{"id":824,"date":"2008-07-25T01:20:09","date_gmt":"2008-07-25T05:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=824"},"modified":"2012-10-22T22:26:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T02:26:22","slug":"aronofsky-to-direct-new-robocop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/25\/aronofsky-to-direct-new-robocop\/","title":{"rendered":"Aronofsky To Direct New ROBOCOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Admitedly, when MGM first made noise that it was going to produce a new Robocop picture, I was not particularly excited by the prospect. While Paul Verhoeven’s original 1987 movie was a stunning film that combined violence with subtle social satire, the following two sequels failed to live up to their promise.<\/p>\n

But now, the prospect of a relaunch of the franchise certainly sounds better than it did yesterday, as MGM has announced that Darren Aronofsky will be directing the film with David Self penning the screenplay.<\/p>\n

Although MGM has not officially greenlit the film for production, they reportedly want it ready for a 2010 release.<\/p>\n

Via Hollywood Reporter<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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