"Robocop 3" Teaser Poster
THE MOVIE: Brazillian director Jose Padilha will be in charge of rebooting the Robocop series. He helmed a series of special ops-themed local thrillers known as Elite Squad, which is the biggest domestic hit in that country right now.
Updates: Dark Horizons notes that Padila’s take won’t rely on much on social commentary as the Paul Verhoeven version, and instead focus more on the sci-fi aspect of the films. Comingsoon has Padilha’s current angle with the direction of the story. Bleeding Cool has Padilha elaborating on the setting and themes in the film. Padilha apparently wants to go full Verhoeven on the social commentary. In an interview with Hollywood Elsewhere, Padilha says casting will begin in July. THR says Elite Squad’s Nick Schenk is involved with the script. It’s official: Joel Kinnaman is the new Robocop.
BREAKING NEWS: Joel Kinnaman spoke to MTV about his upcoming role as Robocop/Alex Murphy. He says the title character will be more grounded, more human and mentions the film will have a political satire to it. In addition, he states the robot suit is still in-progress and praises director José Padilha, calling him a “badass” and “the real deal”.
