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Neill Blomkamp on his cancelled RoboCop Returns: “It was a direct sequel”

August 12, 2023 by EJ Moreno

The RoboCop franchise has seen sequels, TV series and even a remake, and in recent years there’s also been the prospect of the franchise going down the Halloween requel route by returning to the continuity established by Paul Verhoeven in the 1987 classic. Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) would’ve helmed the project, based on a […]

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RoboCop screenwriter talks Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop Returns

January 31, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Back in July of last year it was announced that District 9 and Elysium filmmaker Neill Blomkamp is set to direct a sequel to the original RoboCop – one that just so happens to be based on an old script from original screenwriters Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner which was written back in 1988 as […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ed Neumeier, Neill Blomkamp, RoboCop, RoboCop Returns

Little Monsters director replaces Neill Blomkamp on RoboCop Returns

November 23, 2019 by Gary Collinson

It may have lost director Neill Blomkamp due to scheduling issues back in August, but it seems that MGM is still moving ahead with its plans for RoboCop Returns with THR revealing that the studio has found his replacement. Fresh from the Lupita Nyong’o-headlined zombie comedy Little Monsters, Australian filmmaker Abe Forsythe has boarded the […]

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Neill Blomkamp exits RoboCop Returns

August 15, 2019 by Gary Collinson

It looks like Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop ambitions have gone the way of his planned Alien sequel, with the District 9 filmmaker revealing on Twitter that he is no longer attached to direct RoboCop Returns due to scheduling issues with MGM. https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/1161887748535439360 RoboCop Returns was first announced back in July of last year and would have been […]

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Peter Weller reportedly turns down Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop Returns

November 24, 2018 by Gary Collinson

After failing to get his Alien sequel off the ground, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp has since turned his attention to another sci-fi classic in RoboCop, with the filmmaker currently in development on the sequel RoboCop Returns. Back in August, Blomkamp suggested that he was looking to lure RoboCop and RoboCop II star Peter Weller […]

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Neill Blomkamp wants Peter Weller back for RoboCop Returns?

August 14, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Last month it was announced that District 9 helmer Neill Blomkamp is set to direct RoboCop Returns, a direct sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s classic 1987 action sci-fi, and it seems we could potentially be getting a very familiar face under the visor. Responding to a question on Twitter about who should take on the role […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Neill Blomkamp, Peter Weller, RoboCop, RoboCop Returns

Neill Blomkamp to direct RoboCop Returns

July 12, 2018 by Gary Collinson

After giving up on his plans for Alien 5, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp has now turned his attention to another classic sci-fi franchise, with the filmmaker set to direct RoboCop Returns for MGM. The project will be based on an old script by Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, planned as a direct […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: RoboCop, RoboCop Returns

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