This early poster for José Padilha’s ROBOCOP has just surfaced online, coming only days after the viral site and images of the new ED-209 were released (see it here). The film is not due until August 2013, so it seems MGM have big things planned for the remake, not wasting any time is building anticipation.
Also online is the film’s synopsis, which should be of interest to fans of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 original. It sounds as if the new version will be exploring the human conflicted side of the cyborg Robocop, which could put a whole new spin on the story.
THN is curious about this project – of all the remakes in the last few years, it’s one of the most interesting choices. The original is a surefire classic and a true product of its time. How far Padilha distances this new version – and let’s face it, the poster is pretty close to the original – remains to be seen.
Here’s the synopsis –
In RoboCop, the year is 2029 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the centre of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front.
Alex Murphy is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilises their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life.
He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before.
Director José Padilha (Elite Squad) reimagines the tale of part man, part machine, all cop starring Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) as the title character, Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises) as the scientist who creates RoboCop, and Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers) as media mogul Pat Novak.
RoboCop is being produced by Strike Entertainment’s Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, with Eric Carraro as Executive Producer. The film is in pre-production and slated for a summer 2013 release.
ROBOCOP stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L Jackson, and Hugh Laurie. It arrives in cinemas August 2013.
Source: Columbia, MGM
