36 years after its release in France, Robocop will make its grand return on April 17th! Distribution company Splendor Films is re-releasing Paul Verhoeven’s feature film in a restored 4K version.
In 1988, Robocop drew 1.6 million viewers to French cinemas. His success was international, quickly becoming a true pop culture phenomenon. We remind you that the feature film will take us to Detroit in the future.
The iconic robot policeman
The problem of crime is an ongoing problem. On the one hand, Jones developed a very sophisticated war machine, the ED 209. On the other hand, Leon, a rookie, designed Robocop, a half-man, half-robot. He wins, and Murphy (Peter Weller), a young cop killed by gangsters, is used to give form and life to RoboCop. He becomes a professional assassin serving the city.
After the triumph of the first opus, Irwin Kershner directed Robocop 2 in 1990, still played by Peter Weller. Two years later, Fred Dekker would sign Robocop 3. This time, Robert Burke will play the role of an armored car. In 2014, Jose Padilha will try to revive Robocop with a remake, which will not achieve the expected success.
Either way, if you’ve never seen the original 1987 film, an ultra-violent sci-fi masterpiece mixed with sharp political satire, hit theaters on April 17, 2024! Let us remind you that the director Paul Verhoeven, 85 years old, will collaborate again with the screenwriter of Robocop, Ed Neumeyer.
Paulo is still in good shape!
During an interview with the media MetrographyThe director gave us some important details about his upcoming project. For the time being, it seems he’s put aside his feature film about the life of Jesus Christ to concentrate on something a little more…erotic.
Known for his penchant for portraying sex on screen (Basic Instinct, Elle, Benedetta), Paul Verhoeven returns to his roots with Young Sinner. 24 years after making Holoman, his last project in the United States, the director would return to the land of Uncle Sam to shoot this new work.
“You could say it’s a political thriller; it’s set in Washington. In recent years I’ve been working in France, because at the time I couldn’t find anything interesting in the United States. “But Eddie came with a really interesting proposal. We have been working on the script for two years, it should be finished in two months, and then we will see if someone will finance it.”he explained.
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