"RoboCop" has had its fair share of sequels, animated shows,
video games, and comic book series.’ Now, the cyborg man of law, Officer Alex
Murphy, is returning to the big screen in a reboot of the franchise. Originally
played by Peter Weller, the role of RoboCop has been offered to Swedish actor
Joel Kinnaman. Best known for playing detective Stephen Holder on AMC’s "The
Killing," Kinnaman had better be up for the task of filling Weller’s shoes.
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According to Screen Rant, Padilha wants to avoid simply
updating the old. Padilha summed up the premise short and sweet on BleedingCool.com. “[It involves] a man being turned into a product by a corporation.” He plans to tackle some of the philosophical, existential issues that the original 1987
"RoboCop" didn’t face.
This is a great time for this movie to make a comeback because, as Kofi Outlaw from Screen Rant points out, the
original "RoboCop"
was "a scathing social satire touching on everything from government and
corporate corruption, economic inequality in America, commercialism and more."
All of these themes are as relevant as ever which leaves a lot
of room for the new director to confront them in new ways through this classic,
action sci-fi thriller.
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