Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:06AM - By Travis Woods
A remake of the Paul Verhoeven 1980s classic RoboCop might strike some as sacrilege—the story of a good cop in the near future who’s killed by thugs, cybernetically revived by science, and forced to star in a series of increasingly bad sequels and a TV series, is cherished by many fans of 80s sci-fi. However, the just-announced addition of Gary Oldman to the cast may just lend the remake a veneer of respectability—or as much respectability as an unnecessary remake of a film about robot cops can have, anyway.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 4:12PM - By Damon Houx
The world seems to have tired of Russell Crowe as a leading man, but that’s not stopping Hollywood from giving him juicy roles. Crowe has recently been rumored for the lead in Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah, according to Deadline Hollywood, and Vulture recently said he was “in talks” for Akiva Goldsman’s Winter’s Tale. And now Variety’s Jeff Snieder threw out that Crowe may be up for the Robocop reboot.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011 8:00AM - By Travis Woods
Robots! Despite cinema telling us over and over that once we build them, they’ll become our mechanized overlords, hell-bent on wiping out humanity — we can’t shake them. It’d still be really cool to have them around to do the dishes, our homework, vacuum, and pay our bills now and again. Right? Our fascination with robots have long been a subject of film, and here at ScreenCrave, we’ve decided to put together a list of our 10 favorite machines. From murderously insane cyborgs, to robotic friends, to well…more murderously insane cyborgs, it’s a grouping of our favorite humanoid creatures.
Note to nitpickers: Before you complain about certain absences, please note that Hal 9000 is a computer, not a robot; Data is primarily a TV show character; and the Transformers…well, those movies are terrible. They won’t be on here.
Check out our list below… (Warning, movie spoilers ahead!)
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 1:26PM - By Damon Houx
Peter Serafinowicz is a mad man. Best known as the voice of Darth Maul, and as Shaun’s less compassionate flatmate in Shaun of the Dead, he’s also a UK TV star, with his shows “Look Around You”, and “The Peter Serafinowicz Show.” Recently he’s branched into working stateside with a supporting role on the now-cancelled “Running Wilde,” and a humorous part in Couples Retreat. Serafinowicz also directs music videos, and his most recent for Alex Metric and Steve Angello stars Serafinowicz as Rocky, who signs up to fight against ED 210 (I guess a new model of the RoboCop baddie) Take a look…
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Friday, March 11, 2011 4:41PM - By Damon Houx
With its recent financial woes, MGM has been at a loss for the past two years delaying the latest James Bond film and leaving both Cabin in the Woods and their Red Dawn remake unreleased. But don’t worry, there’s hope! Not only does their RoboCop remake now have a director attached, it also has a writer. According to Deadline, Josh Zetumer has been hired to help reboot the franchise along with Elite Squad‘s director Jose Padiha.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 4:17PM - By Krystal Clark
If you were born and raised in Detroit, RoboCop isn’t just a movie, it’s a piece of history. Granted it’s a piece of Hollywood-produced history, but the film is set in the city and the backdrop plays an important role in the story. Therefore whenever anyone talks about developments with the reboot my ears perk up! We thought the movie was dead in the water after MGM started having financial problems and Darren Aronofsky jumped ship, but apparently the tide has changed. A new director is being courted to helm RoboCop according to Deadline.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011 3:05PM - By Krystal Clark
As a native of Detroit (not the metropolitan area but the actual city) I’m ecstatic to report this news. According to the Detroit Free Press, fans of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi action film RoboCop have taken matters into their own hands and generated enough money to erect a statue of the title character in the city.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:16AM - By Krystal Clark
MGM can add another causality to their list of delayed if not canceled films. The Hobbit still hasn’t been green lit, James Bond has been put on hold indefinitely, and Joss Whedon said that if Bond is getting that kind of treatment he has no idea when his flick Cabin in the Woods will hit theaters. Now according to a report from Moviehole, the developing Robocop remake in no more. The film that Darren Aronofsky was attached to direct is now, dead.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:55AM - By Krystal Clark
It’s been a while since we’ve heard about Darren Aronofsky’s reboot of the sci-fi film, RoboCop. Last year it seemed like it would move to the top of his “to direct” list after the success of The Wrestler, but instead Black Swan swooped in and took precedence. This left anxious fans wondering if the film was still going to happen, but according to its screenwriter, RoboCop is still a go, and so is Aronofsky.
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