Recent Oscar snubbees Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks might soon reteam for a Cold War thriller, Variety reports. Spielberg is circling a few potential projects to serve as his next directorial effort, and though the long-delayed Robopocalypse is the closest to getting a budget approved, this Cold War flick might just cut in line. Hanks would […]
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The Robopocalypse has been postponed
January 10, 2013 
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More like Robopocalypse (Not) Now. Steven Spielberg had long been attached to direct the DreamWorks film, based on Daniel H. Wilson’s novel of the same name. Spielberg’s spokesman Martin Levy tells The Hollywood Reporter that production has been halted, indefinitely. “[The project is] too important and the script is not ready, and it’s too expensive to produce. It’s […]
Continue readingSteven Spielberg wants Chris Hemsworth for Robopocalypse
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
Steven Spielberg has set his sights on Aussie Chris Hemsworth for the starring role in Robopocalypse, according to Deadline. After back-to-back success with leading roles in Thor, The Avengers, and Snow White and the Huntsman, Hemsworth has met with Spielberg to discuss his upcoming directorial blockbuster effort. Robopocalypse is based on the novel by Daniel […]
Continue readingMichael Bay to produce Zombies vs. Robots
February 23, 2011 0 Comments
It started with Monsters vs. Aliens; a cool-sounding film that primarily appealed to teenage boys. Then, we learnt of the comic adaptation Cowboys and Aliens. That was followed by Cowboys and Ninjas and Vikings. Hollywood then turned their eyes to the world of robots, green lighting How To Survive a Robot Uprising, Real Steel and […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Real Steel
December 10, 2010 2 Comments
The teaser trailer for Shawn Levy’s fighting robots movie (no, not that one) Real Steel has debuted online. It stars Hugh Jackman as a former boxer who “trains” a scrappy young robot to become a champ. In case you are getting lost in the mire of all these new robot flicks, here are the films […]
Continue readingDaniel Day-Lewis to play Abraham Lincoln for Spielberg
November 22, 2010 0 Comments
Steven Spielberg has been one very busy man with Tin Tin: The Secret Of The Unicorn and War Horse set for release at the end of 2011. Showing no signs of slowing down, Spielberg has further committed to Robopocalypse. But before that gets under way he’s taking on America’s favourite dead president, Abraham Lincoln. Spielberg […]
Continue readingJack Black to Survive A Robot Uprising?
October 25, 2010 0 Comments
Jack Black and Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink have purchased the rights to Daniel H. Wilson’s satirical novel How To Survive A Robot Uprising. First of all, yes, that is the same Daniel H. Wilson who wrote Robopocalypse (which is to be adapted for the screen by Steven Spielberg). According to io9, the […]
Continue readingSpielberg confirmed to direct Robopocalypse
October 25, 2010 0 Comments
Steven Spielberg has officially selected his next directorial project. As predicted, it’s the one with ‘teenage-boy’s-fantasy’ written all over it: Robopocalypse. Robopocalypse is based on Daniel H. Wilson’s as-yet-unpublished novel (about exactly what you think it’s about). Screenwriter Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) is adapting the book for the big screen. According to Deadline, Spielberg will begin […]
Continue readingSpielberg to lead the Robopocalypse
September 22, 2010 0 Comments
Steven Spielberg is considering directing the feature film adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s upcoming novel Robopocalypse, which is about exactly what you think it is about. According to Vulture, screenwriter Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) has delivered a new draft of the script to DreamWorks, and Spielberg has first dibs. Vulture astutely note that Spielberg’s interest (no […]
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