'Losers' Director Not Attached to 'Robotech' (Yet)

Director Sylvain White has The Losers in theaters this month. It looks like it could be a bit of fun. Profitable? Maybe, maybe not. If it is a hit, White could be in high demand, and it could speed up Robotech, which he's been linked to before.

IESB asked White about that very thing: Is he attached to the live-action adaptation produced by Tobey Maguire? "It's not a project [that has been] green lit," White admits. "It's a great cult series. When it came out, I saw it in France when I was growing up - saw it in French. Its an amazing cartoon. I hope it comes to fruition. (Laughter)"

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Lawrence Kasdan to Pen 'Robotech' Script for Tobey Maguire?

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.

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