----------------------------------- POCOBOR Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:41 pm Joel Kinnaman Confirmed To Play RoboCop ----------------------------------- "MGM has closed its deal with Joel Kinnaman to play the title role in Robocop, the remake that is being directed by Jose Padilha, helmer of two action packed Elite Squad films. Strike Entertainment partners Eric Newman and Marc Abraham are producing. Josh Zetumer wrote the script." http://robocoparchive.com/forum/joel-robocop.jpg SOURCE: http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/toldja-mgm-sets-joel-kinnaman-for-robocop/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=55697 ----------------------------------- Deus Ex Robo Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:15 pm ----------------------------------- God damn it. The one actor I really didn't like for the role. Oh well, it's progress at least. Here's hoping he surprises me. ----------------------------------- Nash Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:23 pm ----------------------------------- This canīt be accidental. http://pgerrard.blogspot.com/ There are new concept desings of ROBOCOP on his site. ----------------------------------- Johan Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:27 pm ----------------------------------- With a somewhat unknown cast as the lead, I am pretty sure that they will do a Hollywood move and cast a big name as either the villain or some other major supporting role. But as this is a new script, who knows what roles there will need to be filled. There might not even BE a Lewis type of character in there. ----------------------------------- TechnoCop Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:28 pm ----------------------------------- God damn it. The one actor I really didn't like for the role. Oh well, it's progress at least. Here's hoping he surprises me. I have the same opinion! This canīt be accidental. http://pgerrard.blogspot.com/ There are new concept desings of ROBOCOP on his site. RoboCop 2085 ... :roll: ----------------------------------- RoboPimp Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:06 pm ----------------------------------- There might not even BE a Lewis type of character in there. Don't say that! ----------------------------------- Johan Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:20 pm ----------------------------------- Well it is a re-imagining, reboot or whatever they are calling it now. RoboCop may be the only returning character. ----------------------------------- RoboDemise Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:25 pm ----------------------------------- Well this is farther than the project has gotten so far. I am pleased. It means something. Don't know if it is good or bad but it is progress. I'm pretty sure I've seen that guy in a movie, but I don't remember and I am going to make it a point to not look anything up that the guy did so I can go into the new movie with a clean slate. ----------------------------------- Josh Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:54 pm ----------------------------------- I'm glad he's a relative unknown but I'm not excited about him either. Not that he's a bad choice or anything but I'm not exactly blown away and yet I have no idea. Maybe It's that he's really generic. Still, any news is good news. ----------------------------------- Zentron Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:25 pm ----------------------------------- It's good news to see there is some real movement on the project, I just hope this isn't where it starts to go pear-shaped! ----------------------------------- robo reiko Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:51 pm ----------------------------------- Not feeling the guy but at least the project has been making progress ----------------------------------- ar86uta Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:05 am ----------------------------------- This canīt be accidental. http://pgerrard.blogspot.com/ There are new concept desings of ROBOCOP on his site. please no...those new concepts look really bad. Why not keep the good old design, the original Robocop, the one we all love? ----------------------------------- Saasouza Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:12 am ----------------------------------- This canīt be accidental. http://pgerrard.blogspot.com/ There are new concept desings of ROBOCOP on his site. please no...those new concepts look really bad. Why not keep the good old design, the original Robocop, the one we all love? This is just an artist doing his reimagined version of Robocop. It has nothing to do with the actual movie. MGM would never allow their designers to post conceptual images on blogs... ----------------------------------- GERRARDART Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:16 am ----------------------------------- This canīt be accidental. http://pgerrard.blogspot.com/ There are new concept desings of ROBOCOP on his site. please no...those new concepts look really bad. Why not keep the good old design, the original Robocop, the one we all love? This is just an artist doing his reimagined version of Robocop. It has nothing to do with the actual movie. MGM would never allow their designers to post conceptual images on blogs... True, I was just playing around with an idea about a pure chaotic future version. Its not official in any way. I am a huge Robocop fan and would also love them to keep the same design, but as all reboots go they are bound to change it. ----------------------------------- ar86uta Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:27 am ----------------------------------- True, I was just playing around with an idea about a pure chaotic future version. Its not official in any way. I am a huge Robocop fan and would also love them to keep the same design, but as all reboots go they are bound to change it. I see. Here's hoping they wont change it.....too much :huhwhat: And thank you for settling me about that new design, really thought they'd consider using those ideas. From an artistic point of view, they are interesting... and that's about it. They'd ruin Robocop if they would use any of those ideas (imo) ----------------------------------- Josh Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:29 am ----------------------------------- Hey Gerrard. Why not do just a character piece so we can better see Robo (if you have the time). Don't get me wrong I like the art but it isn't Robo if you get what I mean. Seeing your design for Robo nice and clearly would be great. Also, isn't it time someone shaved Kinnaman and plonked him in the Robo helmet like the other photoshops that were done? ----------------------------------- Johan Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:05 pm ----------------------------------- Also, isn't it time someone shaved Kinnaman and plonked him in the Robo helmet like the other photoshops that were done? I did a quick test the other day but much like Chris Pine it doesn't seem to exist a photo of Joel Kinnaman where he doesn't have a beard or where he doesn't smile. As such the test I did looked terrible. ----------------------------------- robohell Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:25 pm ----------------------------------- Try this one Johan. http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/joel-kinnaman-image.jpg I was really hoping for Dexter, he would of been great. This guy for some reason looks like he's going to steal your wallet....he's more junkie skinny than physical fit skinny. Don't like this choice at all. ----------------------------------- Josh Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:19 pm ----------------------------------- he's more junkie skinny than physical fit skinny. That's it! That's what I couldn't put my finger on. ----------------------------------- GERRARDART Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:58 pm ----------------------------------- Hey Gerrard. Why not do just a character piece so we can better see Robo (if you have the time). Don't get me wrong I like the art but it isn't Robo if you get what I mean. Seeing your design for Robo nice and clearly would be great. Also, isn't it time someone shaved Kinnaman and plonked him in the Robo helmet like the other photoshops that were done? yeah Iv been thinking about that. Perhaps as the Director has hinted at, illustrating the days / weeks after the initial almagamation of machine. When the parts are still raw. Before they put on the shiny suit. ----------------------------------- ChAnOoD Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:32 pm ----------------------------------- I donīt know the guy, so I donīt know is a good choice or not. Looks like a "pretty face" actor, seeing some pics, so Iīm not sure if heīll be right for the role. Anyway, I had mixed emotions about this reboot/remake. Itīs cool to go to the theatre and see RoboCop in the big screen, but being a "re-imagine" tale and not a sequel scares me a little! ----------------------------------- Kenjamin Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:34 pm ----------------------------------- Haven't posted in forever. Just wanted to say I'm glad there's finally a little news with this film. I know know anything about Kinnaman but I won't write him off. Any estimates on a release date? Maybe 2014? ----------------------------------- Paddy Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:40 pm ----------------------------------- If the Archive was around in 1986 and we were discussing who was going to play the lead, wouldn;t we all be looking at pictures of Peter Weller and going "no way, he doesn't suit the role, boycott Orion Pictures!!"? Give the guy a chance, he may not look like he suits the role now to some of you, but remember there's gonna be a lot of time between now and when we see it on the big screen and he could change himself vastly and bulk up or whatever and remember there'll be lots of make up added to him too so he'll probably not be that recognisable at the end of it all. Don't crucify the guy before we've even given him a chance! ----------------------------------- RoboPimp Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:54 pm ----------------------------------- If the Archive was around in 1986 and we were discussing who was going to play the lead, wouldn;t we all be looking at pictures of Peter Weller and going "no way, he doesn't suit the role, boycott Orion Pictures!!"? Give the guy a chance, he may not look like he suits the role now to some of you, but remember there's gonna be a lot of time between now and when we see it on the big screen and he could change himself vastly and bulk up or whatever and remember there'll be lots of make up added to him too so he'll probably not be that recognisable at the end of it all. Don't crucify the guy before we've even given him a chance! Well, Peter Weller never played third fiddle to Denzel Washington (one of my least favorite actors) and Ryan Reynolds (The ABSOLUTE WORST comedian/actor ever)... ----------------------------------- Johan Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:01 pm ----------------------------------- Any estimates on a release date? Maybe 2014? They plan to start filming this summer with a release date sometime in 2013. I think that feels slightly optimistic so yeah, probably 2014. ----------------------------------- SiR-ROUND Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:30 pm ----------------------------------- Who? ----------------------------------- Saasouza Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:04 pm ----------------------------------- Ok, i had to give it a try, LOL http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff482/Adriano_Souza/robo_joel.jpg ----------------------------------- Deus Ex Robo Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:39 pm ----------------------------------- Well, Peter Weller never played third fiddle to Denzel Washington (one of my least favorite actors) and Ryan Reynolds (The ABSOLUTE WORST comedian/actor ever)... Hey, Safe House was totally bitchin. I don't much care for Denzel and even less for Reynolds, but they were both awesome. Joel was decent enough. He was only in there for one fight scene really. But yeah I said it before and I'll say it again; don't get me wrong, Joel is a fine choice either way. He's skinny as was Weller and that ultimately made the transition from weak fleshy cop, to indestructible cyborg badass all the more visually convincing. But my complaint from the beginning is that yes, he looks too much like a junkie. It's not so much his face and stache, but also his vulture posture. Even in Safe House where he just played some regular guy, he looked a little shady. SPOILERS: Though that's what they were aiming for. As he was a "bad guy". END SPOILERS. So yeah, hopefully he can break out of his type casted role of meth head and pull out a performance that shows his ability to transcend roles. ----------------------------------- Diesel_85 Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:14 am ----------------------------------- I love Robo, always have & always will & even if this turns out shit i'll still buy it as i have everything Robo i can get my hands on.. (yes even the PD series :| ) But my problem with all this is A) a remake? i mean really... the original still holds up & is a classic & should never be tampered with... PERIOD!! B) the new concept art... hmm no thanks, keep the original look of Robocop.. otherwise to everybody here... will it really be Robocop if they change everything that we love about the character? God damn i say bring back Peter Weller and just cg his face to look younger like they did with Jeff Bridges in Tron... we all know Mr Weller IS ROBOCOP!! anyway rant over.. that is all :pred: ----------------------------------- RoboFan_93 Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:00 am ----------------------------------- Can't really judge the guy until I see him acting an in a suit, but atleast it's some progress. ----------------------------------- rcoltrane Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:24 pm ----------------------------------- I've never heard about him. And I think the voice is extremely important in this kind of role, since the only 'visible' part of him will be his mouth (unless they make him to remove his helmet again for some reason), but you can't hide the voice. Though, some voice effects will certainly be included to do it as closer as possible to Weller's voice. Hard to believe this is gonna work, TBH. But let's see what happens. ----------------------------------- AlexRobo Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:39 pm ----------------------------------- I wonder who will play Clarence Boddicker. Hmmm...maybe candidates for the role will be Justin Timberlake, Ryan Reynolds and James Franco. :lol: :wink: Seriously though, for Dick Jones, they could get someone like Hugh Laurie or Aaron Eckhart. ----------------------------------- Johan Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:05 pm ----------------------------------- I wonder who will play Clarence Boddicker. They are not remaking the same movie Verhoeven did, it is a new script altogether. Chances are RoboCop might be the only returning character.( and hopefully ED-209. ) ----------------------------------- Deus Ex Robo Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:38 pm ----------------------------------- Though, some voice effects will certainly be included to do it as closer as possible to Weller's voice. Hard to believe this is gonna work, TBH. But let's see what happens. Sigh..... :ohdear: Why would they even bother recasting, rewriting, and reimagining every aspect of the film, if they are "certainly" going to make his voice sound just like Weller's? Can we stop making absurd and illogical statements now? There seems to be a lot of repeating easially accessable news, facts, and common sense lately. I guess this is a result of the recent influx of new members, but come on. I'd like a topic to reach it's logical conclusion without stopping every five minutes to hold someone's dick so they can piss in the bowl like everyone else. ----------------------------------- vegasrobo Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:34 pm ----------------------------------- Checking in late on this but I'm all for this guy...hopefully we actually get Robocop and not Ironman... ----------------------------------- rcoltrane Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:45 pm ----------------------------------- Can we stop making absurd and illogical statements now? There seems to be a lot of repeating easially accessable news, facts, and common sense lately. Yes, I'm new around here, see my quantity of posts and public 'trust' :lol: That's not absurd and even less illogical imo. Even with a brand new story, new characters and script, the whole thing will sound 'fake' because you won't hear the familiar 'dead or alive, you're coming with me'. It's quite difficult for people to watch a new Robocop movie without remembering the previous ones, and it becomes worse when you are a true Robocop fan. Robocop 3 proved what I'm saying here. However, I respect every new effort that are being applied to this new motion picture and wish them good luck. I'm from Brazil and have a huge respect for the director they selected to do this project, he is very capable. ----------------------------------- POCOBOR Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:54 pm ----------------------------------- I don't have much to say about this movie yet. I can't decide if its excitement or anticipation that I feel. I do think Jose padilha is a good choice and I still haven't seen Joel kinnaman in anything but snippets from "The Killing" but he looks like a good choice. And some guy in the comments section over at SLASHFILM claims he read a draft of the script(doubtful) and said it was a good story but most of the Robo scenes were towards the end of the movie. Who knows. Me, I'm waiting to see some idea of what the suit (if there even IS a suit) is gonna look like before I know wether or not I'm excited. The suit is at the heart of what made me fall in love with robocop in the beginning. ----------------------------------- Johan Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:47 pm ----------------------------------- As been told by the the director, the new movie mostly takes place during the creation process. As such we can assume Murphy will only become Robo at the end of the movie and the rest deals with him being a cop, getting killed and being turned into a machine. I'm sure they will get some action scenes in there as well, but I expect to see a movie focused on the emotional aspect more, which is good or bad depending on your point of view. ----------------------------------- vegasrobo Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:09 pm ----------------------------------- So having watched Elite Squad 2 on netflix over the weekend I have too say I was pretty suprised that the film garners so much praise....Its an average actioner and alot of the camera work just seemed too hack into whats in vogue right now..Maybe it's the first movie in south america too feature proper weapons handling techniuqes?...I don't see the greatness thats been attached too this film..And as I've stated before I'm not expecting much from Robocop..I like a relative unknown in the lead that seems too be the first solid step in the right direction for the production..But I'm telling ya now if those intial concept design's that keep popping up turn out to actually be for this production.....then they've lost me and I hope they crash and burn at the box office..Harsh..Yup.They're F'n with My "Superman" here.. ----------------------------------- RoboPimp Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:17 pm ----------------------------------- So having watched Elite Squad 2 on netflix over the weekend I have too say I was pretty suprised that the film garners so much praise. I think the praise it has been receiving is because the film is excellent for a BRAZILIAN production...which has nothing on Hollywood. So while it's a big deal for them, it's just another film to us. Keep in mind that Verhoeven came from a similar background, making some of the biggest Dutch films before heading to the US. I prefer Verhoeven's early work to what I've seen of Palh...the new guy's stuff, but there are a lot of similarities between the two. ----------------------------------- vegasrobo Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:36 pm ----------------------------------- Soldier of Orange was much more powerful, then Elite Squad 2..But I see your point Pimp..And to be honest that was kinda what I was thinking.. ----------------------------------- AlexRobo Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:38 pm ----------------------------------- From the sounds of it, this will be RoboCop for today's younger generation, but the fact it will concentrate more on the creation process and hopefully shed more depth on Murphy interests me. I can remember just before I watched RoboCop for the first time at my cousins' house in 1993, one of them said he was looking forward to seeing how they create RoboCop which only amounted to about 5 or so minutes. ----------------------------------- Helldogg Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:00 am ----------------------------------- As such we can assume Murphy will only become Robo at the end of the movie and the rest deals with him being a cop, getting killed and being turned into a machine. With what you said here Johan, to me its almost like the movie is going to be a prequel kinda like the Star Wars movies where they started with I think what was later considered to be number 4 then over time they came out with 1-3. So if its true that you don't see no Robo til the end it could lead to more moives yet to come Also in that one picture someone posted of Joel Kinnaman without his facial hair and smile, kinda reminded me of Eminem just in my opinion ----------------------------------- Kenjamin Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:38 am ----------------------------------- Has anyone seen The Killing? I've been waiting to get this on Netflix since before I knew who Kinnaman was. I'm a big fan of shows where the plot unfolds slowly (The Wire, Mad Men) and this show's been getting a lot of praise from critics. But it hasn't really picked up much attention with anyone I know personally. In any case it'll be good to see how he is as an actor here and how it'll contrast with the new RoboCop. ----------------------------------- AlexMurphy Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:30 pm ----------------------------------- As much as I wouldn't mind more of an origin story, I would not want a whole film sole based on Alex Murphy and only the last parts of it focusing on RoboCop. That just takes away the whole point for me. ----------------------------------- Josh Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:05 pm ----------------------------------- As much as I wouldn't mind more of an origin story, I would not want a whole film sole based on Alex Murphy and only the last parts of it focusing on RoboCop. That just takes away the whole point for me. Agreed. We have had an origin story. An honest cop gets blown away and rebuilt into a cyborg to fight crime, but actually discovers his humanity. As far as I'm concerned Murphy is unremarkable. He's just a straight up cop. He has no hidden past and needs no origin story. ----------------------------------- RoboPimp Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:02 am ----------------------------------- He's just a straight up cop. He has no hidden past and needs no origin story. Indeed, it is Murphy's role as an everyman at the start of it that makes it easy to relate to him and his journey. We know little more than that he is an all-American family man before he turns into Robocop, and that is when the character development begins.