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Hawkeye's Rhys Thomas is the latest director at the helm of the live-action Robotech movie.
As reported by Deadline, the Emmy-nominated Thomas has signed on to direct the oft-delayed live-action adaptation of the beloved sci-fi anime classic. The project is currently based around a script which was originally penned by Punisher Warzone scribes Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, which is now being given a rewrite by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, the writing duo behind the upcoming A24 comedy/thriller Sharper.
The live-action Robotech movie was first announced in 2007, but development on the project was stalled by a decades-long legal battle between Harmony Gold, the studio behind the animated series that aired in North America, and Big West, the rights owners of Super Dimension Fortress Macross, one of the original Japanese anime shows that was heavily rewritten and re-edited to create Robotech. The dispute over the rights to both series reportedly not only prevented Sony Pictures and Harmony Gold from moving forward with their live-action movie, but it also prevented the international release of Macross' many sequels, much to chagrin of anime fans around the world. The complex legal battle was finally settled in 2021, paving the way for both new Macross and Robotech releases around the world.
Hawkeye's Rhys Thomas is the latest director at the helm of the live-action Robotech movie.
As reported by Deadline, the Emmy-nominated Thomas has signed on to direct the oft-delayed live-action adaptation of the beloved sci-fi anime classic. The project is currently based around a script which was originally penned by Punisher Warzone scribes Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, which is now being given a rewrite by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, the writing duo behind the upcoming A24 comedy/thriller Sharper.
The live-action Robotech movie was first announced in 2007, but development on the project was stalled by a decades-long legal battle between Harmony Gold, the studio behind the animated series that aired in North America, and Big West, the rights owners of Super Dimension Fortress Macross, one of the original Japanese anime shows that was heavily rewritten and re-edited to create Robotech. The dispute over the rights to both series reportedly not only prevented Sony Pictures and Harmony Gold from moving forward with their live-action movie, but it also prevented the international release of Macross' many sequels, much to chagrin of anime fans around the world. The complex legal battle was finally settled in 2021, paving the way for both new Macross and Robotech releases around the world.