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James Wan In Talks For Live-Action ‘Robotech’
Director James Wan has gone from serial killers (Saw) to vigilante revenge (Death Sentence) to creepy dolls (Dead Silence) to some of the scariest ghosts stories I’ve seen (Insidious, The Conjuring). After all that, he ventured into the realm of fast cars and ridiculous action with Furious 7, which is on pace to becoming one of the highest grossing films of all time. And now he’s ready to move beyond this planet and head into the stars with Robotech!
While nothing is confirmed, Wan is currently in talks to helm a live-action version of the popular 80’s anime, according to Variety. Sony Pictures acquired the rights to the anime last month and they’re moving forward with Michael Gordon (300) writing a script and Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton producing.
Considering how prolific Wan is becoming, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was yet another film that proved his capabilities at handling whatever is thrown his way.
The discovery of life beyond Earth leads to paranoia and danger for a family in the new trailer for The Outer Threat.
The sci-fi thriller heads to Digital and VOD on July 10, 2026.
In The Outer Threat, “After making a groundbreaking extraterrestrial discovery, astrophysicists Daniel and Michelle are forced to flee from home with their family — pursued through the countryside by a relentless and anonymous assailant. As their flight unfolds, the line between cosmic revelation and human paranoia blurs, leading to a tense and emotional confrontation that challenges the boundaries of understanding, science, and survival.“
The film comes from writer-director William Woods and stars Constance Wu, Mark O’Brien, William Fichtner, Callista Crowe, Isaac Smelcer-Zhang, Oscar Hsu, and Murray Furrow.
Maddy Falle, Albert Shin, and Allison White produce. Executive producers include Rob McGillivray, Ben Stranahan, Tom Spriggs, John Hansen III, Patrick Vipond, Jared Blaichman, Jonah Blaichman, and Randall Okita.
The Outer Threat arrives on the heels of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, circling similar territory. The truth about the existence of aliens leads to danger in the trailer below.