If Jose Padilha's RoboCop wasn't called "RoboCop," it would be much easier to embrace. While this remake evokes and/or borrows many designs and big ideas from Paul Verhoven's 1987 original, the meat of the story is almost totally unique, giving it the feel of a completely different movie. Obviously, that was the point, but by…
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Now that Joel Kinnaman is locked for the lead role in José Padilha's Robocop reboot, MGM has started looking to fill out the rest of its cast -- which of course means the rumor mill has begun churning in earnest. A new story has surfaced claiming that Edward Norton, Gael García Bernal, and Rebecca Hall are circling…
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We've got some quick hits on the sci-fi action-adventure sequel front today, including: Bruce Boxleitner's prediction on when TRON 3 will get going Vin Diesel's snapshots from the Riddick set Sony's just announced release date for the Robocop remake Several months after star Bruce Boxleitner assured fans that TRON 3 was "a done deal," the…
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Jose Padilha's remake of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 cult classic RoboCop has just added another significant piece to the puzzle. Over the weekend, Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, Safe House) signed on to play the lead character and now the film - which is being produced by MGM - has been picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures. Deadline…
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Reports of the death of creativity in Hollywood are probably somewhat exaggerated, but it can't be denied that there are a lot of reboots, remakes, adaptations, sequels, prequels, etc. in the pipeline. After the jump, updates on three we've got our eye on: Jose Padilha describes his Robocop as being about "a man being turned into a…
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Neither actor has been cast but Twitchfilm is reporting that the top choices for two major upcoming remakes are as follows: Josh Brolin as the lead in Spike Lee's Oldboy remake and Chris Pine for the lead in Jose Padilha's Robocop remake. Let's discuss both of them after the break. News on this Oldboy remake…
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One of the unsung films that played at this year's Sundance Film Festival was Elite Squad 2, the most successful Brazilian film in history, directed by Jose Padilha. In Peter's review he called the film "a cross between The Departed, The Wire and The Godfather" and I can't disagree. It's a taut, gripping look at…
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Almost three years ago, MGM announced they were going to remake RoboCop. They even made a poster touting the then 2010 release and, eventually, Darren Aronofsky came on board as a director. However, MGM soon encountered some famous financial troubles and Aronofsky moved on to make Black Swan, which opens Friday. RoboCop seemed all but…
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AICN pointed out a press release today from MGM that lists a new RoboCop movie alongside upcoming franchise films already in development like Quantum of Solace, The Thomas Crown Affair 2 (with RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven on board) and everyone's favorite future films, The Pink Panther 2 and 3. Here's the excerpt... MGM is planning…
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