RoboCop Returns - A Neil Blomkamp Film
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From Comingsoon.Net:
Neill Blomkamp to direct RoboCop Returns for MGM!
Deadline is reporting that sci-fi director Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) is set to direct a new RoboCop installment for MGM titled RoboCop Returns! Unlike the previous RoboCop remake from 2014, the new film will be a direct sequel to the original based on an unused RoboCop 2 screenplay by original writers Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, with rewrites by Justin Rhodes (Untitled Terminator Reboot, Masters of the Universe).
Here is a brief plot synopses for RoboCop Returns: Anarchy reigns and the fate of Detroit hangs in the balance as RoboCop makes his triumphant return to fight crime and corruption.
“The original definitely had a massive effect on me as a kid,” Blomkamp stated. “I loved it then and it remains a classic in the end of 20th Century sci-fi catalog, with real meaning under the surface. Hopefully that is something we can get closer to in making of a sequel. That is my goal here. What I connected to as a kid has evolved over time. At first, the consumerism, materialism and Reaganomics, that ’80s theme of America on steroids, came through most strongly. But As I’ve gotten older, the part that really resonated with me is identity, and the search for identity. As long as the human component is there, a good story can work in any time period, it’s not locked into a specific place in history. What’s so cool about ‘RoboCop’ is that like good westerns, sci-fi films and dramas, the human connection is really important to a story well told. What draws me now is someone searching for their lost identity, taken away at the hands of people who are benefiting from it, and seeing his memory jogged by events. That is most captivating. The other thing I am excited by is the chance to work again with Justin Rhodes. He has added elements that are pretty awesome, to a sequel that was set in the world of Verhoeven. This is a movie I would love to watch.”
Read more at http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/957079-neill-blomkamp-to-direct-robocop-returns-for-mgm#JhXqg2iUOCvWtEh5.99
Neill Blomkamp to direct RoboCop Returns for MGM!
Deadline is reporting that sci-fi director Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) is set to direct a new RoboCop installment for MGM titled RoboCop Returns! Unlike the previous RoboCop remake from 2014, the new film will be a direct sequel to the original based on an unused RoboCop 2 screenplay by original writers Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, with rewrites by Justin Rhodes (Untitled Terminator Reboot, Masters of the Universe).
Here is a brief plot synopses for RoboCop Returns: Anarchy reigns and the fate of Detroit hangs in the balance as RoboCop makes his triumphant return to fight crime and corruption.
“The original definitely had a massive effect on me as a kid,” Blomkamp stated. “I loved it then and it remains a classic in the end of 20th Century sci-fi catalog, with real meaning under the surface. Hopefully that is something we can get closer to in making of a sequel. That is my goal here. What I connected to as a kid has evolved over time. At first, the consumerism, materialism and Reaganomics, that ’80s theme of America on steroids, came through most strongly. But As I’ve gotten older, the part that really resonated with me is identity, and the search for identity. As long as the human component is there, a good story can work in any time period, it’s not locked into a specific place in history. What’s so cool about ‘RoboCop’ is that like good westerns, sci-fi films and dramas, the human connection is really important to a story well told. What draws me now is someone searching for their lost identity, taken away at the hands of people who are benefiting from it, and seeing his memory jogged by events. That is most captivating. The other thing I am excited by is the chance to work again with Justin Rhodes. He has added elements that are pretty awesome, to a sequel that was set in the world of Verhoeven. This is a movie I would love to watch.”
Read more at http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/957079-neill-blomkamp-to-direct-robocop-returns-for-mgm#JhXqg2iUOCvWtEh5.99
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I’m all for this new RoboCop sequel with Neil Blomkamp at the helm, working from a script by the original's screenwriters Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner. I consider District 9 a modern sci-fi classic. While Elysium is a disappointing follow-up, it’s not a bad film - it's flawed but entertaining. Chappie is underrated solid stuff. I haven’t seen any of Blomkamp's independent shorts that he’s made recently, but I’ve read nothing but positive things. As I understand it, he wanted to rediscover himself as a filmmaker, and what made District 9 so great. If RoboCop Returns is successful, then not only will it lead to more of these films, and perhaps more related media, then it could very well make future property owners Disney interested in resurrecting his Alien project, which I think most of us would’ve preferred to see than Ridley Scott’s prequel messes. And if Halloween and Terminator are also successful, then I think we can expect more alternative sequels to our treasured classics.
I still really enjoy Robocop 2 though. It’s obviously not a patch on the original, but it’s very entertaining, and at this time, it’s the only other entry in this series worth bothering with.
Godzilla has like 5 or more eras now, , different series' of films following the original. Could be some crossover elements of course, but later films not really relating to each other with all the story points in them
It was the cow...
Makes you wonder how much his "style" comes from what he thought studios or audiences wanted from him after D9. I'm down for this just as I was for Alien.
Prometheus is great. Covenant is better, likely my second favourite film in the franchise. David is fucking amazing. I hope he gets to do his third film. It looks like it could be batshit crazy.
I'm not entirely sure where the aversion to him came from. It's like everyone expected D9 each time, and anything less was just garbage. No perspective. He's a talented filmmaker with his own style who digs sci-fi... ain't nothing wrong with that.
Unfortunately there's a lot riding against this movie from the off, so it's gonna be an uphill struggle making this work and having people turn out to see it, especially with the last reboot being so recent and interest in the property waning. But I'm rooting for him, it could be great.
I’ll most likely enjoy this. More Robocop isn’t a bad thing. Hell I enjoyed Robocop 3 dispite it’s flaws.
I enjoyed the remake for what it is. Its got a good cast and the action was fine, but again, PG-13 hurt it a lot.
With the original writers on board and an R rating this has the potential to be awesome.
I hope they leave him more akin to the original. He'll obviously get upgraded, but yeah. I'd like it less nice clean cyborg looking.
Much like Predator 2, which was also released in 1990, RoboCop 2 is a good sequel that just so happens to not be as good as the first. And yeah, considering what came before, there’s no shame in this. I think both films are worthy follow-ups, and are unfairly maligned.
The problem with Robocop 3 is they tried to make a family friendly affair, with RoboCop a superhero figure, and it had zero social satire. The remake also watered down the violence, also lacked the satire, and even worse - there was no humor. Although, I think it’s a technically proficient film, whereas 3 is badly executed - the cringe making jet pack sequence, etc.