James Wan to direct live-action 'Robotech' movie

'Saw' director signs on to Sony's adaptation of the classic 1980s animated series.



Amidst the cool news that James Wan has signed on to direct Aquaman, I didn't want to overlook the news that the Furious 7 director has also inked a deal to helm a live-action adaptation of Robotech for Sony Pictures.

James Wan Closes Deals to Direct 'Aquaman' and 'Robotech'

Wan is red-hot after directing the blockbuster bajillion-dollar seventh movie of the Fast & Furious franchise. Next, he'll be taking on DC Comics' iconic underwater superhero, but I'm more interested in seeing what he does with a big screen take on the Robotech saga, based on the hit 1980s animated series.

Yes, I would like to see this fan-made Robotech movie

This one's for my fellow Robotech fans... Check out this cool fan-made 50-second trailer based on the 1980s sci-fi cartoon -- my favorite show back in the day -- which was adapted from Japanese series Macross. If you get a thrill out of seeing Veritech fighters battling Zentraedi battlepods, you'll like this: