It’s been a minute since we reported on Sony’sRobotechmovie, but sinceAndrés Muschiettiis all the rage right now thanks to the smashing success ofIT, it’s worth reminding you that he’sattached to directthe anime adaptation. But wait, there’s more! Word has it thatRobotechnow has a new writer attached who will start from scratch on the movie’s story with Muschietti.
As Deadline reports, that writer is none other thanJason Fuchswho co-wroteWonder WomanalongsideZack SnyderandAllan Heinberg. (Let’s put a check on that anticipation by saying Fuchs was also a writer ofIce Age: Continental Drift’s screenplay and the sole writer credited with the 2015 flop,Pan.) For the uninitiated,Robotechwas a 1985 anime series (actually cobbled together from Japanese seriesSuper Dimension Fortress Macross,Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, andGenesis Climber Mospeadafor Western audiences) that saw mankind making huge scientific advances with the help of technology recovered from a crashed alien ship. A good thing, too, since the people of Earth had to use that technology–like transforming mecha fighters–to fend off additional extraterrestrial invasions. Expect much of that mythology to make its way to the movie since it’s planned as a big tentpole production.
Muschietti probably has his hands full in the meantime. New Line and Warner Bros. have yet to officially announce a follow-up toIT, but that’s basically a given at this point. The second “chapter” in the film will likely jump forward about 27 years to revisit the Losers Club as their adult selves who are forced to return to Derry and battle Pennywise once again. Elsewhere, Muschietti has also been announced as the director for Sony’sShadow of the Colossusadaptation, and for another stab at a TV series adaptation ofJoe Hill’sLocke & Keygraphic novels. (Fun fact: Hill is the son of authorsStephen and Tabitha King, whose names may ring a bell.)
TheRobotechadaptation, based on Harmony Gold USA and Tatsunoko Productions TV show, was brought in by original TV producersFrank and Jehan Agrama. But another Muschietti is also in the mix to bringRobotechto the big screen; this version will be produced by Muschietti’s sister and creative partner,Barbara Muschietti.300producerMark Canton, andGianni Nunnarwill also produce withDavid HopwoodandShannon Gauldingoverseeing.
