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Peter Weller reportedly turns down Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop Returns

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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 […]

A Beginner’s Guide To Paul Verhoeven

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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 […]

Hollywood’s Unhealthy Obsession With Movie Ratings Needs to End

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Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end… From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone. The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, […]

Neill Blomkamp wants Peter Weller back for RoboCop Returns?

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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 […]

Unnecessary Reboots, Remakes and Sequels

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Hollywood’s preoccupation with reboots, remakes and sequels… I sit here in the year 2018. Suddenly I find myself compelled to moan about the unimaginative approach to greenlighting Hollywood studio pictures. This is not a new phenomenon, it’s old hat. As of now the vast majority of greenlit, large studio films are […]

Preview of RoboCop: Citizens Arrest #4

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RoboCop: Citizens Arrest #4 hits comic book shops this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Boom! Studios; check it out… OCP announces their plan to reform the Ruins into a new neighborhood called the Plateau, as well as the devastating methods they plan to use. […]

Preview of RoboCop: Citizens Arrest #3

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Boom! Studios releases RoboCop: Citizens Arrest #3 this coming Wednesday; take a look at a preview of the issue here… When Alex Murphy, the original RoboCop, appears to side against OCP, news reports appear that call into question if he’s a risk to the public…and if OCP needs to take drastic measures. RoboCop: Citizens Arrest #3 […]

RoboCop returns to comics with Citizens Arrest, check out a preview here

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RoboCop returns to comic books this coming Wednesday courtesy of Boom! Studios, which launches the new series RoboCop: Citizens Arrest. Check out a preview of the first issue here… Brian Wood, the visionary writer behind DMZ and Briggs Land, and Jorge Coelho (Venom, Rocket Raccoon) present a provocative vision of a future where justice is […]