The Robocop remake ended The Wolf of Wall Street‘s reign atop the Australian box office over the weekend. According to IF, José Padilha’s Robocop grossed $2.28 million, besting Wolf‘s $2.24 million tally. For what it’s worth, Wolf has been in cinemas for three weeks, and has an impressive cume of $15.53 million. That’s the most ever for an R-rated movie in Australia, and a career […]
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Metal gear squandered – Robocop review
February 6, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo February 6, 2014 If you find yourself – perhaps under duress – watching José Padilha‘s Robocop, rest easy in the knowledge that under no circumstances will you end up watching it again. You can rarely say that about any movie with certainty, but I can’t compute a scenario in which someone would […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Robocop
September 9, 2013 0 Comments
The trailer for Jose Padilha’s long-delayed remake of Robocop has arrived. It stars Joel Kinnaman as Officer Alex Murphy, a maimed cop kept alive by his department solely for experimentation purposes. With his wife’s (Abbie Cornish) blessing, they turn Murphy into the latest crime-fighting weapon in a dystopian Detroit: Robocop. Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, and […]
Continue readingPaul Verhoeven bringing controversial Jesus biopic to screens
June 21, 2012 1 Comment
Would you like to see a film about the life of Jesus from the director of Showgirls and the co-writer of Pulp Fiction? Deadline reports this controversial project from Paul Verhoeven may become a reality as funding was recently secured. Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Basic Instinct, Total Recall) has been relatively quiet the last […]
Continue readingSamuel L. Jackson cast in Robocop
June 7, 2012 0 Comments
But sadly, not as Robocop. Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of Jose Padilha’s remake of Robocop, which already has Joel Kinnaman attached to the lead role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jackson will play Pat Novak, a “charismatic media mogul and a powerful force.” Sounds villainous to us! Kinnaman will take on the role of Alex Murphy – […]
Continue readingTom Cruise attached to Magnificent Seven remake
May 24, 2012 0 Comments
Tom Cruise is reported to be attached to the MGM remake of the legendary Western The Magnificent Seven, according to Variety. Director John Sturges’ The Magnificent Seven was a 1960 remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, transporting the story from Japan to America and establishing itself as a classic in its own right. MGM is […]
Continue readingMight Russell Crowe play Noah and Robocop?
February 3, 2012 0 Comments
Russell Crowe: still very popular! The Oscar-winning actor is reportedly being courted by Darren Aronofsky to star in his epic retelling of the Biblical tale of Noah’s Ark, titled Noah. According to Deadline, there is no deal in place, but things are looking good for the pairing. Liam Neeson is also said to be in […]
Continue readingStarship Troopers to be rebooted
December 5, 2011 1 Comment
Sony is gearing up to reboot Paul Verhoeven‘s sci-fi satire Starship Troopers, Vulture reports. The first Troopers was released in 1997, making it fourteen human years old and approximately eighty-five in Hollywood years. It’s surprising this ancient franchise hadn’t been rebooted already! It follows in the remake-footsteps of Verhoeven’s other features Robocop and Total Recall. Producer […]
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