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BAM! Aronofsky to Direct ‘RoboCop’ Sequel/Remake!
We broke the news exclusively here on Bloody-Disgusting that MGM was close to signing Darren Aronofsky to direct the reboot/sequel to ROBOCOP. Our report was confirmed today (with the only credit given as to the “blogosphere” – we’re not a f**king blog) with the logline kept secret… but wait! When we broke the news, we also revealed the planned plot synopsis as well, click here to read about how the film takes place 20 years later in Los Angeles or read on for the rest. 
Some trade magazine confirms our report that MGM is ready to reboot its “Robocop” franchise. We also learned here at Bloody-Disgusting that the aim is to make this a HARD “R”.
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 hitting the bigscreen in 1987, “Robocop” and its two sequels have become solid earners for MGM’s film library, with 4.1 million DVDs sold. Franchise is particularly popular in Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom.
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 Uni’s “Wolfman,” which is currently in production.
Phoenix, whose recent credits include “Zodiac,” is currently in production on the Mikael Halfstrom-helmed “Shanghai” and is in post-production on the Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio teaming “Shutter Island.”
MGM recently greenlit the thriller “The Cabin in the Woods,” penned by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, with Goddard signed to make his directorial debut and Whedon producing.
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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