When he shoots, he doesn’t tell his life story! This iconic pop culture character will return to the cinema on April 17 and promises to dynamite the cinemas.
36 years after its theatrical release in France, Robocop will make its big return to the cinema on April 17! The distribution company Splendor Films is re-releasing Paul Verhoeven’s feature film in a restored 4K version.
In 1988, Robocop attracted 1.6 million spectators in French cinemas. Its success was international, quickly becoming a true pop culture phenomenon. As a reminder, the feature film takes us to Detroit, in the future.
A cult robot cop
The problem of delinquency is a permanent problem. On the one hand, Jones developed a very sophisticated warrior machine, ED 209. On the other hand, Leon, an upstart, designed Robocop, half-man, half-robot.
He wins and Murphy (Peter Weller), a young police officer murdered by bandits, is used to give shape and life to Robocop. He becomes a professional killer serving the city.
After the triumph of the first opus, Irvin Kershner will direct Robocop 2 in 1990, still carried by Peter Weller. Two years later, Fred Dekker will sign Robocop 3. This time, it is Robert Burke who will play the role of the armored supercop. In 2014, José Padilha will try to resurrect Robocop with a remake which will not achieve the expected success.
In any case, if you’ve never seen the original 1987 film, an ultraviolent sci-fi masterpiece coupled with a scathing political satire, rush into theaters on April 17, 2024! Note that director Paul Verhoeven, 85, will collaborate again with Robocop screenwriter Ed Neumeier on Young Sinner.
Paulo still in good shape!
During an interview with the media Metrograph, the filmmaker provided some important details regarding his next project. For the moment, he seems to have put aside his feature film on the life of Jesus Christ to concentrate on something more… erotic.
Known for his propensity to film the representation of sex on screen (Basic Instinct, Elle, Benedetta), Paul Verhoeven is returning to his roots with Young Sinner. 24 years after Hollowman, his last project shot in the United States, the director would return to Uncle Sam’s country to put together this new work.
“You could say that it is a political thriller. The plot is set in Washington. In recent years, I have worked in France because I could not find anything interesting in the United States at that time -there.
But Ed came up with a really interesting proposition. We’ve been working on the script for two years. It should be finished in two months and then we can see if anyone can finance it.”he explained.