Will Robocop ever become human?
Neill Blomkamp has, sadly, been forced to let go of his Alien dreams. But that’s okay. Because he’s getting the chance to direct a Robocop film; RoboCop Returns.
Anarchy reigns and the fate of Detroit hangs in the balance as RoboCop makes his triumphant return to fight crime and corruption.
RoboCop Returns is set to be a direct sequel to the original movie, passing over the previous sequels and even the reboot. The original writers, Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner are returning to produce and executive produce. And Justin Rhodes is rewriting the script they wrote years ago that was passed over in favor of what we got.
As Blomkamp told Deadline:
The original definitely had a massive effect on me as a kid. I loved it then and it remains a classic in the end of 20th Century sci-fi catalog, with real meaning under the surface. Hopefully that is something we can get closer to in making of a sequel. That is my goal here. What I connected to as a kid has evolved over time. At first, the consumerism, materialism and Reaganomics, that ’80s theme of America on steroids, came through most strongly. But as I’ve gotten older, the part that really resonated with me is identity, and the search for identity. As long as the human component is there, a good story can work in any time period, it’s not locked into a specific place in history.”
What’s so cool about RoboCop is that like good Westerns, sci-fi films and dramas, the human connection is really important to a story well told. What draws me now is someone searching for their lost identity, taken away at the hands of people who are benefiting from it, and seeing his memory jogged by events. That is most captivating. The other thing I am excited by is the chance to work again with Justin Rhodes. He has added elements that are pretty awesome, to a sequel that was set in the world of Verhoeven. This is a movie I would love to watch.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
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