Quelle: MGM.com... the past, we've heard rumblings that a new ROBOCOP movie was feasible...but its blatant inclusion in a press release suggests that maneuverings may be further along than we knew.
Needless to say, it's an extremely safe bet that a resurrected ROBOCOP franchise would be nowhere near as ballsy, edgy, or socially satirical as its source material (especially Verhoeven's film)- our age of hyper-sensitivity and over-amped political correctness would never allow it.
Robocop (2014)
Robocop (2014)
Krass ...Quelle: MTV.comFischer and his co-producer Mike Medavoy insisted: Their new "Robocop" is a reboot along the lines of "Batman Begins," despite early online rumors to the contrary.
Asked where in the series the fourth film would fall, whether it would come after the first, second or third films in the series' internal universe, Fischer and Medavoy were adamant that it would stand on its own, apart from the character's earlier incarnations.
"None of [the earlier films are] going to be canonical, as a matter of fact," Fischer revealed. "I wouldn't say it's a direct sequel."
"Definitely not a sequel," Medavoy added, saying he preferred the term "reimagining." As to whether Peter Weller, the star of "Robocop," would make an appearance, Medavoy would only say that it was "the director's choice."
Interview mit Aronofsky
Quelle: MTV.com... all Aronofsky would say of what attracted him was that "it’s an interesting landscape."
"But we’ve got to get a screenplay. We’re deep in it," he added. "But there’s not much to say until there is a screenplay."
We had much better luck talking to the film’s producers last month, when they told us, among other things, that the film wasn’t a direct sequel and that it would have a hard R-rating.
Aronofsky, meanwhile? Well, he did drop one little nugget. Asked where the film would be set - whether it would be Detroit again or some other American city, the director casually replied "I don’t think it’s set anywhere that’s recognizable."
Of course, it’s probable he wasn’t talking about a brand new city, but just a city of the future - which because of new advances in technology and other such nonsense isn’t really recognizable to people of today.
Quelle: SciFi.comDarren Aronofsky, who is attached to direct a remake of RoboCop, told a group of reporters that he has long been drawn to cyborg stories and is aiming for a hardcore interpretation of the movie.
Aronofsky's own medical procedure sparked his interest in cyborgs.
"Before you get an MRI, they give you a list of like 38 different things, how you can have metal in your body," Aronofosky said in a group interview on Dec. 10 in Beverly Hills, Calif., where he was promoting The Wrestler. "From a shutter in your eyelid to a pacemaker, screws and all this stuff you can have in your system. I realized, 'Wow, we are cyborgs.' I mean, everything's not inside us, but the way we're connected to the technology and everything is right there."
The original Paul Verhoeven R-rated film was notoriously violent. Its sequels toned down the carnage to earn a PG-13 rating, and a TV series was even more watered down. But Aronofsky said that he plans to return to the hardcore tone.
"If we do it, it [can] definitely be rated R," Aronofsky said. "I mean, [it won't] necessarily, but we have that freedom."
At this stage, Aronofsky is just developing the screenplay with writer David Self. "We have a long way to go," he said. "So until there's a screenplay, there's nothing to really talk about. Until we're going, it just doesn't exist for me. It's just like we're trying to get something good, and we'll see what happens."
Der Autor David Self:
Quelle: comingsoon.netHe says RoboCop is in a holding pattern until MGM's finances get worked out. "I'm still involved with it and Darren Aronofsky's still involved with it," Self said. "He's making another movie right now ('Black Swan'), but we're waiting for MGM to sort things out since they're a larger corporate and it's a situation where we have to be practical. We're waiting to continue with them, we hope that that happens soon and we can get back to it soon."
He added that the film is "definitely not a sequel. It's an origin story, it's an origin to the original RoboCop. It's basically a 'reboot.'"
MGM's Attempt At Rebooting 'RoboCop' Gets Shut Down
Those of you hoping to see RoboCop upgraded with software from the future might be in for some major disappointment. The Financial Times is reporting that Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan) has officially turned in his secret access card as the studio sits on the brink of bankruptcy. With the studio sitting on a massive $3.7bn of debt, and struggling to make interest repayments, it looks like RoboCop is just the first of many projects that'll hit the bin. It's hard to be a hardcore movie fan and not feel a little pain in watching MGM suffer as it's been around since Goldwyn Pictures Corporation back in 1917. (Bloody Disgusting)
Those of you hoping to see RoboCop upgraded with software from the future might be in for some major disappointment. The Financial Times is reporting that Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan) has officially turned in his secret access card as the studio sits on the brink of bankruptcy. With the studio sitting on a massive $3.7bn of debt, and struggling to make interest repayments, it looks like RoboCop is just the first of many projects that'll hit the bin. It's hard to be a hardcore movie fan and not feel a little pain in watching MGM suffer as it's been around since Goldwyn Pictures Corporation back in 1917. (Bloody Disgusting)
Mir auch - zumal auch Filme wie das "Red Dawn"-Remake in absehbarer Zeit erst einmal nicht rauskommen werden...kami hat geschrieben:Stimmt natürlich. Um MGM tuts mir aber schon leid.freeman hat geschrieben:Ach naja, besser isses ... sollen lieber die Ed 209 Effekte mal Lucasmäßig ein wenig aufbohnern und gut ist. Robocop ist ansonsten perfekt und braucht keinerlei Neuauflage ...
Quelle: MTV.comWhen Darren Aronofsky's long-gestating "Robocop" remake hit the skids and the director went off to shoot "Black Swan" with Natalie Portman, the Interwebs seemed to decide the reason was 3-D snobbery: MGM wanted to shoot the sci-fi flick in three dimensions and Aronofsky said something to the effect of, "Oh hell no!"
In a recent conversation, though, Aronofsky wanted to set the record straight. The collapse of "Robocop," he said, had nothing to do with 3-D and everything to do with the studio's precarious financial standing.
"The studio is in question, as everyone knows, with 'The Hobbit' and all that stuff, and 'Black Swan' was ready to go," he said. "It just became an easy decision."
"All that stuff with the 3-D. I don't know where that came from," he added. "Actually, I do know where that came from. I did one Q&A and someone asked me about 3-D and it was before I saw Cameron's film and I wasn't that into it at the time. Someone connected that to 'Robocop.' There's no truth to that story." [...]
And despite MGM's difficulties, Aronofsky holds out hope that he'll be able to return to "Robocop" at some point in the future. "We'll see what happens with it down the line," he said.
Jose Padilha Up for RoboCop?
Source: Deadline, March 1, 2011
Director Joe Padilha is said to be in talks to take over the RoboCop reboot, Deadline reports.
RoboCop, a reboot of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven film, will tell the story of a police officer who, after nearly being killed in the line of duty, is rebuilt as a crime-fighting cyborg. The original film spawned two sequels and multiple television series spinoffs.
Darren Aronofsky was originally slated to direct, having become attached as far back as three years ago. When MGM's financial state fell into disarray, Aronofsky's connection to the project became uncertain and his plate is now full with the X-Men spinoff The Wolverine.
Padilha is primarily known for his successful Brazilian films, Elite Squad and Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within.
Source: Deadline, March 1, 2011
Director Joe Padilha is said to be in talks to take over the RoboCop reboot, Deadline reports.
RoboCop, a reboot of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven film, will tell the story of a police officer who, after nearly being killed in the line of duty, is rebuilt as a crime-fighting cyborg. The original film spawned two sequels and multiple television series spinoffs.
Darren Aronofsky was originally slated to direct, having become attached as far back as three years ago. When MGM's financial state fell into disarray, Aronofsky's connection to the project became uncertain and his plate is now full with the X-Men spinoff The Wolverine.
Padilha is primarily known for his successful Brazilian films, Elite Squad and Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within.
bisserl Promo Stuff:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78711
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78711
Interview mit Padilha:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=84041
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=84041
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