I'm a huge fan of Darren Aronofsky but when I heard he was going to be helming a new Robocop movie I was as surprised, and unsure as everyone else. I mean surely the guy behind such high minded movies such as "Pi" and "The Fountain" is the wrong man for this type of blood-n-bullets action movie? But of course as well as being an all out action fest, the first "Robocop" is as much a satire on corporate America, so its likely these elements wont be left out of Aronofsky's version. And the director already surprised a lot of people with his brilliant, but fairly straightforward drama "The Wrestler"
Original “RoboCop” screenwriter and co-producer Ed Neumeier had this to say..
“Darren Aronofsky, the director of record last time I checked, is a talented guy and I presume he’ll do something interesting,” Neumier told Moviehole. Neither Neumier nor Paul Verhoeven, the original writer-director duo on the first film, will be involved in the relaunch of “RoboCop.”
So are we in for a surrealist adventure akin to the director’s earliest film work, or a more standard, fan-friendly approach that would spawn out of his surprisingly realistic and heartfelt “The Wrestler”?. As long as there is a huge metal dude and extreme R RATED violence, i doubt too many folks will be complaining either way.
Whatever the new direction taken, Neumeier feels that it will be the studio that ultimately decides the movies fate..
“The biggest problem the new movie may face is MGM’s shaky financial health,” said Neumeier. “Obviously, I hope they do a good job and don’t make a mess of it like they managed to with RoboCop 2 and 3.”
I'd buy that for a dollar!
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