For 15 years now, folks in Hollywood have been making an attempt to get a live-action Robotech film made. Particularly, a film based mostly on Robotech’s first and hottest season, which was a Western repackaging of Japanese masterpiece Macross.
In 2007 it was Tobey Maguire main the cost for a Warner Bros. manufacturing that in the end went nowhere. Eight years later Sony took a swing, with Aquaman director James Wan connected, nevertheless it too would finally wind up cancelled. Now we’re getting a third and more moderen try, with Sony making an attempt as soon as once more, saying in 2022 that Hawkeye director Rhys Thomas shall be making an attempt to get the adventures of Rick Hunter and associates on the large display.
This third strive may need a greater probability of truly getting made; apart from common Hollywood politics and economics, earlier makes an attempt had been additionally tormented by a long-running authorized standoff that had stymied Western releases of Macross merchandise for a long time. They had been largely resolved in 2021, clearly paving the best way for Sony’s renewed makes an attempt at getting a Robotech film made.
Anyway, sufficient background! That is an artwork characteristic, not a historical past lesson. However I wanted to spell all that out in order that we’re clear about what’s being showcased tonight: a set of artwork from that center challenge, Sony’s aborted first try that, after struggling an enormous setback in 2018 when Wan bailed to make Aquaman, was quietly cancelled in 2019.
Most illustrations concentrate on the SDF-1, Macross Island (whose vibes Value completely nails right here) and redesigned Veritech fighters, although there are additionally some works showcasing authentic plot components (just like the oil rights) that will have been new for this explicit movie.
These items had been all completed by veteran artist Col Value, who has contributed to sequence like WipeOut and Battlefield, and whose work we’ve featured on the web site beforehand. You possibly can see extra of Col’s stuff at his private web site and ArtStation web page.
