Robocop gets a writer in Josh Zetumer
The studio is hiring Joshua Zetumer to script the reboot of the 1987 science fiction film about a cop brought back from death and drafted to become a remorseless and ruthless cyborg cop. That plan is subverted when suppressed memories of his past life come back to haunt him.
MGM recently hired Brazilian director Jose Padilha, helmer of the cop franchise Elite Squad and the documentary Bus 174. Jose Padilha and Joshua Zetumer will collaborate closely in reinventing the film.
Joshua Zetumer recently wrote the script for The Infiltrator, the spy thriller script is set at Warner Bros as a potential starring vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio. He also wrote drafts of Dune when Peter Berg was going to direct that remake at Paramount, and he scripted a fourth installment of The Bourne Identity before Universal instead developed a spinoff. Zetumer just turned in Vale, a supernatural action thriller script at Warner Bros.
RoboCop comes to theaters August 9th, 2013 and stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman. The film is directed by José Padilha.
Robocop was released January 1st, 1987 and stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Ray Wise. The film is directed by Paul Verhoeven.
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RojoDiablo
This should blow away the originals if done right!
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Mutant
The originals were filmed in Toronto, I think it would be better if they keep Toronto in it
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
I have mixed feelings about this. At least i hope if done right with a good script, it can work. And please, I want him to be more agile. I still love the previous installment, but someone that moves that slow can get boring at times....
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CUPID
H'm, robocop done right could be awesome.
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Mutant
As long its good I'll watch it, but if it isn't then the greater part of America will be hunting down the director.
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mosorwvlad
Oh no they are gonna make another transformers movie i just know it. Robots robots and no heart or soul this movie will have, me like this not one bit.
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skywise
hmmmm i dont know what to think about this. I want it and yet i am so sick and tired of reboots. Crossing my fingers.
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Perickson81
God no!
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Brian
Ha yeah, true!
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Dan
@brian why don't you guys make one? That's not a bad idea, some articles I feel indifferent on, like this, and that would be a way to express it (besides saying as much, obviously).
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Brian
I wish there was a Thumbs Sideways button. I'm scared!
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