Earlier this month, it was reported that director Jose Padilha (Elite Squad) was in talks to helm MGM’s Robocop remake. Well, now it looks everything came through as Padilha told G1, “It’s closed,” regarding his deal to direct. Last week, Josh Zetumer came aboard to pen the script for the film. While Zetumer currently has no produced screenplays in the can, his spy-thriller script Infiltrator ended up on the “Black List” and is now in development at Warner Bros. with Leonardo DiCaprio tapped to star. In addition, the scribe penned a draft of the ever-changing fourth installment of The Bourne Identity franchise.
The Robocop remake has a bit of a troubled past, as Darren Aronofsky came on board to direct in 2008, but then MGM fell into bankruptcy and Aronofsky left the project. With Zetumer recently being drafted to pen the script, production on this flick is still probably a ways off.
[Update: An interview with Padilha has surfaced online and he talks a bit about his involvement with the film and how far along it is. Hit the jump to see what he said.]
In an interview with MotionTV (translated into English), Padilha was asked when we can expect to see the Robocop remake:
“It’s a project I’m developing from the very beginning together with Josh Zetumer, which is the screenwriter, and there’s no deadline really. When the screenplay turns out good enough, then we will start shooting.”
So it sounds like, since Zetumer was just recently added, the project is very much in the development phase. When asked why he thinks MGM chose him as the right director to helm the film, Padilha had this to say:
“I don’t know. I think they saw my movies and felt there was something there that could bring to the present day this controversial, yet different, violent movie which is Robocop without misrepresenting it.”
Here’s the interview. The English subtitles begin at 3:20 and last until about 7:00 in.
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Who’s idea was it to remake robocop? it’s like remaking the terminator, i bet Peter Weller is pissed.
I doubt it. Peter Weller has made it pretty clear over the years that making RoboCop was a pretty unpleasant experience for him.
Aronofsky’s free now, so he can jog on!
Robocop?? Really?
Any director who wears a Puma cap is going to do a shitty job in my estimation.
aronofsky should change his name to epic fail. first he ditches geek wet dream, robocop. then he ditches geek wet dream, wolverine. dude is all kindsa loser now.
WOOOOOOW I don’t like you
ARANOFSKY:
“THEY TOOK ‘R JOB!”
“THEY TOOK HIS JOB!”
“DIP DERP ER-DERP!”
2 words: Benedict Cumberbatch……
IT´S A PREATTY GOOD!!! A GREAT BRAZILIAN DIRECTOR THAT MADE ELITE SQUAD(A SUCCESSFUL MOVIE AT SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE BY THE HEAVY SCENES OF VIOLENCE BY THE ORGANIZED CRIME IN BRAZILIAN FAVELAS). HE BELONGS TO DO IT COS HE ALWAYS MADE MOVIES BETWEEN COPS AND THUGS!!!
quando o filme estiver pronto voces critiquem o cara caso contrario calem a boca
I think a new robocop film will be great. start from scratch guys and make it into a film thats worth watching
I said Paul Bettany will make a good Robocop. Get him to play the part…
you should get michael c. hall to play the role of robocop he would play that charrater very well
A look back at the summer of 1987 and how “Robocop” fit into it.
http://bit.ly/zKo1B5
Hopefully the remake can live up to it.