LikeVoltronitself, the cast for the upcoming movie is assembling nicely. After years of attempting to get a live-actionVoltronmovie into theaters, the project is finally making progress at Amazon MGM under the direction of Rawson Marshall Thurber, best known for movies likeDodgeball: A True Underdog StoryandRed Notice. The film is based onVoltron: Defender of the Universe, itself a combination of two separate anime,Beast King GoLionandArmored Fleet Dairugger XV. During its original run,Voltronwas the top-rated syndicated animated series, so interest in adapting it into a feature film has been a high priority for over a decade.
Deadlinereveals thatSterling K. Brown, Rita Ora, and John Kimhave joined the cast ofVoltron. They join Henry Cavill and Daniel Quinn-Toye in the upcoming film. Rawson Marshall Thurber will direct from a script he co-wrote with Ellen Shanman. Amazon MGM. No plot details or characters are known, but it is safe to assume that Cavill, Quinn-Toye, Brown, Ora, and Kim are set to play the five pilots that drive the lion mechs that can combine into the giant Voltron. A filming date has not been confirmed yet for the upcoming adaptation.
Sterling K. Brown is best known for his Emmy Award-winning performancesinAmerican Crime Story: The People vs. OJ SimpsonandThis Is Us. He has also starred in blockbuster films likeBlack PantherandFrozen II,and was recently nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role inAmerican Fiction. Rita Ora is a world-renowned pop star who has appeared in movies likeFifty Shades of Grey,Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, andDescendants: The Rise of Red. John Kim can currently be seen onPrime Video’sCruel Intentions, which debuted on July 10, 2025.
Amazon MGM is Aiming High for ‘Voltron’
Despite the box office failure ofRed One, Amazon MGM is still investing heavily in big-budget blockbuster films for theatrical release. It is now shifting towards adaptations of popular animated series likeVoltronand the upcomingMasters of the Universe.VoltronandMasters of the Universehave a lot in common, as they both are versions of famous 1980s cartoons thathave assembled an impressive castthat also recently had animated series on Amazon’s biggest streaming competitor, Netflix.
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Voltronhas the benefit of the audience’s nostalgia not only for the 1980s animated series but also for Netflix’s very popularVoltron: Legendary Defender. With multiple generations of fans and an eclectic cast that mixes respected award winner (Sterling K. Brown), action star (Henry Cavill), music star (Rita Ora), and newcomers (Daniel Quinn-Toye and John Kim) into a team,Voltronis looking to be a movie to watch out for. With Ora signed on, hopefully, she will recorda great tie-in song for the film. There is currently no official release date set for Amazon MGM’s Voltron, and while it’s unclear when it is expected to bow out in theaters, expect it to release on the Prime Video platform at some point, too.
