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The cast are in place. Images of the suit has been leaked. The cameras are rolling. So what now for RoboCop?
Simple. Now, we wait.
While we do so, here’s a peek at the latest teaser poster for Jose Padilha’s re-working of the classic action flick.
The synopsis is as follows,
The year is 2029, and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp [...]
Hmmmm. I will be interested to read (and hear) the responses to this.
With filming underway on Killer Elite director Jose Padilha’s reboot of RoboCop, we begin to wonder what the titular tin-can hero will actually wind up looking like. We have heard rumors that his eyes would be visible and that, with the use of [...]
The traffic in and out the doors of Jose Padilha’s RoboCop reboot seems never ending, with casting arrivals and departures continuing with startling regularity.
The news broke over the weekend that Hugh Laurie had left the production, vacating the role of Raymond Sellars, the CEO of the corporation that builds RoboCop.
However, not resting on their laurels, the castings [...]
With a stellar cast that already includes the likes of Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Laurie, Joel Kinnaman and Abbie Cornish, it’s fair to say that Jose Padilha’s RoboCop reboot is packing some pretyy heavy duty acting ability.
However, it’s not quite done yet.
Deadline are reporting that yet another cast member has signed on to [...]
On this day in horror…
1938. Dutch producer, writer and director Paul Verhoeven is born. Noted for his violent futuristic contributions to the genre, Verhoeven is responsible for: Total Recall, Starship Troopers, RoboCop and Hollow Man.
1977. Kelly Reilly is born. Known to many for her portrayal of Dr Watson’s fiance/ wife in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes [...]
There is an awful lot of fan negativity being directed at Jose Padilha’s RoboCop reboot.
Fact is, there are an AWFUL lot of people who adore Paul Verhoeven’s mega-violent futuristic “man-turned-machine” flick and if there is one thing that they simply will not tolerate, then it’s this remake being anything less than amazing.
With Comic-Con under way [...]
The upcoming RoboCop remake is still a divisive subject. The 1987 Verhoeven version is much loved and even the announced assembled cast of Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Joel Kinnaman and Hugh Laurie has failed to move some stalwart fans of the original.
Joel Kinnaman, the actor who’ll be taking the titular role has [...]
On this day in horror…
1947. Peter Weller is born. Weller has starred in genre films such as David Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch and the post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror Screamers; but he will be best known to most for his turn as RoboCop.
1980. Minka Kelly is born. Kelly has contributed to the genre through her roles in horrors [...]
The wheels are turning faster and faster every day on Jose Padilha’s upcoming reboot of Robocop and casting news is coming thick and fast.
Let’s recap.
We have Joel Kinnaman set to don the mantle of the cybernetic police officer. Gary Oldman has also signed on to appear as the creator of RoboCop, as has Samuel L. [...]
While it was only a few days ago that the mighty Shengis Khan reported that Samuel L Jackson is set to appear in the new RoboCop project, the rumour mill is rife with news that Abbie Cornish (Limitless, Suckerpunch) has been offered the lead female role in the forthcoming flick.
The role is that of Murphy’s [...]
