RoboCop - the remake

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March 17, 2008


AintItCoolNews pointed out a press release from MGM that lists a new "RoboCop" movie alongside upcoming franchise films already in development like "Quantum of Solace," "The Thomas Crown Affair 2" (with "RoboCop" director Paul Verhoeven on board) and for some reason, "The Pink Panther 2 and 3".

Unfortunately, it looks like MGM would rather reboot the "Robocop" franchise rather than give us an easily forgettable sequel. Great - I'm sure this new remake will totally miss the point with the shocking violence, sick humor and sharp satire of the original.

While we're at it, maybe we can put some bling and spinning rims on Robocop as he chases generic hoodlums all around Detroit.

The thing is, the original couldn't get any darker or more relevant - it still holds up and is an amazing piece of societal satire. Why would someone want to ruin that and tarnish the name of "Robocop" for good?

[Despare]

I hope this thing shoots in Detroit though, I want to see Robocop walking around.

[The Mothman]

sounds like a good idea. hopefully they keep it ultra-violent like the original.

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AICN have released a teaser poster of the upcoming remake, touting "first look - courtesy the New York Licensing Show - at the new and, er, improved, "RoboCop" (coming to theatres 2010)" :-


http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/NYrobo.jpg



http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37033


Hmm...I wonder what Paul Verhoeven is thinking right now.:rolleyes:

[newb]

I just watched the original last week....there is ABSOLUTELY NO reason to remake this.

[Dante'sInferno]

You....got....got....to be shitting me.



This shouldn't be remade!!!!!


Well it is.I hope it's good,but like the other 093458349859385938--3458-358985-0385945095whore59834594850834085083059890348583585 309 remakes,it will suck.

[illdojo]

there is ABSOLUTELY NO reason to remake this
What the beer drinking old man said. :cool:

[neverending]

I'm waiting for The Brady Bunch Movie remake!

Or Rocky & Bullwinkle!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GorePhobia]

Anything that is dated by 20 years is now going to be remade.

To show new kids in a better quality.

I asked my nephew if he ever saw Back to the Future or Indiana Jones and he said, "No those movies are old and stupid."

Kids nowadays just can't appreciate anything that is more then like ten years old and studios are picking up on that and are gonna remake everything.

[Sick_As_Fuck]

So this is going to be on some PG-13 bullshit for the kids?

Wasn't that what Robocop 3 was for?

[Vodstok]

i just got a big ol "Take aq look at your place in the world" look in the self awareness mirror....


Robocop is over 20 fucking years old....

i now have that kickass theme music playing in my head. the first one was definitely the high point of Paul Verhoven's carreer.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

vin diesel could be robocop

[The_Return]

If they're going to shit all over a classic, the least they could do would be to make a half-decent teaser poster...

[Freak]

It just keeps getting worse.Pretty soon they'll be making remakes of remakes all the time.Or you'll have ten different directors making the same film just to see who will do it better.

[ferretchucker]

Anything that is dated by 20 years is now going to be remade.

To show new kids in a better quality.

I asked my nephew if he ever saw Back to the Future or Indiana Jones and he said, "No those movies are old and stupid."

Kids nowadays just can't appreciate anything that is more then like ten years old and studios are picking up on that and are gonna remake everything.

Don't you dare generalize us that way! Do you know how many hours I've spent in front of a screen?! DO YOU?!?! I didn't miss entire summers, weddings and my own birthday parties watching films so I could be stereotyped in such a negative fashion! You sir, are an ASS!!!!

[neverending]

He's right though.

[GorePhobia]

Sorry Ferret I wasn't trying to single you out. I know you were most likely just joking around but I believe everything sooner or later will be remade that is dated by 10-20 years or more.

[colubrid660]

Well it is.I hope it's good,but like the other 093458349859385938--3458-358985-0385945095whore59834594850834085083059890348583585 309 remakes,it will suck.

There is no doubt that a lot of remakes suck, but some are good. The Fly and The Thing are both remakes. The Halloween, Dawn of the Dead and Manhunter remakes are good too.

But I still have no doubt that this one will suck.

[The_Return]

There is no doubt that a lot of remakes suck, but some are good. The Fly and The Thing are both remakes. The Halloween, Dawn of the Dead and Manhunter remakes are good too.

But I still have no doubt that this one will suck.

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The wrath of Neverending approaches!

[DarkwingMantis]

vin diesel could be robocop


Shut upa you Moutha!!!!



Dont give the studios ANY ideas.... lord knows that they cant come up with any of their own

[ferretchucker]

Sorry Ferret I wasn't trying to single you out. I know you were most likely just joking around but I believe everything sooner or later will be remade that is dated by 10-20 years or more.

Yeh. I was joking. Don't worry about it. But yeh, when will hollywood get a new idea?

[colubrid660]

The wrath of Neverending approaches!

So I liked Rob Zombie's Halloween.

Shoot me.

[GorePhobia]

Hollywood could get more refreshing ideas if they looked in different places.

[Yuzna's Cufflinks]

Best. Movie. Ever. Made.

Can't wait to see all the different ways they try to "improve" it but fail miserably.

[Despare]

Best. Movie. Ever. Made.

Can't wait to see all the different ways they try to "improve" it but fail miserably.

I have a feeling they'll ruin either the balance between the cybernetic & human halves of him. IE: Making him some ultra-powerful robot like the terminator with no humanity or making him some wishy washy punk with a tin suit.

[colubrid660]

I have a feeling they'll ruin either the balance between the cybernetic & human halves of him. IE: Making him some ultra-powerful robot like the terminator with no humanity or making him some wishy washy punk with a tin suit.

The way I see it, Robocop was ruined with the sequels. The 2nd was sadistic and the 3rd was campy, so there is nowhere to go but up.:p

[goddamphil]

have they really run out of new ideas that they have to mess with old classics that just don't need remaking. I'm seeing far too many quality films being ruined.

[The_Return]

The way I see it, Robocop was ruined with the sequels. The 2nd was sadistic and the 3rd was campy, so there is nowhere to go but up.:p

I've still yet to see the 3rd, but I thought #2 was pretty sweet...not nearly as good as the first, but still a really cool action movie.

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July 24, 2008


MGM is ready to reboot its "RoboCop" franchise.

Darren Aronofsky has signed on to direct and David Self is penning a new installment about the hero whose tagline is "part man, part machine and all cop."

"RoboCop," which is being fast-tracked for a 2010 release, becomes the first potential tentpole to come together since Mary Parent took the reins of MGM in March. Aronofsky's involvement has been one of the worst kept secrets, with rumors rampant in the blogosphere that "The Fountain" helmer was eyeing the project.

MGM is keeping the logline under wraps, but insiders say it will take the sci-fi vigilante classic in more of a noir direction.

Phoenix Pictures' Mike Medavoy, who produced the original film for Orion 21 years ago, is producing the new "RoboCop" alongside Arnold Messer, Brad Fischer and David Thwaites.

Original films centered on a fatally wounded cop who returns to the police force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. After 1987's "RoboCop" and its two sequels hit the bigscreen, they have become solid earners for MGM's film library, with 4.1 million DVDs sold. Franchise is particularly popular in Japan, Germany and the U.K.

Aronofsky ("Pi," "Requiem for a Dream") is finishing the feature "The Wrestler," which stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood.

Self, whose credits include "13 Days" and "Road to Perdition," has "God of War" set up at Universal, with Brett Ratner attached to direct. He also penned U's "Wolfman," which is in production.

Phoenix, whose recent credits include "Zodiac," is in production on the Mikael Halfstrom-helmed "Shanghai" and is in post-production on "Shutter Island," which teams Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio.

MGM recently greenlit thriller "The Cabin in the Woods," penned by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, with Goddard signed to make his directorial debut and Whedon producing.

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It was last summer that we first heard about The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky's interest in remaking the classic cyborg flick Robocop. But since that time, little else has been said about the project.

Now, studio MGM has given an update on the reboot -- and they say it is still on track to protect and serve.

io9 got in touch with MGM the other day and a studio spokesman revealed that while the film is happening, the previous 2010 release date is no longer accurate.

"The rep said that the studio had told distributors at an event a couple weeks ago to expect the movie in 2011," reports the site. "He said director Darren Aronofsky ... and screenwriter David Self (Road to Perdition) were still working on the script, and that no casting had been completed."

Additionally, the new Dynamite Comics Robocop title that was just announced (and which spurred io9 to look into the movie in the first place) will have nothing to do with the film. Big surprise there.

This isn't the first time Aronofsky has been involved in a genre project that was delayed -- and seemingly in danger of stalling (remember, Batman fans?), so one has to wonder whether or not Robocop will ever actually happen. Still, if you've got to remake that movie, there could be no one better than Aronofsky to do it.

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Darren Aronofsky's eagerly anticipated Robocop reboot might have hit a snag, with the helmer apparently keen to shoot supernatural horror Black Swan next.

With Natalie Portman already cast in the lead, and only minor budgetary issues left to settle, RiskyBizBlog is reporting that Aronofsky could shoot the passion project later this year, which would push production on Robocop back to mid-2010.

According to the site, although the delay could still conceivably see the film hit screens in 2011 - as previously planned - it's also making MGM nervous, with the studio apparently "quietly putting out feelers for other directors who could come on to Robocop in case the timing doesn't work out."

MGM declined to comment on the story, but would you want to see a Robocop flick in anyone other than Aronofsky's hands?

[urgeok2]

i could care less about remakes .. see them or dont - if it's good its good if its bad its bad ..vote with your wallet ..etc.

i've said this a million times befire, and people complain the same way as they have a million times before..

my only comment - for this movie specifically - is this :

The origional Robocop was made by a Dutch director - so satiring the USA was a huge part of this film .. where the biting humor came from.

I cant see an american director stepping far enough outside to have the same approach ..

so expect the remake to have a different approach ...

I cant picture for the life of me what Aronofsky will do with this one..

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To the surprise of no one, MGM has canceled its planned remake of Paul Verhoven’s Robocop.

Movieline spoke to a source at the dying studio and were told the movie, which was at one point set to be directed by Darren Aronofsky, was, “Gone. Kaput. Canceled. It was one of the first casualties. [Aronofsky] has lost interest anyway, I believe. Think we’re all just going to have to be happy with the three RoboCop movies that are out there”.

Fans will just be happy with the first one since it’s the only one that’s good. They were only interested in the remake because of Aronofsky’s involvement. Without him or an equally talented director at the helm, a Robocop movie is unnecessary since Verhoven created not only a great action movie, but a terrific satire that wasn’t afraid to be weird.

Of course, once MGM’s financial mess is cleaned up, this movie could be revived. Pray it doesn't happen; the revival, that is.

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Deadline.com reports that MGM has offered The Killing star Joel Kinnaman the chance to fill Peter Weller‘s iconic robo-shoes for the upcoming RoboCop remake.

With Jose Padilha on board to direct (not Darren Aronofsky) a script from Josh Zetumer, Kinnaman, who recently appeared on the big screen in Safe House and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, would be the first major casting for the reboot.

Michael Fassbender has been linked to the RoboCop role for some time, although it seems as if he never officially entered talks for the role.

Kinnaman recently signed on to Arthur & Lancelot (playing the latter), and he has previously had small background roles in some fairly big movies.

While we haven't quite seen enough of Kinnaman to assess his leading man potential, his name won't exactly be a box office draw.

Without the popularity of a Fassbender-type, it's difficult to know if audiences will accept a remake of an '80s movie that still plays exceptionally well today.

RoboCop (the remake) is currently awaiting a release date, which we expect to find out once a star is locked in place.

[crazy raplh]

Don't you dare generalize us that way! Do you know how many hours I've spent in front of a screen?! DO YOU?!?! I didn't miss entire summers, weddings and my own birthday parties watching films so I could be stereotyped in such a negative fashion! You sir, are an ASS!!!!



LOL why would you want to miss out on all that, just for movies, Do you have social anxiety or something.

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Samuel L. Jackson & Gary Oldman join the cast.

Jose Padilha is directing the film, which sees Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) as the title hero, a cop named Alex Murphy who is brought back from the brink of death and turned into a cyborg police officer. Gary Oldman has already been cast as his scientist-creator.

Jackson will play Pat Novak, a charismatic media mogul and a powerful force in the Robocop world.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/samuel-l-jackson-robocop-remake-334294

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ROBOCOP Synopsis Gives New Plot Details

In RoboCop, the year is 2029 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before.

Director José Padilha (Elite Squad) reimagines the tale of part man, part machine, all cop starring Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) as the title character, Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises) as the scientist who creates RoboCop, and Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers) as media mogul Pat Novak. RoboCop is being produced by Strike Entertainment’s Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, with Eric Carraro as Executive Producer. The film is currently in pre-production and slated for a summer 2013 release.

http://collider.com/robocop-synopsis-reboot-remake/180047/

[artking01]

I think this is great news. I remember I was a big fan when I was a kid and I have always been. Hearing this has made me really happy.

[Dead&Bloated]

Did nobody see the Robocop mini-series Prime Directives that came out in the early 2000's? It was awful! The sequals were awful, and a remake will be awful. The original is the only one worth a damn!

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Michael Keaton to replace Hugh Laurie in RoboCop

Things have been a little rocky on the RoboCop reboot recently, what with Hugh Laurie dropping out of the project and director Jose Padilha reportedly describing the studio interference making his life "hell".

However, things could now be looking up, with confirmation announced of a stellar replacement for Laurie.

Michael Keaton has reportedly signed on to replace the House star, and will now be playing Raymond Sellars, the crooked CEO of Omnicorp, the company behind RoboCop's construction.

"Michael is the final addition to the amazing cast we have assembled for this film and it is so great to have the last puzzle piece in place," said Padilha. "It is thrilling that everything has come together to bring this innovative new vision of RoboCop to life. We’ve got a great script, a great cast, some killer ED-209’s and I can’t wait to get Alex Murphy back on the streets."

Keaton goes on to join an impressive ensemble that includes Joel Kinnaman, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, Jay Baruchel, Jackie Earle Haley and Michael K. Williams.

RoboCop will open in the UK on 9 August 2013.

http://collider.com/michael-keaton-robocop/191982/

[randomgamer666]

hugh laurie aint init anymore its Michael keaton now who is the bad guy

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This is how the "new" RoboCop will look like (images courtesy ComingSoon.net) :-

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/hr_RoboCop_1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/hr_RoboCop_2.jpg

Disappointed? I am.

Where the original RoboCop's reinforced Titanium armor made him look special and different, here we have a badly morphed version of Judge Dredd + Batman. Anyway, to check out the whole story, click this - http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94813


In addition, the first teaser poster has been unveiled.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/robocop-remake-poster-banner-teaser.jpg

Thanks to Collider - http://collider.com/robocop-remake-poster/196046/

[fortunato]

Lame........

[Straker]

I'm sure they will do everything they can to humanize the new robocop so they can crowbar in the obligatory love story that flows through every hollywood movie.... God forbid they just make a straight up action movie with a big metal badass. I miss the 80's. :mad:

[roshiq]

That looks awful! An insult to the title. :mad: