Thursday, September 16, 2010

"Voltron" concept-art looks like you'd expect

Joblo.com scored some pieces of the concept art Atlas Entertainment is using to pitch a live-action "Voltron" movie to studios. It's about what you'd expect - "Transformers"-style jaggy mecha design, magic-hour lighting, etc. You can't really see if you don't brighten it up, but the Lions are color-coded and look to be in the "proper" arrangement; so that's something at least...


Honestly, they're more interesting to look at in the context of HOW a "visual pitch" is intended to work: Notice how, while "explaining" the basic "big human-shape robot made of smaller lion-shaped robots" hook, it's also working it's ass off to remind potential investors of other profitable hits like "Transformers" (the mecha design and lighting) and "Iron Man" (look at "his" eyes and face.)

The Statue of Liberty is mainly there for scale ("Our robot can step on The Transformers!") but I'm wondering if someone in the artist is making a funny about how The Internet somehow assumed that "Cloverfield" was actually teasing a Voltron movie. In any case, if this accurately reflects the story their pitching as well, that's the element that'll be the most controversial for Voltron/GoLion fans - the original story took place in a Star Wars/Trek-style future on another planet.

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