http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/new...lame-neilm.php
MGM chairperson Mary Parent needs something big to resurrect the once-great studio that is now mere days from imploding. And while a 23rd James Bond film is currently in the works — and would likely score big at the box office, with or without Sam Mendes as director — the studio needs something more, new-wave. Enter 3D, the format that James Cameron has thrust into the minds of Hollywood execs with the success of Avatar. In the mind of Mary Parent, this is the way to save MGM — by delivering a RoboCop remake in 3D.
This of course does not sit well with director Darren Aronofsky, according to a Moviehole report. They received a tip from a RoboCop fanatic who stated that he’s spoken with Pheonix Pictures about the status of the remake, to which Aronofsky has been attached for a while. According to Phoenix Pics, the problem is Mary Parent’s insistence that the Requiem director take Detroit’s finest hybrid cop into the third dimension. But as we’re being told, Aronofsky doesn’t want 3D, he’s not interested in gimmicks. He wants a raw, aggressive and real story about a cop who is badly injured, then becomes a half-robot crime fighting machine.
This is all hearsay, of course. A guy who knows a guy asked a loaded question of someone he knew would give him a controversial answer. And none of this news is supported by quotes from either Mary Parent or Darren Aronofsky (we’re working on it). So for now, all we have is a rumor and an obvious joke — James Cameron ruined the RoboCop reboot.
Put that in your proverbial pipe and smoke it.
http://www.moviehole.net/201022681-robocop-frozen
In addition to Bond 23 (and, assumingly, the “F/X” remake I mentioned earlier today), debt-ridden MGM has whacked a ‘No Thru Road’ sign in front of Darren Aronofsky’s “RoboCop” remake.
'Nash' from the OCP-lovin' RoboCop Archive dropped me a line earlier today, stating that “ I've spoken with Phoenix Pictures [and] asked them about the status of ROBOCOP... they told me that the project is on hold. The problem is that Mary Parent, Chairperson of MGM, wants a 3D movie for the new ROBOCOP. But ,as you know, Darren Aronofsky is a real artist and he's not interested in Gimmicks like,3D,CGI,Filming digital, he wants to do everything as real (organic) as possible just like The Fountain”.
Well, I suppose anyone could have seen that coming - what with every other film (including that thing that's near generated a billion bucks!) utilizing the new whiz-bang 3D technology. Its a no brainer that MGM would want to add 'extra appeal' to a film property like their long-delayed "RoboCop" redo! Still, when Aronosky signed onto the project a couple of years ago, the resurgence in 3-D movies hadn't really taken off. Clearly, MGM have, based on what's working in the market place, updated their brief in recent months.
But, I had a feeling things weren't shaping out too well for the “RoboCop” remake. I think the first indication there might trouble there was when the release date was pushed back from 2010 to 2011. And look, as much as I love Aronofksy’s work, and as much as I can appreciate someone trying something new (especially when it comes to a remake), I have to admit I’ve always been a little unsure about Aronofsky's vision for the film – he’s said previously that the film won’t bare much similarity to the original film, that it’ll have an all-new storyline, and that it’ll take place in a different universe than Paul Verhoeven’s film. I think fans of the series – like, say, fans of say “Batman” or Bond – expect certain things a “RoboCop” movie... you can’t screw with it too much. I don't doubt he'd bring us something spectacularly thrilling, but it still has to be, ya know, RoboCop?
The bottom line here is, with MGM in a state of flux at the moment, nothing's really getting up - so even if Aronofsky and the studio were in agreement on the film they wanted to make, it likely wouldn't get a greenlight until after the studio finds its new owner.
We’ll see how this one pans out.
it's all the fault of that B director James THE Cameron
I really hope if Darrens Robocop will be made in the future that the movie totally destroys Avatar at the boxoffice.
MGM chairperson Mary Parent needs something big to resurrect the once-great studio that is now mere days from imploding. And while a 23rd James Bond film is currently in the works — and would likely score big at the box office, with or without Sam Mendes as director — the studio needs something more, new-wave. Enter 3D, the format that James Cameron has thrust into the minds of Hollywood execs with the success of Avatar. In the mind of Mary Parent, this is the way to save MGM — by delivering a RoboCop remake in 3D.
This of course does not sit well with director Darren Aronofsky, according to a Moviehole report. They received a tip from a RoboCop fanatic who stated that he’s spoken with Pheonix Pictures about the status of the remake, to which Aronofsky has been attached for a while. According to Phoenix Pics, the problem is Mary Parent’s insistence that the Requiem director take Detroit’s finest hybrid cop into the third dimension. But as we’re being told, Aronofsky doesn’t want 3D, he’s not interested in gimmicks. He wants a raw, aggressive and real story about a cop who is badly injured, then becomes a half-robot crime fighting machine.
This is all hearsay, of course. A guy who knows a guy asked a loaded question of someone he knew would give him a controversial answer. And none of this news is supported by quotes from either Mary Parent or Darren Aronofsky (we’re working on it). So for now, all we have is a rumor and an obvious joke — James Cameron ruined the RoboCop reboot.
Put that in your proverbial pipe and smoke it.
http://www.moviehole.net/201022681-robocop-frozen
In addition to Bond 23 (and, assumingly, the “F/X” remake I mentioned earlier today), debt-ridden MGM has whacked a ‘No Thru Road’ sign in front of Darren Aronofsky’s “RoboCop” remake.
'Nash' from the OCP-lovin' RoboCop Archive dropped me a line earlier today, stating that “ I've spoken with Phoenix Pictures [and] asked them about the status of ROBOCOP... they told me that the project is on hold. The problem is that Mary Parent, Chairperson of MGM, wants a 3D movie for the new ROBOCOP. But ,as you know, Darren Aronofsky is a real artist and he's not interested in Gimmicks like,3D,CGI,Filming digital, he wants to do everything as real (organic) as possible just like The Fountain”.
Well, I suppose anyone could have seen that coming - what with every other film (including that thing that's near generated a billion bucks!) utilizing the new whiz-bang 3D technology. Its a no brainer that MGM would want to add 'extra appeal' to a film property like their long-delayed "RoboCop" redo! Still, when Aronosky signed onto the project a couple of years ago, the resurgence in 3-D movies hadn't really taken off. Clearly, MGM have, based on what's working in the market place, updated their brief in recent months.
But, I had a feeling things weren't shaping out too well for the “RoboCop” remake. I think the first indication there might trouble there was when the release date was pushed back from 2010 to 2011. And look, as much as I love Aronofksy’s work, and as much as I can appreciate someone trying something new (especially when it comes to a remake), I have to admit I’ve always been a little unsure about Aronofsky's vision for the film – he’s said previously that the film won’t bare much similarity to the original film, that it’ll have an all-new storyline, and that it’ll take place in a different universe than Paul Verhoeven’s film. I think fans of the series – like, say, fans of say “Batman” or Bond – expect certain things a “RoboCop” movie... you can’t screw with it too much. I don't doubt he'd bring us something spectacularly thrilling, but it still has to be, ya know, RoboCop?
The bottom line here is, with MGM in a state of flux at the moment, nothing's really getting up - so even if Aronofsky and the studio were in agreement on the film they wanted to make, it likely wouldn't get a greenlight until after the studio finds its new owner.
We’ll see how this one pans out.
it's all the fault of that B director James THE Cameron
I really hope if Darrens Robocop will be made in the future that the movie totally destroys Avatar at the boxoffice.
