RoboCop Reboot - Part 1

[TheVileOne]

Probably doing rehearsal and prepping for shooting and all that.

Honestly it did surprise me that IGN picked up that story. Seems like everyone is picking up everything these days.

 

[Webhead2006]

I believe it is shooting now, or in the next week. But even if shooting starts next week prep work and what not probably is what going on.

 

[Britannic]

Just found this:

http://***********/TheAlexLynch97/status/244203061306875904

"Quick #robocop update: Studio was filming this week and maybe next. Earliest on location date I can get is Sept 16th. @olv"

 

[Mister Sinister]

If filming's underway, I'd say we'd get our first look at RoboCop in the next week or two.

 

[Dyson]

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RoboCop officially starts filming Saturday, September 15. It's scheduled to wrap Friday, January 18.

I've read the script as well. In my opinion, the script wasn’t overly amazing (though it is good), but man, it’s a layout for a potentially great sci-fi action film. The story itself is actually quite awesome and it does read like the right direction for a modern day take on RoboCop. And it had some well written emotional scenes that if filmed right, would have an impact on the character of Alex Murphy/RoboCop. Lots of interesting stuff in it. As I read it, I could really picture Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy and I have a feeling he’ll be just as memorable as Peter Weller.

The draft is marked from January 20th of this year and earlier this year, James Vanderbilt was hired to do the final polish. I hope Vanderbilt tweaked the script in all the right areas. One thing I know has changed is Michael Keaton's character. In the draft, the OmniCorp CEO is named Derek Prince and he is in his 40s. That was changed to an older man (Keaton is in his 60s) named Raymond Sellers.

I hope they added some swearing into the dialogue as this draft barely has any, and there is a Boddicker type character that is named Antoine Vallon. I really hope Vanderbilt made that character stand out more as the character in the draft is nowhere near as evil or nasty as he could be. Plus, Vallon is barely in it so I hope that role was made bigger.

 

[gkokujin]

First, there is absolutely no difference in that drawing lol. Sorry people that think Robo is as iconic as Batman, Superman, Spidey, ect (who all have had many iterations of their suits, some very different than their source material) are really stretching. Robo is cult at best. Not iconic like the Terminator or even Aliens for that matter.

You will see that suit for a few minutes, but it will be gone, and the suit is described sleek allowing for quick fast movements.

this is the only part that matters.

as much as folks don't like it, its true...sorta.

Robocop's visor IS iconic. if you show it to people by itself, or in any knock off form, people WILL recognize it.

 

[SnuffTheRooster]

Well theres a line in the script about Justin Bieber getting executed in a televised event. I am not making this up.

 

[Travesty]

Well theres a line in the script about Justin Bieber getting executed in a televised event. I am not making this up.

Sooooo, is this movie taking place in the future, or has Bieber lasted the test of time in this universe?

Either way, I'm not a fan of using a stupid pop culture icon to date the movie. Hope that's taken out.

 

[bullets]

This actually sounds decent. The bieber joke is kind of lame though. Everyone hates bieber , so making fun of him doesn't sound edgy at all.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Ugh...who wrote that, Frank Miller?

 

[TheVileOne]

I agree. I much prefer how the original Robocop riffed pop culture by making up its own celebrities for that universe. IMHO a joke about Bieber getting executed on live TV isn't all that funny.

 

[culver3vlr22]

I only like the Idea if you can get bieber to play him self. A guy in a bieber Wig won't work for me... The jokes stupid no matter what, but it shows they will try and keep some of the tone of robocop. HBO playing all 3 Robocops is awesome tho. It will be so hard for someone to remake this. But good luck lol

 

[Webhead2006]

Well if there is any location shooting in hext week or so with joel/stunt guys in suit we will see it. But if they where to do location work first it be wise for studio to release first official still of the suit. Like wb did with mos. So we don't get first look via leaked/spy shots.

 

[Mister Sinister]

The Justin Bieber thing is an interesting way to go, child stars get drug addictions and in the totalitarian OmniCorp-run USA, drug use is punishable by death.

Just a thought.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Well if there is any location shooting in hext week or so with joel/stunt guys in suit we will see it. But if they where to do location work first it be wise for studio to release first official still of the suit. Like wb did with mos. So we don't get first look via leaked/spy shots.

Yeah it would make sense for them to get a controlled reveal pic of the Robocop design out ahead of the spy pics.

 

[Webhead2006]

That is what I really hope they do hunter. Would be wise move. To control flow of information. Plus show the suit in favorable view/light. Then half suits/bad lighting and other on set/spy shots could make it look less favorable looking.

 

[B.A. Baracus]

Theres meant to be more than one Robocop suit in the film though, for those of us that have not read the script, how will we know what suit we are seeing? (in on set pictures)

 

[Webhead2006]

Well from folks have said in script about changes. But if some changes are just little skin of armor changes. Could see when they are doing those scenes for actor to be just wearing a mocap suit.

 

[Rodrigo90]

A joke about anybody but any real life celebrity would have been sufficent for a laugh .


But including Bieber is just too juvie and amateurish. Why him? Surely there will be more annoying obnoxious little ***** in the future?

 

[Kent]

By this point people going on and on about how much they hate Bieber have gotten more obnoxious than Bieber himself.

Just leave that **** out.

 

[Van Petrol]

Theres meant to be more than one Robocop suit in the film though, for those of us that have not read the script, how will we know what suit we are seeing? (in on set pictures)

I think even for those who've read the script it will not be so easy to distinguish which suit is being used from the get go. We'd likely need to retrace bits from the script in order to measure them up to any set pics (i.e. suit appearance, set/setting, etc).

However, [BLACKOUT]the RoboCop 1.0 suit should be pretty easy to distinguish, if it follows the script accurately. [/BLACKOUT]

 

[Webhead2006]

well even if there was a justin b joke in it. They could easily change it out while shooting, or that thing is not even in the film at all. So lets not get to bent out of shape on that joke.

 

[Dyson]

well even if there was a justin b joke in it. They could easily change it out while shooting, or that thing is not even in the film at all. So lets not get to bent out of shape on that joke.

We have to remember that the draft that has been leaked is from January. James Vanderbilt was hired in March to do a rewrite on Joshua Zetumer and Nick Schenk draft.

The joke may have been written out along with other details in the script. We won't know until RoboCop hits the big screen next August.

 

[Webhead2006]

yup and that is all i was getting at. Could been change, dropped or who knows.

 

[3rdstone]

By this point people going on and on about how much they hate Bieber have gotten more obnoxious than Bieber himself.

Just leave that **** out.

Yeah, the Bieber hate gets ridiculous sometimes, esp. since he probably will be forgotten in five years. That's also why I'm a bit surprised it eventually would be a joke about him in a future flick. There surely must be more interesting celebs to joke about?

Regardless, I was VERY sceptic to this remake before, but it's getting more and more interesting.