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7 Trailers That Show The “Evolution” Of ‘RoboCop’!!!

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When the trailer for the RoboCop reboot last week it created a bit of a “stir.” While I was complaining on Twitter, all around good guy Mike Williamson made the point that this is hardly the first time the character has been watered down. Even if 1990’s RoboCop 2 lacks the deft hand of the original, it still has plenty of bite. The same can’t be said for 1993’s PG-13 RoboCop 3 or the TV versions that followed.

While these trailers are no real replacement for watching the films, they help us dip our toes into the idea that perhaps the remake is headed into territory that’s actually familiar for the franchise (if not Verhoeven’s 1987 original). Even if you’re like me and think that a reboot should really be about re-invigorating the spirit of the original (something that remains to be seen I should point out, we’ve only seen two minutes from the Padilha version), looking at what’s happened to the property as a whole can provide a fresh perspective.

The re-booted RoboCop hits on February 7th, 2014. Head below for to see the legacy it’s inheriting.

RoboCop (1987)


Interestingly enough, this trailer also shows very little of the gore and satire that were the benchmark of the original film. Of course we know now how great Verhoeven’s masterpiece is, but is this teaser really an indicator of its majesty? I also like how they use the Terminator theme as sort of a Pavlovian technique, “hey, you liked that *other* cyborg movie.”

RoboCop 2


Going by the trailer alone you’d almost think RoboCop 2 was a more interesting film than the original. Obviously that’s not the case, but just seeing it reminded me of Cain’s serviceable brutality. Even if it followed the law of diminishing returns, RoboCop 2 was very much cast in the spirit of its predecessor.

RoboCop 3


Here we can see that spirit broadening out a bit. PG-13, Rip Torn, big-hair gangs, a different Murphy – it’s a replica of the original portrait rendered with fat crayons. The quality of this teaser is pretty muddy (and it’s been 20 years since I saw this film), but this is proof positive that RoboCop has been down more family friendly alleys.

RoboCop (1988 – Animated Series)


To be honest, I’ve never seen this and I’m surprised that it exists. The fact that it came out in 1988, just one year after the original film received its initial X-rating, blows my mind.

RoboCop (1994 – Live Action Series)


Looks like it more or less follows the lead of the original film, just pretty watered down. Network TV in 1994 only really pushed the envelope when it came to showing the ass of Dennis Franz.

RoboCop (2000 – Prime Directive MiniSeries)


This is getting hilarious now. It sure looks like RoboCop, but even the way he moves seems cheap and careless. This is almost like a pratfall highlight reel.

RoboCop (2014)


How does the context of the above trailers affect how you watch this one? I’m not trying to guide you to any conclusions (though I still wish I liked it more), but is the original RoboCop the actual anomaly of the franchise? Even after looping in the second film, everything after RoboCop 2 seems kind of unremarkable.

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‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Adds “Chucky” Actor Teo Briones and More to Lead Cast

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Chucky Actor Teo Briones
Pictured: Teo Briones in "Chucky" Season Two

The Final Destination franchise is returning to life with Final Destination: Bloodlines. With filming now underway, THR reports that three actors have joined the lead cast, including “Chucky” actor Teo Briones.

Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”) and Kaitlyn Santa Juana (The Friendship Game) join Teo Briones, who played Junior Wheeler in season two of “Chucky,” as the leads in the sixth installment of the horror franchise.

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Freaks) are directing the fresh installment that also includes Richard Harmon (“The 100”, Grave Encounters 2), Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book Of Boba Fett), Rya Kihlstedt (Obi Wan Kenobi), and Tinpo Lee (The Manor) among the cast.

Production is now underway in Vancouver.

What can we expect from the upcoming Final Destination 6? Speaking with Collider, franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick offered up an intriguing (and mysterious) tease last year.

“This film dives into the film in such a unique way that it attacks it from a different angle so you don’t feel like, ‘Oh, there’s an amazing setup and then there’s gonna be one wrinkle that can potentially save you all that you have to kind of make a moral choice about or do to solve it.’ There’s an expansion of the universe that – I’m being so careful,” Reddick teased.

Reddick continued, “It kind of unearths a whole deep layer to the story that kind of, yes, makes it really, really interesting.”

Final Destination: Bloodlines is written by Lori Evans Taylor (“Wicked Wicked Games”) and Guy Busick (Scream), with Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) producing.

Producers on the new movie for New Line Cinema also include Dianne McGunigle (Cop Car) as well as Final Destination producers Craig Perry and Sheila Hanahan Taylor.

This will be the sixth installment in the hit franchise, and the first in over ten years. Each film centers on “Death” hunting down young friends who survive a mass casualty event.

The latest entry is expected in 2025, coinciding with the original film’s 25th anniversary.

 

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