Sterling K. Brown will star in the live-action “Voltron” film for Amazon MGM Studios.
Brown will join previously announced cast members Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) and Daniel Quinn-Toye, a film newcomer who has appeared on television in “Badults” and served as Tom Holland’s understudy in “Romeo & Juliet” on the West End this spring. The film will also feature Rita Ora and John Kim.
Earlier this year, Brown was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for his role in Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” and appeared with Jennifer Lopez and Simu Liu in Netflix’s “Atlas.” Previous credits include Emmy-winning performances in “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and “This is Us,” as well as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Black Panther” and “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.” Brown is next set to star in Dan Fogelman’s Hulu series “Paradise” alongside James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson.
Rawson Marshall Thurber is directing the movie from a script he wrote with Ellen Shanman. Thurber most recently wrote and directed Netflix’s 2021 action flick “Red Notice” starring Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and 2018’s “Skyscraper,” which Johnson also led.
Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps at this time. Producers include Todd Lieberman via Hidden Pictures, Bob Koplar, Thurber and Hobie Films’ David Hoberman.
The “Voltron” TV franchise follows a team of space explorers who pilot a giant super robot. The franchise was adapted from several Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation, and has spawned several American series including Netflix’s eight-season “Voltron: Legendary Defender.”
Brown is repped by Jennifer Wiley-Moxley of JWM Entertainment Group, CAA, Jill Fritzo PR and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
The Hollywood Reporter was first to break the news.
