedi. Yeah, I know that they were silly and kiddie but damn it! without them it just wouldn't be the same.
CorpusBlack
11-06-2007, 04:35 PM
Recently read the script review on Latinoreview.com and here's my verdict....
IT WAS ASS!!!
It was nothing, and I mean NOTHING!!! like the Voltron I know and love. Sure, the space explorers (Or should I say post-apocalyptic scavengers) and the princess are in it and there are giant robot lions who combine to form "Voltron" but that's pretty much where any similarities to the original end. It's Voltron in name only. It doesn't take place on planet Arus, it's too dark and depressing unlike the original, They got the Voltron force all wrong by screwing up their personalities and appearances and to top it all off it's missing a lot of important key characters (Zarkon, Lotor, Hagar, Coran and the space mice)
You've gotta have Lotor.
Master Blaster
11-06-2007, 09:50 PM
You've gotta have Lotor.
No Lotor in here! Just a bunch of vague alien invaders who who attack earth for no apparent reason.
Really, Voltron was nothing like Mad Max or Stargate. It needs to be like "Transformers meets Star Wars." The Space Explorers need to be like Jedi Knights who go around keeping the peace in the universe. It needs to take place on Arus and Arus needs to be like a futuristic version of Camalot not a apocalyptic distopia.
Voltron is about romanticism, not desolation!
CorpusBlack
11-06-2007, 10:12 PM
It needs to be like "Transformers meets Star Wars."
Totally Agree.
And Robotech should be that way too. I can't wait for Voltron and Robotech, I just hope they aren't disappointing.
HboyBowen
11-17-2007, 10:29 PM
Gundam would be the last to be made maybe in like another 10 years which may seem long but not really just a few years ago i could sworn its was 2003 or 4 time goes fast. Plus its not a american tv show that wasnt that popular here it only had one series that was watched by a few 100 thousand that was gundam wing its gonna be 80s shows gundam was mid & late 90s plus if michael bay didnt even like transformers and didnt really know of it Gundam was even less known by hollywood only reason transformers was pushed by hasbro, bandai probably not really thinking of making it a movie because its its what Transformers is to America as what Gundam is to Japan. Upcoming filmakers who was raised up with the shows may do them not old filmakers.
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