I really don’t know how I feel about this. Apparently Warner Bros. has purchased the rights to Robotech. Tobey Maguire’s production company has signed on. Craig Zahler is writing the script.

So, on one hand, we have the exciting news that somebody might be producing a live action Robotech film.

Then, on the other hand, it’s being produced by Spider-Man and this would be the screenwriter’s second film.

Actually, the most dispiriting thing about this whole situation is this quote by Maguire:

“We are very excited to bring ‘Robotech’ to the big screen,” Maguire said. “There is a rich mythology that will be a great foundation for a sophisticated, smart and entertaining film.”

Maybe it’s just the pessimist in me. But I can’t imagine that the codewords “mythology” and “foundation” imply anything other than plans to completely screw up everything.