If you're going to make a movie about a giant robot, then getting a man of steel to lead it is pretty shrewd business. And that's exactly what Rawson Marshall Thurber has done with the latest piece of casting for his upcoming live-action Voltron movie.

Amazon MGM is bringing in the big guns as it taps Henry Cavill to star in a live-action 'Voltron' film from the director of 'Red Notice'.

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DC Universe star Henry Cavill is set to headline Amazon MGM’s feature adaptation of popular anime Voltron which Rawson Marshall Thurber is directing. He joins previously announced star Daniel Quinn-Toye.

Henry Cavill is set to star in Rawson Marshall Thurber's Voltron, a live-action adaptation of the popular animated TV series.

Henry Cavill has been cast in the lead role for Amazon MGM’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Voltron, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Cavill, known for his roles in Superman and The Witcher, joins newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye, who made an impression on the studio with his West End performance opposite Tom Holland.

While he won't be reprising his role as Clark Kent, aka Superman, in the DCEU, Henry Cavill is all set to star in great blockbusters, one of which happens to be Voltron, an Amazon MGM Studios project.

Rawson Marshall Thurber, the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit 'Red Notice,' is directing the live-action adaptation, which will shoot this fall in Australia.

Hollywood star Henry Cavill will reportedly be playing the lead role in Voltron's live-action film. The movie will be presented by Amazon MGM Studios.

Henry Cavill is set to star in the first-ever live-action Voltron movie (and I'm still over the moon that a live-action Voltron movie is even happening). No word yet on who Cavill will be playing, but he joins newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye who was Tom Holland's understudy during his West End run of Romeo and Juliet (H/T The Hollywood Reporter).