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June 17th, 2008, 01:28 AM
Lawrence Kasdan!
His imdb.com profile (Robotech not there yet though) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001410/
He wrote the screenplays for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi and the great The Empire Strikes back! Not to shabby!
Lawrence Kasdan to pen 'Robotech'
Big-screen adaptation of the anime classic
By Borys Kit
June 16, 2008, 01:00 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/photos/stylus/30016-robotech_341x182.jpg"Robotech"
Veteran screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has been hired to write "Robotech," Warner Bros.' adaptation of the anime classic.
Additionally, Akiva Goldsman and Chuck Roven are boarding the project as producers, joining Tobey Maguire and Drew Crevello.
"Robotech" was a 1980s cartoon series from Harmony Gold USA and Tatsunoko Prods. It was re-edited and re-dialogued to combine three Japanese anime series to give the producers enough episodes to air as a daily syndicated series.
A sprawling sci-fi epic, "Robotech" takes place at a time when Earth has developed giant robots from the technology on an alien spacecraft that crashed on a South Pacific isle. Mankind is forced to use the technology to fend off three successive waves of alien invasions. The first invasion centers on a battle with a race of giant warriors who seek to retrieve their flagship's energy source known as "protoculture," and the planet's hope for survival ends up in the hands of two young pilots.
Frank Agrama of rights-holder Harmony Gold will exec produce as will Jason Netter.
Crevello and Maguire brought the project to Warners in September.
Matt Reilly and Matt Milam overseeing for Warners.
"Robotech" extends Kasdan's return to the fantasy genre that began last year when he was tapped to pen the "Clash of the Titans" remake for Warners and Thunder Road. Kasdan wrote the screenplays for "Return of the Jedi," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" before penning such works as "The Big Chill" and "Grand Canyon." LINK: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia3b683089f36e7ebc4f8e5ab76f63bad
Another article...
Lawrence Kasdan being the new writer for Robotech.
Wait. That movie is actually happening? We thought that was an established resident of pipe-dream rumorland. The last news was that Tobey Maguire's Maguire Entertainment was developing the picture for Warner Brothers, and for a while there was a relatively unknown guy named Craig Zahler on script duties.
But Kasdan puts a whole new angle on it. Sure, he's got Dreamcatcher lurking between now and when he wrote The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, but bringing someone like him to the table means this could actually be happening. Be on the lookout for more details in a few days.
UPDATE: The trades have started to take the story. Thanks for the scoop credit, THR! (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia3b683089f36e7ebc4f8e5ab76f63bad) Or not. Their coverage does at least include one (dismal) new piece of info: Akiva Goldsman has come on board as a producer, with Chuck Roven. LINK: http://chud.com/articles/articles/15136/1/UPDATED-WOULD-YOU-LIKE-SOME-LAWRENCE-KASDAN-WITH-YOUR-ROBOTECH/Page1.html
His imdb.com profile (Robotech not there yet though) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001410/
He wrote the screenplays for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi and the great The Empire Strikes back! Not to shabby!
Lawrence Kasdan to pen 'Robotech'
Big-screen adaptation of the anime classic
By Borys Kit
June 16, 2008, 01:00 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/photos/stylus/30016-robotech_341x182.jpg"Robotech"
Veteran screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has been hired to write "Robotech," Warner Bros.' adaptation of the anime classic.
Additionally, Akiva Goldsman and Chuck Roven are boarding the project as producers, joining Tobey Maguire and Drew Crevello.
"Robotech" was a 1980s cartoon series from Harmony Gold USA and Tatsunoko Prods. It was re-edited and re-dialogued to combine three Japanese anime series to give the producers enough episodes to air as a daily syndicated series.
A sprawling sci-fi epic, "Robotech" takes place at a time when Earth has developed giant robots from the technology on an alien spacecraft that crashed on a South Pacific isle. Mankind is forced to use the technology to fend off three successive waves of alien invasions. The first invasion centers on a battle with a race of giant warriors who seek to retrieve their flagship's energy source known as "protoculture," and the planet's hope for survival ends up in the hands of two young pilots.
Frank Agrama of rights-holder Harmony Gold will exec produce as will Jason Netter.
Crevello and Maguire brought the project to Warners in September.
Matt Reilly and Matt Milam overseeing for Warners.
"Robotech" extends Kasdan's return to the fantasy genre that began last year when he was tapped to pen the "Clash of the Titans" remake for Warners and Thunder Road. Kasdan wrote the screenplays for "Return of the Jedi," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" before penning such works as "The Big Chill" and "Grand Canyon." LINK: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia3b683089f36e7ebc4f8e5ab76f63bad
Another article...
Lawrence Kasdan being the new writer for Robotech.
Wait. That movie is actually happening? We thought that was an established resident of pipe-dream rumorland. The last news was that Tobey Maguire's Maguire Entertainment was developing the picture for Warner Brothers, and for a while there was a relatively unknown guy named Craig Zahler on script duties.
But Kasdan puts a whole new angle on it. Sure, he's got Dreamcatcher lurking between now and when he wrote The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, but bringing someone like him to the table means this could actually be happening. Be on the lookout for more details in a few days.
UPDATE: The trades have started to take the story. Thanks for the scoop credit, THR! (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia3b683089f36e7ebc4f8e5ab76f63bad) Or not. Their coverage does at least include one (dismal) new piece of info: Akiva Goldsman has come on board as a producer, with Chuck Roven. LINK: http://chud.com/articles/articles/15136/1/UPDATED-WOULD-YOU-LIKE-SOME-LAWRENCE-KASDAN-WITH-YOUR-ROBOTECH/Page1.html