In one word the central console is designed
in Robocop style.
After the landing the lead villain role
in the Robocop remake, it seems like Michael Keaton is making a comeback.
Kinnaman is best known for his work
in the ROBOCOP remake from last year, but his body of work is vast with sensational work on other projects such as The Killing, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and the EASY MONEY trilogy.
Now it looks like the final nail has been put
in the Robocop remake's coffin.
As one of the most respected actors of his generation, Oldman's excellence
in ROBOCOP is not to be doubted.
Weller will never overdraw the credit he got from starring
in Robocop and Buckaroo Banzaiâ $» the cult film name - checked in Ready Player One.
Keaton has recently seen a well deserved career resurgence with turns in THE OTHER GUYS, the voice of Ken in TOY STORY 3, and an upcoming performance
in the ROBOCOP remake.
Set in a future American metropolis, Metro City, this sci - fi - thriller features a policewoman heroine who like the hero
in Robocop was brought back from the dead and turned into a super-human fighter.
«Dead or alive, you're coming with me,» reads the famous quote
in Robocop.
Rather than looking to replace police officers on the beat — as portrayed
in Robocop — iRobot is looking at extending the capabilities of law enforcement agencies, Phelps added.
Not exact matches
They're either militarised and violent (Terminator 1, Transformers,
Robocop, Tron's MCP, Yul Bryner
in Westworld), surrogate father figures (Terminator 2, The Iron Giant) or buddies (Star Wars, Silent Running, Moon, Interstellar — note how those next - gen droids formed an easy, bantery bond with Matthew McConaughey but barely spoke to Anne Hathaway).
«We're going to make it more lightweight and smooth out the movements,» says Jeremi Gancet of Space Application Services
in Zaventem, Belgium, a deputy coordinator on the project, «and possibly even incorporate it all into a pair of pants to make it a little less «
Robocop».»
However, these are supplemented by the imagined direct transfer of needed «software» from a human mind, thanks to
Robocop - like advances
in brain surgery.
[Editors note: With the success of Saturday morning cartoons and
in an attempt to cash
in, the third of the
Robocop films drastically toned down the violence and added a young sidekick for
Robocop.
Garcia is also currently
in production for the highly anticipated sci - fi adaptation of the 1987 cult classic hit
ROBOCOP opposite Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton.
The special effects are well done, however considering that this is a film by Paul Verhoevem, it lacks
in delivering what you'd expect from the man that brought classic films such as
Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers to the screen.
Now, Hollywood revisits the atrocity yet again with José Padilha's (
Robocop, 2014 and Narcos), 7 Days
in Entebbe.
Second only to James Cameron as King of the big - budget action pic
in the 1980s and 1990s, Verhoeven produced a string of box office hits (and critical flops) from
Robocop (1987) to Starship Troopers (1997), with time out to make one of the true clunkers of the»90s, Showgirls (1995).
The Hollywood Reporter has word that
Robocop and Star Trek actor Kurtwood Smith will have a reoccurring role
in season two of Agent Carter.
While set
in the near future,
Robocop is absolutely a product of the 80's.
Robocop (2014, expires august 18th) So that errant quote that popped up when I slid the bar to a random point
in this useless movie is as good a quote as any to describe the foolhardiness of remaking a Paul Verhoeven picture.
Fans of the austere, wool - clad gloom of other Scandi - crime successes will have to adjust to the pace here, but its jittery grittiness has its own rewards, a star - making turn by
Robocop -
in - waiting Joel Kinnaman among them.
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Here are a few tech upgrades we'd like to see
in «
Robocop 2.»
So we're really rather glad that Frank Miller, otherwise known
in the screenwriting world for the «
Robocop» sequels and for gifting other screenwriters with comic book fodder
in «Elektra,» «Sin City,» «300» and his gritty take on Batman, chose «The Spirit» as his solo directorial debut (he's credited as co-director with Robert Rodriguez on «Sin City» but we believe that even less now having seen what he did when left to his own devices).
So the fact that MGM is currently
in talks with the director to helm their long - gestating remake of the revered 1987 Paul Verhoeven film
Robocop is very exciting news.
Neither actor has been cast but Twitchfilm is reporting that the top choices for two major upcoming remakes are as follows: Josh Brolin as the lead
in Spike Lee «s Oldboy remake and Chris Pine for the lead
in Jose Padilha «s
Robocop remake.
Now that Joel Kinnaman is locked for the lead role
in José Padilha «s
Robocop reboot, MGM has started looking to fill out the rest of its cast — which of course means the rumor mill has begun churning
in earnest.
Whether or not they're able to pull off a remake of Paul Verhoeven's violent 80s action classic
ROBOCOP is still way up
in the...
Whether or not they're able to pull off a remake of Paul Verhoeven's violent 80s action classic
ROBOCOP is still way up
in the air (hell, I'd say it's floating
in bloody space), but I'm open to the idea of Murphy back on the streets of Detroit.
We've been very spoilt over the past couple of weeks
in terms of set pics from the big
ROBOCOP remake coming from next year...
ROBOCOP will eventually arrive
in cinemas 7th February 2014 and stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Jay Baruchel, Michael Keaton, Michael Kenneth Williams, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earl Haley and Samuel L. Jackson.
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The addition of the energetic Kinnaman (who has made his name stateside
in The Killing and also assumed the lead role
in 2014's
Robocop remake) make the role of Jimmy less physically - demanding that Neeson's more recent «geriaction» exploits, and
in contrast to the often cringe - inducing interplay with Maggie Grace
in the Taken series, there is a refreshing lack of sentimentality
in the father - son dynamic.
With a Rocky Statue
in Philadelphia and a
Robocop statue being proposed
in Detroit, what city movie statues could be next?
7 Days
in Entebbe is from José Padilha, director of the
Robocop re-make.
The film is said to start production this April
in Toronto, the same location where he shot the
Robocop remake.
Gold C A Million Ways to Die
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There have been viral campaigns, posters and clips aplenty for any budding
ROBOCOP addict and although
in some ways the sheer volume of sharing concerns me, it's still a lot of fun not knowing what's to come and that this might be the best bit of all of it.
Blumhouse's Halloween film is ignoring all past events
in their latest sequel, so would it be a bad idea for Edward Neumeier's next
Robocop entry to...
Shane Black (
Robocop 3), who plays Hawkins, the bespectacled commando with a gift for raunchy jokes, would go on to greater success the same year as the screenwriter for Lethal Weapon, kicking off a long and lucrative career as a screenwriter and, later, an action director
in his own right.
THN were highly impressed with the first footage of Sony's reboot of the sci - fi / action classic
ROBOCOP, when it was shown over
in San Diego Comic Con.
In regards to this, Kinnaman commented on why the
ROBOCOP reboot was made and how the film was approached:
Will
ROBOCOP have franchise fans and newcomers cheering
in delight or screaming
in distress?
Robocop, which is the American debut of Brazilian filmmaker Jose Padilha (known for gritty cop action - dramas like Elite Squad), updates the greed - is - good, Reaganesque world of the original for a slick, stylish and focus - grouped America beset with questions over whether or not to allow OmniCorp's robot soldiers to be used
in America.
The actual
Robocop stuff is probably the least interesting part of the film; the film spends a lot of time with Murphy recuperating / training
in China.
Joel Kinnaman is
Robocop: Just after reports came out claiming Joel Kinnaman was offered the title role
in Jose Padilha's
Robocop remake, comes news that it's a done deal.
In other potential blockbuster news, Joel Kinnaman is officially the next Robocop, set to bring the character back to life in the upcoming remak
In other potential blockbuster news, Joel Kinnaman is officially the next
Robocop, set to bring the character back to life
in the upcoming remak
in the upcoming remake.
Robocop doesn't get a lot of agency
in his own story until the end, which is purposeful.
He was offered parts
in Batman and
Robocop, but I haven't heard anything about him saying yes.»