Alba Baptista, Samson Kayo, and Tharanya Tharan are set to star in Voltron for Amazon MGM Studios, alongside previously announced stars Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Henry Cavill, Rita Ora, and John Kim. Rawson Marshall Thurber is directing the film from a script he wrote with Ellen Shanman.
While plot details for the film remain under wraps, director Rawson Marshall Thurber shared a video message with Voltron fans during VoltCon in which he shared: “I want to make sure that we stay true to the heart and the spirit of Voltron. In this film, we’re going to be introducing an entirely new generation of pilots. We’ve reimagined Voltron for the live-action world, but we’re going to stay true to…those iconic elements that you love, that I love. And I’m so excited to share it with you.”
Producers include Todd Lieberman via Hidden Pictures, Bob Koplar, Rawson Marshall Thurber, and Hobie Films’ David Hoberman.
Alba Baptista recently wrapped shooting David Lowery’s feature, Mother Mary, opposite Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel for A24. Baptista can most recently be seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, opposite Lesley Manville & Isabelle Huppert for Focus Features. She was awarded the prestigious “European Shooting Star Award” at the 2021 Berlinale. Next up, Baptista will be seen starring opposite Samara Weaving in the feature film, Borderline, for director Jimmy Warden with Margot Robbie producing. In television, Baptista stars as the lead of the critically acclaimed Netflix series Warrior Nun. Alba Baptista is represented by UTA and Anonymous.
Samson Kayo is currently filming the much anticipated new Apple TV + film, F1, starring opposite Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. Kayo previously starred in Taika Waititi’s HBO Max series, Our Flag Means Death. He can also be heard as the voice of ‘Baby Bear’ in the Universal feature, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and starred in Judd Apatow’s film The Bubble for Netflix. He can also be seen in Bloods, which he created and stars in as the male lead. He won the 2022 Royal Television Society Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, and the show was also nominated for Best Comedy. Kayo also co-created and starred in the UK sitcom Sliced. Additional television credits include Famalam for which he was nominated for a BAFTA and an Royal Television Society award, Horrible Histories, Drunk History, Murder in Successville, Static, Youngers, The Javone Prince Show, We The Jury, The Aliens, Hailmakers, and Misfits. Samson Kayo is represented by Artists First, CAA, Sophie Chapman Talent, and Ziffren Brittenham.
Tharanya Tharan recently starred in the series Year Of, the spin off of the award-winning series Bump. Other credits include the Apple TV+ thriller drama series Shantaram alongside Charlie Hunnam, the Paramount+ series More Than This, the ABC Australia comedy series Why Are You Like This and the popular ABC Australia/Universal Kids series Mustangs FC. Tharanya Tharan is represented by RGM Artists, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman et al.
Dan Kleiner