RoboCop Returns?

[Kevin Roegele]

I've always seen RoboCop as the movie equivalent of The Dark Knight Returns. These two are so similar in terms of theme, mood, social commentary, even plot...

RoboCop is a really great piece of work though, it doesn't just resemble TDKR, but it's influenced by Iron Man, Judge Dredd, ROM Spaceknight, Frankenstein; not a single sequel or TV show understood what RoboCop was about. To turn him into a simple action hero is such a waste.

Take the first cartoon series, for example; it actually became what the movie was satirising. As did the movie sequels. RoboCop 3 is just an awful, cheap, watered down action movie. RoboCop 2 attempts to copy the tone of the original without understanding it, and ends up merely sadistic and empty-headed.

 

[Johnny Drama]

I can totally see the similarities.

 

[hammerhedd11]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=47153

We've got a director.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Beat me to it. Great news.

 

[Sawyer]

Darren Aronofsky?! Did not see that coming...

 

[Dark Donnie]

No more The Fighter

 

[TheDarkKnight08]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=47153

We've got a director.

Now, I'm positive this'll be good. I just hope Robocop isn't addicted to heroin or anything, though.

 

[hammerhedd11]

Beat me to it. Great news.

Hooray!!! I beat HR, now my life is complete!!t:

Anyvays...my anticipation for this movie has just shot through the f***in roof. Aronofsky is one of my favorite directors and The Fountain one of my favorite movies. Before the only hopes I had for this was for it to be a fun gory movie but now it can be that but also be very well done and well made as well.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

cant wait, nuff said

 

[Johnny Drama]

This movie will be the next Iron Man. I'm sure.

 

[Webhead2006]

Great to hear he is officially the director i hope the film is good and i cant wait for it to start filming so we can see how its going.

 

[Gotham]

Darren Aronofsky and Robocop! Excellent. I think this may be the best film ever made. t:

 

[Symbiotic]

So is this one of those 'sequels without a sequel-ish title' ala Rocky Balboa or Rambo? Or a Remake, or a reboot, or what?

 

[Gotham]

So is this one of those 'sequels without a sequel-ish title' ala Rocky Balboa or Rambo? Or a Remake, or a reboot, or what?

I think it's more of a continuation of the series. Because isn't this directly tied to the previous films?

 

[JackBauer]

Aronofsky directing Robocop?!?! Congratulations, suits, you managed to take this fanboy from "enraged" to "intrigued, at the very least" with a single piece of news.

 

[Symbiotic]

I think it's more of a continuation of the series. Because isn't this directly tied to the previous films?

No idea. I'm fine with whatever it is though.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

just to stire up a lil anger...

i personally 100% believe this will be better than the original Robocop

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea we will have to wait to see for sure if its reboot/remake or truly a sequel. Since its very early in development we cant really judge it much.

 

[Apollo]

i wonder how they'll make the suit look.

 

[Webhead2006]

well if its a continuation/sequel to the original 3 he is likely to be pretty simular which maybe some modifcations here and there. Now if it ends up being a remake/reimagining then maybe something totally different.

 

[Apollo]

yea, they'll proababy make him look just like iron man, but with a chin.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Aronofsky eh? This sequel just went up a notch on the 'potential-o-meter'

 

[Nightmare]

Who is Aronofsky? What has he done?

 

[Brian Braddock]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/

 

[Nightmare]

Nothing really jumps out from that list.