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A Beginner’s Guide To Paul Verhoeven

November 17, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe continues our series of beginner’s guides to iconic directors with controversial Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven… A man who never does anything by halves, Paul Verhoeven is a director who has courted controversy throughout his career. With a long and varied resume, spanning beginnings in Dutch TV and film, then in and out of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Basic Instinct, Black Book, Elle, Flesh and Blood, Hollow Man, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Showgirls, Soldier Of Orange, starship troopers, Total Recall, Turkish Delight

Terrible Remake Ideas: Past, Present, Future

February 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at ten unnecessary remakes from the past and coming soon that no one asked for… Hollywood is full of interesting and original ideas. Studios are actively looking to pursue new concepts and move away from simply repackaging or updating existing IPs. Okay, I’m fibbing. Hollywood is desperately scraping any old idea they […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Conan the Barbarian, Highlander, Ocean's Eleven, Point Break, Psycho, Road House, RoboCop, The Crow, The Hitcher, The Killer, Total Recall

Paul Verhoeven isn’t a fan of the RoboCop and Total Recall remakes

January 11, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Paul Verhoeven has seen the remakes of Total Recall and RoboCop that came out in the 2010s, and he’s not happy about them. In a recent interview with Metrograph (reported by World of Reel), the director spoke about the remakes and gave his candid takes on what they got wrong about his original work. Verhoeven […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Total Recall

RoboCop: Rogue City gets new story and gameplay trailers

October 28, 2023 by Gary Collinson

A few days out from its hotly-anticipated release, NACON and MGM have shared two new trailers for RoboCop: Rogue City, the new FPS video game based upon the iconic feature film franchise – the first of which showcases the game’s original story, while the second focusses on gameplay and pits Robo against his nemesis ED-209; […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: RoboCop, RoboCop: Rogue City

RoboCop: Rogue City video shows what to expect from the new game

October 18, 2023 by Andrew Newton

Ahead of the release of RoboCop: Rogue City, NACON and Teyon have released a new video showing gamers what they can expect when the game launches on 2nd November on PC, Xbox Series X/S and Playstation 5.  Watch this new video below and get ready to become part man, part machine, all cop this November… […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Nacon, RoboCop, RoboCop: Rogue City, Teyon

RoboCop: Rogue City gets new trailer and deluxe Alex Murphy Edition as pre-orders launch

October 6, 2023 by Andrew Newton

NACON and developer Teyon has announced that RoboCop: Rogue City is now available for pre-order on all Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5 and PC ahead of the game’s release on 2nd November.  A new pre-order trailer from OCP can be seen below…. Alongside the pre-order, NACON has also revealed details of a Deluxe Edition of the […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Nacon, RoboCop, RoboCop: Rogue City, Teyon

Dust in the Eye: Ten Tear-Jerking Moments in Action Movies

September 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at ten tear-jerking moments from an eclectic mix of action movies (with major spoilers)… Action movies are exciting, sometimes empowering, often chaotic and move at a breakneck pace. The primary directive of an action film is to invest you enough into the characters’ quest that you care what happens, but usually only […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A.W.O.L., Best Of The Best, Leon: The Professional, Lionheart, Road House, RoboCop, Seven Samurai, Spoiler, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Killer, Top Gun: Maverick

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 […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Neill Blomkamp, RoboCop, RoboCop Returns

RoboCop Art Scale collectible statue revealed by Iron Studios

August 3, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Iron Studios has unveiled its new limited edition 1:10 Art Scale RoboCop collectible statue, which is based upon Peter Weller’s portrayal of the cyborg supercop from Paul Verhoeven’s original sci-fi action classic; take a look at both the Collector and Deluxe editions below, priced $170 and $310 respectively ($310) and the collector edition ($170) below… Sideshow […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Iron Studios, RoboCop, Sideshow Collectibles

RoboCop gets a new 1:3 scale collectible statue from PCS

July 2, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Sideshow and PCS have unveiled the 1:3 scale RoboCop statue which is inspired by the appearance of Peter Weller’s cyborg supercop from Paul Verhoeven’s classic 1987 action sci-fi. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,455; take a look here… SEE ALSO: OCP invites you to the RoboCop: Rogue City closed beta Sideshow […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: PCS Collectibles, RoboCop, Sideshow Collectibles

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