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SMALLVILLE Showrunners To Script ROBOTECH Movie!!

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Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who served as showrunners for the first seven seasons of “Smallville,” will write Warner Bros.’ big-screen version of the 1980s giant-robot cartoon series “RoboTech.”

The Hollywood Reporter describes the premise:

A sprawling sci-fi epic, "Robotech" takes place at a time when Earth has developed giant robots from the technology on an alien spacecraft that crashed on a South Pacific isle. Mankind is forced to use the technology to fend off an alien invasion, with the fate of the human race ending up in the hands of two young pilots.

Gough and Millar’s prior big-screen credits include screenplays for “Made Men” (with Jim Belushi), “Shanghai Noon,” “Shanghai Nights,” “Showtime,” “Herbie: Fully Loaded,” and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.” The duo also received “story” credits for sequels “Lethal Weapon 4” and “Spider-Man 2.”

Find all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.


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i loved that show as a kid
by deanbarry
Nov 17th, 2008
12:55:08 AM
Lets hope
by ghunz
Nov 17th, 2008
01:01:02 AM
Thats too bad
by Bass Ackwards
Nov 17th, 2008
01:01:10 AM
Woot
by Paul T. Ryan
Nov 17th, 2008
01:02:57 AM
Woot! Robo-Emo angst ahoy!
by Paul T. Ryan
Nov 17th, 2008
01:03:47 AM
Fuck they did mummy3 as well?
by lex romero
Nov 17th, 2008
01:04:11 AM
Expect Exploding Trucks and Characters being Knocked Out
by godmechcog
Nov 17th, 2008
01:04:19 AM
I trust these guys
by rpalompo
Nov 17th, 2008
01:05:30 AM
Uhhh, stop me if I'm wrong...
by worldofwarcraft
Nov 17th, 2008
01:08:06 AM
so the movie will start off strong
by prunkhaft
Nov 17th, 2008
01:10:47 AM
and then fall apart
by prunkhaft
Nov 17th, 2008
01:12:24 AM
Uwe Boll as the director ....
by Miyamoto_Musashi
Nov 17th, 2008
01:46:47 AM
hang it up
by goodguy
Nov 17th, 2008
01:48:22 AM
speaking of Smallville, DOOMSDAY finally appears this Thursday.
by Mike_D
Nov 17th, 2008
02:08:25 AM
worldofwarcraft...
by MediaGold
Nov 17th, 2008
02:11:02 AM
Wank
by TroutMaskReplicant
Nov 17th, 2008
02:20:52 AM
Uh, Robotech is an American bastardization
by Roketopunch
Nov 17th, 2008
02:54:42 AM
You can get super stoned and still follow the plot
by Funk4America
Nov 17th, 2008
02:55:37 AM
These Guys Are Good Plotters!!!
by Media Messiah
Nov 17th, 2008
03:02:25 AM
We went from the man who wrote Empire Strikes Back...
by Lyghthouse
Nov 17th, 2008
03:06:38 AM
Kasdan used to be good....not now
by masteryoda007
Nov 17th, 2008
03:14:55 AM
I watch Smallville IN SPITE of Smallville
by malificus
Nov 17th, 2008
03:16:37 AM
Smallville always took me to Sleepytown. This steamer will do th
by Zeotron
Nov 17th, 2008
03:20:23 AM
e same. (cough)
by Zeotron
Nov 17th, 2008
03:21:30 AM
From The Writers of Herbie Fully Loaded..
by Redfive!
Nov 17th, 2008
03:45:50 AM
From The Writers of Herbie Fully Loaded..
by Redfive!
Nov 17th, 2008
03:45:50 AM
So funny he said it twice!
by masteryoda007
Nov 17th, 2008
03:53:40 AM
The show became a lot better
by David Cloverfield
Nov 17th, 2008
04:01:41 AM
Mummy 3 trailer...great. The actual MOVIE...
by Big Dumb Ape
Nov 17th, 2008
04:01:59 AM
Screw Robotech, bring on Exo-Squad!
by iamnicksaicnsn
Nov 17th, 2008
04:06:03 AM
Will this have robot urination humor?
by Xiphos_2
Nov 17th, 2008
04:09:03 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by drturing
Nov 17th, 2008
04:28:40 AM
what happened to Lawrence Kasdan?
by drturing
Nov 17th, 2008
04:29:36 AM
And all hope is lost...
by Kirbymanly
Nov 17th, 2008
04:32:47 AM
Oh Well, Thats The End Of That
by LaserPants
Nov 17th, 2008
04:57:08 AM
A Live Action Version Of An American Bastardization By The Guys
by LaserPants
Nov 17th, 2008
05:00:09 AM
Who Ruined Superman?
by LaserPants
Nov 17th, 2008
05:00:35 AM
Well screw this noise...
by HBO
Nov 17th, 2008
05:20:31 AM
Ah shit
by HBO
Nov 17th, 2008
05:24:06 AM
"From the dynamic duo that gave you The Mummy: Tomb of the Drago
by JackPumpkinhead
Nov 17th, 2008
05:38:58 AM
HEY HEY LET'S GO KINK-AH ZU!
by J-Dizzle
Nov 17th, 2008
06:19:55 AM
Media Gold & WorldofWarcraft
by G8kpr
Nov 17th, 2008
06:45:58 AM
Reminds me of how us TF fans had to endure Bay
by moondoggy2u
Nov 17th, 2008
06:47:18 AM
Way to fuck up a great potentional movie...
by Der-Rabe
Nov 17th, 2008
06:48:09 AM
As for this news
by G8kpr
Nov 17th, 2008
06:50:22 AM
Wow
by kwisatzhaderach
Nov 17th, 2008
07:25:54 AM
Had it been the CURRENT Smallville showrunners....
by M Bison
Nov 17th, 2008
07:30:48 AM
Epic piece of shit
by GodMars
Nov 17th, 2008
07:34:55 AM
yikes
by vaterite
Nov 17th, 2008
07:43:53 AM
well, color me cautiously optimistic
by VAWitch
Nov 17th, 2008
07:46:00 AM
Watch the YouTube Trailer for this week's SMALLVILLE
by IndoorPlumbing
Nov 17th, 2008
08:08:20 AM
Episode is titled "BRIDE"
by IndoorPlumbing
Nov 17th, 2008
08:08:38 AM
I...
by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r
Nov 17th, 2008
08:27:36 AM
spider-man 2
by palewook
Nov 17th, 2008
08:29:57 AM
What? They could not get Orci and Kurtzman?
by conspiracy
Nov 17th, 2008
08:45:15 AM
Herbie: Fully Loaded ... Well... thank God we're safe
by YotzVonFrelnik
Nov 17th, 2008
08:52:36 AM
Smallville Improved after they left
by veritasses
Nov 17th, 2008
08:57:31 AM
This could be cool...
by GeorgieBoy
Nov 17th, 2008
09:00:11 AM
Why is this deemed "cool news" but not...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Nov 17th, 2008
09:07:32 AM
Ratner to direct
by yomomma
Nov 17th, 2008
09:10:16 AM
Someone needs to...
by Anna Valerious
Nov 17th, 2008
09:35:10 AM
Blech
by I am_NOTREAL
Nov 17th, 2008
09:36:29 AM
Special request...
by Darth Macchio
Nov 17th, 2008
09:40:14 AM
Ah, the poor man's Elliott & Rossio.
by epitone
Nov 17th, 2008
10:36:29 AM
Doomsday on Smallville.
by TJ Donkey Show
Nov 17th, 2008
11:10:16 AM
Screw this
by DeadPanWalking
Nov 17th, 2008
11:28:31 AM
Here's Hopin'
by lovecraftian
Nov 17th, 2008
11:43:59 AM
Just be glad its NOT Elliott & Rossio!
by Raymar
Nov 17th, 2008
11:54:13 AM
One more thing
by lovecraftian
Nov 17th, 2008
12:07:08 PM
I hope they do a good job.
by NivekJ
Nov 17th, 2008
01:43:03 PM
This is great news for fans of movies that don't follow the sour
by slder78
Nov 17th, 2008
01:53:18 PM
Don't follow the source material
by slder78
Nov 17th, 2008
01:53:56 PM
Do you ever read someone's credits...
by lsleelee
Nov 17th, 2008
02:22:45 PM
Dear Hollywood, please leave anime alone.
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Nov 17th, 2008
02:52:29 PM
slder78! "This is great news"
by lb_12
Nov 17th, 2008
03:38:54 PM
not a fan but
by Wyrdy the Gerbil
Nov 17th, 2008
05:27:21 PM
necgray
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Nov 17th, 2008
05:32:17 PM
Whoa! Lawrence Kasdan told me HE was doing that!
by Genghis Von Doom
Nov 17th, 2008
06:06:01 PM
Wyrdy the Gerbil
by yomomma
Nov 17th, 2008
06:25:24 PM
This is one of those properties
by yomomma
Nov 17th, 2008
06:31:26 PM
Robotech 90210
by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro
Nov 17th, 2008
06:36:33 PM
Robo-blech
by Staldo
Nov 17th, 2008
06:42:45 PM
This will probably be about as good as...
by wash
Nov 17th, 2008
06:47:44 PM
The only thing "wrong" with Harmony Gold's version...
by Royston Lodge
Nov 17th, 2008
08:26:10 PM
Gough and Millar are AWFUL writers
by zooch
Nov 17th, 2008
10:13:45 PM
GIANT SQUID = GIANT GOLDFISH
by ArcadianDS
Nov 17th, 2008
10:17:49 PM
omg someone said Starblazers
by ArcadianDS
Nov 17th, 2008
10:19:05 PM
Why can't Harmony Gold make peace with the world?
by MurderMostFowl
Nov 17th, 2008
10:31:52 PM
Staldo... they got rid of those
by MurderMostFowl
Nov 17th, 2008
11:26:12 PM
oh but Staldo...
by MurderMostFowl
Nov 17th, 2008
11:34:07 PM
Smallville this season is greatly improved
by runrun
Nov 17th, 2008
11:42:10 PM
Shanghai Noon/Knights
by Dominic-Vobiscum
Nov 18th, 2008
12:43:04 AM
Please don't fuck this up...
by Johnno
Nov 18th, 2008
12:51:10 AM
What happened to Kasdan's script?
by Monkey_King
Nov 18th, 2008
04:35:50 AM
Joe Jonas as Rick Hunter...
by Monkey_King
Nov 18th, 2008
04:36:55 AM
Wow thats going to end up sucking. =(
by wowsucks
Nov 18th, 2008
08:32:37 AM
Hope the Kasdan version ends up on the internet somewhere
by drewlicious
Nov 18th, 2008
01:13:12 PM
Smallville is the biggest
by Phategod2
Nov 18th, 2008
03:47:44 PM
Will Hikaru become white again?
by tip
Nov 18th, 2008
10:20:12 PM
Roketopunch
by smackfu
Nov 19th, 2008
07:43:55 AM
continued
by smackfu
Nov 19th, 2008
07:50:20 AM

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