You already know Pharrell Williams is obsessed with the sounds of the '80s.

Now the Neptunes producer is getting a chance to put his beats where his passion is as the producer of the soundtrack to the big-screen version of the 1980s giant-robot series "Voltron."

Williams, an executive producer on the film, will also score "Voltron: Defender of the Universe," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie is being produced by Mark Gordon ("The Day After Tomorrow," "Saving Private Ryan"), based on a story about five maverick pilots who have to travel to the planet Arus to learn how to operate the massive Voltron, which is made up of five smaller robots. The giant robot is Earth's last hope in the fight against the Drule Empire.

"Voltron" is not the only '80s robot flick on the roster. Steven Spielberg is executive producing a live-action version of "Transformers," which will be directed by Michael Bay ("The Island," "Armageddon"). That movie is slated for release on July 4, 2007.

"Voltron" and "Transformers" animated series both debuted in 1984, each spawning a huge toy phenomenon.

— Gil Kaufman

MTV News

Could be interesting. Maybe.

This was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. This should be awesome.

Voltron? Didn't that cartoon have a robot that launched its tits as missiles?

HELL YEAH! I LOVED THAT CARTOON. I would love to see the following movie: VOLTRON vs TRANZOR Z. Now that was the cartoon there.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Thats Aphrodity on TRANZOR Z. Now thats the cartoon i really really missed, VOltron was my favorite too and the thundercats.
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saintsation said:

That's the one! Thanks for clarifying. I watched so many robot cartoons in the 80s that I get all confused.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I can't see how anyone can get confused off tranzor z cause that cartoon stoodout way from the rest to me. I will write the BOOM network and ask why they don't show that, voltron, go bots, and thundercats.

saintsation said:

Maybe that says more about how much you watched them than it does about anyone else's (in)ability to differentiate them. That and it's been 20 years since I've watched either one.

saintsation said:

ThunderCats was just released on dvd, ya know.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Me too but tranzor z was really good. Very emotional.

dreamfactory313 said:

I am not buying no dvd. I want to record it off tv free. Like i am doing Good times, Sanford and son, and threes company.

Im not going to buy it either but I dont think it comes on tv right now.

Screw Parrell , but I LOVE VOLTRON ! Just hearing that this movie is being made is news to me

I'll be glad when Prince scores another film. C'mon Prince, where ya at?

VOLTRON!!

I hope they don't screw with the personalities of the characters too much. This should be interesting.

dreamfactory313 said:

Mine too. I hope it turns out cool. Live-action Transformers sounds great too.
With CGI, Speilberg should be able to make a pretty sweet flick.

Wooooo!!!!! VOLTRON and FORREAL!!!!!


I think I just cummed my pants.

Pharell makin an 80's Soundtrack

paisleypark4 said:

Yessir. He was born to score a movie like this.

dreamfactory313 said:

I think you might be right. Chad's gotta be in on this too.

whodknee said:

He's gotta be! He's gotta have some input as well.

dreamfactory313 said:

alright the five tigers....thunder,,thunder,,thundercats hoooo

oopps...sorry wrong cats

Hurry up and burn out already.


His time will come. He hasn't advanced his sound in years now. Shame.....

YESSSSS!!!!! ya'll just gave me chills. Next year is gonna be off the chain. X3 comes out on Memorial Day weekend, then i get to see 2 of my fave robots on the big screen too?

GlitterStream said:

Yes xxx3 is is coming out next year. I heard joey lawrence is billed for the lead role

thesexofit said:

yeah, maybe on Bizarro world. and :fallof: at your sig.

GlitterStream said:

What, u know rico suave? I know a wine called suave?

The Neptunes would be perfect for this. Pharrell has a fetish for that era.

My friend shot footage for a DVD in the Neptunes studio and they had a bunch of `80s stuff there.. Atari games and stuff.

these are the sentinels from X3. That shit looks HAWT!!!