RoboCop might need struggled to get one other big-screen installment off the bottom for years, however the IP is much from useless. Final 12 months, RoboCop: Rogue Metropolis wowed us with a reasonably freakin’ stable AA expertise, and now Amazon plans to make good use of the IP after buying MGM’s whole library.
Through Selection, we have realized that Amazon is quickly transferring ahead with a RoboCop TV collection to be helmed by Peter Ocko, who has written for exhibits like Dinosaurs, Black Sails, and The Workplace over time.
On prime of Ocko – who’s locked to function author, government producer, and showrunner – James Wan, the prolific horror and motion blockbuster director now eyeing a Creature from the Black Lagoon reboot, is ready to government produce underneath his Atomic Monster banner.
Selection additionally shared the present official logline for the collection, which states the next: “An enormous tech conglomerate collaborates with the native police division to introduce a technologically superior enforcer to fight rising crime — a police officer who’s half man, half machine.” No surprises right here.
Maybe essentially the most attention-grabbing bit right here is Ocko’s involvement. His CV is nothing wanting spectacular, and his work on Dinosaurs, a profoundly satirical present with one of many wildest endings in TV historical past, feels pitch excellent going into a brand new riff on Paul Verhoeven’s unique film. Whereas the 2014 reboot film by José Padilha wasn’t totally dreadful, it lacked a lot of the chunk that is robotically related to the unique iteration of the character and Detroit.
If RoboCop’s automotive would not hit too many street bumps, we may very well be taking a look at casting information coming in sooner or later throughout 2025. It will be attention-grabbing to see who lands the position of Alex Murphy this time round; Peter Weller’s efficiency continues to be rattling iconic, however I personally do not assume Joel Kinnaman did too unhealthy of a job with what he was given within the reboot.