Friday
13Jun2008
Lawrence Kasdan to Pen 'Robotech' Script for Tobey Maguire?
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 2:26PM 
Earlier today, we railed against a rumor we don't think
has a snowball's chance:
Leonardo DiCaprio as Captain America. And now, we have
a rumor that might have more in its favor.
CHUD has received word that
Lawrence Kasdan might write the screenplay for
the adaptation of
Robotech for
Tobey Maguire's ingeniously named Maguire
Entertainment.
Tobey will also star in the flick, or so we're to
believe. Now, in case you've forgotten about Kasdan's sci-fi cred, he did work
on the scripts for Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Of course, he also wrote Wyatt Earp and The Bodyguard, but still.
If the rumor's true, that means Kasdan is polishing up
two highly anticipated event movies, with Clash of the Titans and
Robotech currently scheduled as 2010 releases. That's quite a comeback.
Robotech was originally an anime series that
debuted in the United States in the mid-1980s, and the name refers to the
technological advances found in an alien craft that had crashed on a deserted
island. Then, cagy scientists built big, planet-defending robots out of the
wreckage to protect Earth from extraterrestrial invaders.
The series became even more popular when it came to home
video, and Robotech has spawned tons of spinoffs, from animated sequels
to games. This would be the largest undertaking by far, however, and as CHUD
points out, even though it seemed like a project without much life, hiring a guy
with Kasden's pedigree is a sign of speeding up, not slowing down.
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