Amazon MGM Studios confirmed that its live-action Voltron movie starring Henry Cavill will skip theaters and debut directly on Prime Video, ending years of speculation that the project was being positioned as a major sci-fi theatrical release. According to MovieWeb , the announcement came during Amazon’s Upfront presentation, where the studio outlined upcoming releases for its streaming slate. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, the film adapts Voltron: Defender of the Universe , the 1984 animated series centered on a group of pilots controlling robotic lions that combine into the giant mech warrior Voltron. The movie follows a team of teenagers pulled into an intergalactic war and forced to work together to operate the machines against Emperor Zarkon and his forces. The property has been stuck in “development hell” since 2005, cycling through multiple studios before Amazon secured the rights in 2022. The cast includes Cavill, Sterling K.…