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Are there no more original ideas in Hollywood? Because it seems like every other movie is a remake these days.
Now we can add Robocop to that list. Director Darren Aronofsky and writer David Self are bringing the human-machine crime-fighter out of retirement. They’ve signed a deal to develop a big-budget ($100 million) installment of the movie, eyeing a 2010 release.
The original RoboCop, directed by Paul Verhoeven in 1987, focused on a mortally wounded cop in a futuristic, crime-ridden Detroit who returns to fight corruption in the guise of a tough-talking cyborg. Sequels followed in 1990 and 1993, along with several TV series‘ and video games.
I know he was a do-gooder, but I always thought Robocop was a little creepy, although Peter Weller played him brilliantly. There was never any doubt in my mind that he was a hybrid human-robot. And the giant robot he fought in the first film was REALLY creepy.
And — sheesh! — revamps of Red Dawn, Fame, Poltergeist and Death Wish are all in the works. See my first sentence.
Image: Robocop, Orion Pictures Corp., 1987; Source: The Hollywood Reporter
