RoboCop (4)
 

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https://www.cosmicbooknews.com/new-1...p-sequel-works

Oh damn... I really hope this happens.

Is that for real?
Could we finally get another attempt that doesn't flop?
Edit, just gone and taken a look at Robocop Archvie site... they're talking about but of course don't know more than the article..

Only if the guy from the first 3 is Robocop.

You mean the first two. And I bet he is.

Weller is in his 70's now isn't he? He did say he would do it again at a panel but it depends when they want to set it I guess.

It'd presumably be a Blade Runner 2049 kind of a thing. RoboCop: 30 Years Later, Weller as an obsolete model lawman. So many possibilities within that.

Yeah, I can see that.
It would be interesting to see evolution of ideas and designs from original trilogy.
I just really hope that they find competent producers, who won't mess with the movie.

They'll have to come up with a reason as to why he has a gut now, but I'll watch this the second it comes out. Old Robocop is what I was dreaming of while watching the remake. The whole time I kept thinking, why can't they do a Rocky Balboa style Robocop movie?

If they go that route, the movie would be about a new Robocop looking for answers, and searching for the original Robocop to find out what has happened in the past.

Or they built a newer model that's more advance, and the original Robocop has to proof that he isn't obsolete, and can still do things better then the newer one.

On note about Weller, I don't think they will put him into the suit - the original suits were extremely uncomfortable and heavy, and he is an old man now.
Most likely they will do some superimposing of his face onto double or something.

You might be right, then again... #1. If they're going to do this, they're probably going to go at it old-school. #2. Hollywood has had 30 years since Robocop to make suits like that less grueling to be in.

Yeah - they can paint foam to look like metal these days.

CGI route would have been easier.
But we'll see, if this idea materialize into anything of substance.

It's a bit the opposite of something like Ninja Turtles, though... where the rise of mo-cap suits and CGI allows for more movement and freedom and such... Robocop? He doesn't need any of that. He's supposed to be this lumbering hulk of a thing, clomping about.

It was a good suit but yes a nightmare to wear, they could get away without GCI if they wanted to keep his movements the same/similar, I suppose it depends what they want to do. Hopefully still very close to the design whatever they do.

Apparently they reused suits made for Peter Weller on Robocop 3 because Orion was nearly broke. Robert Burke was cast in part because he would more or less fit in the costume. They had to hack it a bit, and apparently he had a miserable time wearing it.

Yeah they used the suit from R2 due to funding, this was a lighter weight than the one in the first movie but Burke said that by the time they had finished adjusting it to fit him it was quite heavy.

Hopefully this goes ahead, with the right story and hopefully a good enough budget they can do something better than some of things we've gotten so far...trying not to get too excited until something is confirmed though.

Looks like it's happening! "Robocop Returns." Neill Blomkamp has been tapped to direct, so it has to be chugging along.

https://deadline.com/2018/07/robocop...gm-1202424639/

:tgrin: Until we hear something that brings a downer I'm happy... and even then I'm still going to see it.
Hope they keep the design.

Not sure on the title though, also wonder where he is returning from.
I remember reading that an original idea for 2 was that he was blown to bits and brought back on-line 25 years later, is that right? was that every a serious idea for 2? Anyway hope they don't do something like that, not too far ahead.


....LOL though if they did they could have cast Nancy Allen as an older Lewis seen as it's years later. (cause she wouldn't have died give the sequels are ignored)

I would love to see them bring back Peter Weller for Robocop.

He said a couple of years ago at a Q&A thing that he would do it again but not sure he still feels that way , seen as he has also said he is done with Robocop :)

Robocop with Blomkamp? Wow, dope.

I would be shocked if Weller isn't going to be a lock.

They also need to get Nancy Allen back.

Blomkamp hasn't had a hit movie since District 9. So hopefully he will strike gold with this. He was originally gonna do a new Alien movie.

So Robocop (2014) no longer happened?

Robocop 2014 wasn't even bad. I enjoyed it at the time. Its just its own thing. It didn't have the satire from the original.

Robocop 2014 was bad and something I would like to forget about.

I have mixed feelings about a Robocop 4.

design of Robocop 2014 wasn't bad. I wouldn't mind a team up.

I'm of two minds. One, sh**, wouldn't it be great to have her back, acting against Weller again? The other, damn... that would mean Robocop 2 and (less importantly) Robocop 3 didn't ever happen.

I tend to think the pros outweigh the cons in not involving her but still mentioning her in passing.

Yeah, I'm seeing a lot of blowback on this with him being involved. Say what you will about him, the problems with all of his post-District 9 stuff have been on a script level, for me. And he has nothing to do with that for this. He seems a pretty good fit for this, from what I can gauge.

Or, I dunno... even 1% of the teeth of it. You can't do Verhoeven's Robocop in PG-13. There's no way. They failed at doing a PG-13 remake of Verhoeven's super bloody Total Recall a couple years before it... why try again and hope for a different result?

As much as it'd be fun to have the remake Robocop show up in the new movie and show up as this other Robocop against Weller's old school model, there's really no way to reconcile the two timelines, even if we scrub Robocop 2 and 3 from the equation. They had the option to leave it sort of vague and open when they made the remake... sadly, they chose not to. OCP doesn't even exist in that world.

Is this a remake or a continuation?

From what I have read a sequel from the first movie, ignoring the others.

I can understand ignoring the third one but the second one was awesome.

So he is trying to pull off what he failed to do with an Alien franchise?
Ugh.

Well, considering that none of RoboCop sequels were especially good*, I'd say goodspeed. I just hope he will be able to make it at least somewhat witty and sarcastic, rather than preachy-preachy.

* I like RoboCop 2, but it was too heavy-handed with its approach and lost wittiness of the original in favor of edginess. RoboCain rules, though.

No, this has been the plan since January, long before he was ever hired as director.

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/230...ay-youd-expect

I think the "It's a sequel to the first one only!" will largely be a PR thing, but when you watch the movie there will be no reason Robo 2 and 3 couldn't have happened.

I enjoyed Robocop 2. It was a lot more violent then the 1st one. But it had more humor then the 1st one. Like when Robocop was reprogrammed and was acting all nice and stuff.

I fell in love with Neil Blomkamp's work when I first saw District 9. While his recent films haven't made a positive impression on me, I'm always intrigued to see what he does next. I'm excited for this film.

For some reason, I've never seen Robocop, but I loved his concept art for the Alien movie that fell through.

I'd take an R-Rating too, I mean it never took off with kids anyway so why not bring it back? Also agreed, if going along the lines of the first movie it doesn't suit a PG13. I'd still watch if it was PG-13 though.

Classic suit or very much resembling it too.

As for the Nancy comments, she wouldn't need to have a major role like being his partner, she could be higher up now but still have some involvement with him. I'd like her character to be in it anyway.

So far as what we end up with, I didn't like everything that came after the first movie anyway so it can't be worse (don't want to jinx it)
I'm going to let myself feel a little excited for this for the time being :)

It shouldn't even be a question. And no way would Blomkamp sign onto a PG-13 Robocop movie.

The last two Robocop movies were PG-13... both were failures. I don't think they'll try it a third time.

She's like 70. She could be, like, the police chief or something if they really, really want to put her in somewhere.

Agreed, does seem hopeful we'll get that then.

To no real surprise, Blomkamp wants Peter Weller.

https://www.cosmicbooknews.com/robocop-peter-weller