Moving forward: Voltron, Thor

In separate stories today from mania.com, two comics/ cartoon-related film projects have seen progress this week. With the runaway success of Transformers, Fox has given the green light to producer Mark Gordon's live-action, big-screen adaptation of Voltron. Meanwhile, producer Matthew Vaughn–most recently of Layer Cake and Stardusthas been chosen to direct a feature based on Marvel Comics' Thor, the tow-headed Norse god of thunder.