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Interview with Robocop director Jose Padilha

Earlier this year, you announced that the reboot of RoboCop will direct. The original from 1987, directed by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven , with that movie made ​​its debut in Hollywood. How will your vision differ from those of Verhoeven?

I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop , and I think that such a film is now urgently needed. But I will not repeat what Verhoeven has done so clearly and strongly. Instead I try to make a film that will address topics that Verhoeven untreated. If you are a man changes into a robot, how do you do that? What is the difference between humans and robots developed? What is free will? What does it mean to lose your free will? Those are the issues that I think.

RoboCop is your first movie in America. Like the political apparatus of Rio de Janeiro, the Hollywood film industry, a system in which not everyone thrives. What is your strategy to survive in Hollywood?

I try to make movies that I like, that I feel and I deal with social problems involved. I will continue to do where I work. If I can develop in Hollywood, then I make a movie with all the means Hollywood. If that fails, then that movie is not. It is that simple!

[Scotteh]

I usually don't judge a film before it's released and on rumour, however I feel this is going to awful....

[sammy the squid]

Im getting worried the Ocp story line, especially in the second Robo film has a look at how various Robocop 2s failed and continues murphys 'awakening' struggle from the first that he is still Murphy:

'nice shooting son, whats your name?'
'murphy'.

If this geezer is after another example of people being turned into robots, then he wants to check out the chick towards the end of superman 3 (i think) when Richard Pryors computer turns the (butch) hench woman into a robot..that ended in tears and i can see this movie going the same way...although im happy to be proved wrong

[sammy the squid]

Whilst ive got my ranting hat on, the director may as well save some cash and butcher the bloodsport remake at the sametime by combining both movies?

How about war vet returns from afghanistan/iraq (or any other countries tge Usa have seen fit to invade, feels a bit lost and doesnt fit in, heads off to brazil and joins the police force whilst moonlighting in the Kumite.

Gets blown to smithereens in his day job, gets turned into a coapeira fighting half man/machine and has to come to terms with competing in the final stages of the tournament as half man, half machine, all cop, Robo 'coapeira' cop

[mooperman]

Originally Posted by sammy the squid

Whilst ive got my ranting hat on, the director may as well save some cash and butcher the bloodsport remake at the sametime by combining both movies?

How about war vet returns from afghanistan/iraq (or any other countries tge Usa have seen fit to invade, feels a bit lost and doesnt fit in, heads off to brazil and joins the police force whilst moonlighting in the Kumite.

Gets blown to smithereens in his day job, gets turned into a coapeira fighting half man/machine and has to come to terms with competing in the final stages of the tournament as half man, half machine, all cop, Robo 'coapeira' cop

ha ha... i'll go see that!!

[raigraphixs]

Director José Padilha's top choice for Robocop, is X-Men: First Class (Magneto) actor Michael Fassbender

[mckee74]

Originally Posted by raigraphixs

Director José Padilha's top choice for Robocop, is X-Men: First Class (Magneto) actor Michael Fassbender

That would be a good choice, think he's a fantastic actor.

[raigraphixs]

Jose Padilha talks Robocop and plays down Michael Fassbender link

I never approached [‘RoboCop’] by looking at the first one, and asking myself what do I keep and what do I take away. I just looked at the concept of ‘RoboCop,’ and the concept of ‘RoboCop’ is very, very interesting. RoboCop is not a superhero – he is not a superhero. He is a man that’s turned into something else, by technology, and by a certain political perspective that’s being criticized in Verhoeven’s film, and by the media, too. So that idea, of a man that’s turned into something else for some purpose, appeals to me on its own regardless of the first film.

I had a take on it, which I can’t tell you what it is because it would ruin the surprise of the film, but I presented this take to MGM and to Roger[Birnbaum] and John and Adam, and they’re great guys,” he explained. “And they loved it, so they said, ‘let’s make a film about it,’ so I’m like recreating the story based on that concept, that brilliant concept of changing a man with technology, automated systems, which is sort of a metaphor for what’s going on in society anyways.

The remake will include social commentary according to Padilha.

I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the ‘80s, don’t you? Just look at what happened in the Bush era with the lack of criticism we’ve seen from most of it at the beginning of the Iraq invasion, and the sort of patriotic approach of the media that you couldn’t say anything against it. It’s high time we got a little acid criticism of that in my film – in ‘RoboCop’.

I did this interview for the Dutch media, because Verhoeven is Dutch, and I was doing them for ‘Elite Squad’ which is opening there. And I’m being interviewed by these guys and they said, ‘so who is going to be RobCop?’

I said I don’t know, and after the guy asked the same question like ten times, I said, ‘there’s so many great new actors in American films, like Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine and so on.’ And all of a sudden I’ve called Fassbender out, but we haven’t even discussed this film. But it’s true – he’s a great actor. But they’re all great actors. So it’s from one sentence in one interview with a Dutch guy.

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José Padilha reveals his take on Robocop

"'RoboCop' the first movie was fantastic," he told us. "But even if there was no movie, the concept of 'RoboCop' is brilliant, first because it lends itself to a lot of social criticism, but also because it poses a question, 'To when do you lose you humanity?' The way it does that is by replacing body parts with machine parts, and that's very smart because guess what? It's going to happen!"

"I have my take on it," he continued, "And I can tell you this: In the first 'RoboCop' when Alex Murphy is shot, gunned down, then you see some hospitals and stuff and then you cut to him as RoboCop. My movie is between those two cuts. How do you make RoboCop? How do you slowly bring a guy to be a robot? How do you actually take humanity out of someone and how do you program a brain, so to speak, and how does that affect an individual?"

[DVD-Man]

God no fail although doing a remake of Verhoven could also get on some peoples nerves hmmmmmm I dunno.

[sammy the squid]

does anyone know what José Padilha is going on about???

[Marc]

Originally Posted by sammy the squid

does anyone know what José Padilha is going on about???

he's trying to sound clever, perhaps without realising that he's describing the start of Robocop 2.. imagine if he actually did set his whole movie between Murphy being shot, and being turned into Robocop, that would be one boring movie

[sammy the squid]

Originally Posted by Marc

he's trying to sound clever, perhaps without realising that he's describing the start of Robocop 2.. imagine if he actually did set his whole movie between Murphy being shot, and being turned into Robocop, that would be one boring movie

exactly my thoughts as thats what he's said

[lee667]

going by what he's saying, i'd have more faith in a 5 year old directing the film than him.

[raigraphixs]

Originally Posted by lee667

going by what he's saying, i'd have more faith in a 5 year old directing the film than him.

let's not get silly, soon as he hears an ice-cream van he will be off like a shot

At least it not a exact remake, so he wants to try something different, shoot him down after the film is released and viewed, if you hate it

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Joel Kinnaman (AMC's The Killing) offered the role of Robocop

[raigraphixs]

Originally Posted by raigraphixs

Joel Kinnaman (AMC's The Killing) offered the role of Robocop

Joel Kinnaman now confirmed to star in Jose Padilha's Robocop remake

[Germinator]

This will probably be as bad as the TV show.

[raduv1]

Originally Posted by Germinator

This will probably be as bad as the TV show.

No nothing could be that bad.

[raigraphixs]

Robocop reboot will be released on August 9th, 2013 (US)

[addyb]

Originally Posted by raigraphixs

Robocop reboot will be released on August 9th, 2013 (US)

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[Robert S]

I was mildly interested when Aronofsky was attached, now the only thing I'm looking forward to is the inevitable complimentary blu-ray release of the original - remastered and not looking like **** this time, please.

I mean, how do you trump Verhoeven?!

[Geoff_D]

Originally Posted by Robert S

I mean, how do you trump Verhoeven?!

There are plenty of people queuing up to do just that. The redo of Total Recall should be surfacing at some point, Sony are talking up a reboot of Starship Troopers, and of course there's Robo.

I too hope we get a spanking-new Blu-ray of Robo! No reason why they couldn't give Robo 2 some love, neither.

[Robert S]

For me Robo 2 was a crushing disappointment. Alongside Beneath the Planet of the Apes, it was the time I watched a sequel whose defects seemed to cheapen the original. Saying that, I'm a huge fan of Phil Tippett's ace animation sequences. And when part 3 appeared, Kershner's effort looked like a tour-de-force.

Plus the second one doesn't feature this beauty: "I am now authorised... to be as loyal as a puppy!" In just 5 seconds, cinema's most ferocious botch of a killer robot became terminally lame. God, I hate that film!

[Geoff_D]

#2 is a lurid pulp comic book of a movie and not a patch on the socially-aware original, but I sure do likes it.

[QuestShield]

Second one lacked Basil Poledouris' superb theme, which was another of its failings. Saying that I enjoyed seeing it in the cinema, having missed the first one on the big screen.

[MarkusThatch]

Originally Posted by Robert S

For me Robo 2 was a crushing disappointment. Alongside Beneath the Planet of the Apes, it was the time I watched a sequel whose defects seemed to cheapen the original. Saying that, I'm a huge fan of Phil Tippett's ace animation sequences. And when part 3 appeared, Kershner's effort looked like a tour-de-force.

Plus the second one doesn't feature this beauty: "I am now authorised... to be as loyal as a puppy!" In just 5 seconds, cinema's most ferocious botch of a killer robot became terminally lame. God, I hate that film!

Same here, the first one I love and even though at face value it's another 80s actioner I thought it was really touching and actually really sad - I did want to know more. The second one I doubt I've seen since a dodgy pirate copy I picked up in Malta on holiday in the early 90s

[addyb]

Yes lets not talk about Robocop 3. Possibly one of the worst entries in a series ive ever seen. And ive seen all of the tremors movies!

To be honest i dont remember Robocop 2 that much. I recall parts of it. I might have to get hold of it again for another viewing.

[Autopilot]

Robocop was one of he best SiFi movies ever made, I can't see how this can be remade. It's dark 80's satire is completely incompatible with the modern hollywood money machine.

Also, no one wants to make 18's. They even water down films with BBFC clasifications of 15 to get a 12a. However, films have become far more violent since then with 15's regularly having far more blood, guts and death. But that's not what made Robocop scary (and darkly humourous). Robocop is a very misunderstood film. It was a very smart film which most people don't get, it would be completely lost on today's generation.

A complete re-imagining MIGHT be possible, like they did with Batman. But it would take a very good righter and a brave director/studio. I just can't see it, but that said the guy they cast for the lead role does bode better than a big cheesy star.

[Robert S]

I'm not ardently against remaking films - both The Thing (1982) and The Fly (1986) are firm favourites - but I hold little faith that this "re-boot" will offer anything more than a cynical buck for an uninspired studio, as is generally the case with these things. I'd like to be proven wrong, but I'm not holding my breath.