“ROBOCOP” STARTS LENSING IN TORONTO
Production set began September 15 in Toronto on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' and
Columbia Pictures' “RoboCop,” directed by Jose Padilha. The film stars Joel
Kinnaman (TV's “Game of Thrones”), Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L.
Jackson, as well as Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay
Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
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| Joel Kinnaman as Murphy/Robocop |
The
screenplay is by Josh Zetumer and Nick Schenk, based on the 1987 motion picture
written by Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner. The film is produced by Marc
Abraham and Eric Newman, with Bill Carraro serving as executive producer. The
film will be released in the US and the Philippines on August 2013.
In
"RoboCop," the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp
is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars
around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front.
Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best
to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically
injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of
robotics to save Alex's life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city
with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face
before.
Commenting
on the announcement, Padilha said, "It's exciting to think that we're
going to be starting production on 'RoboCop.' I have a dream cast and an
incredibly creative production team, and we are all supremely dedicated,
working together to make a movie that will not only live alongside the first
film but also break new ground, be relevant for modern audiences, and stand on
its own."
Lula
Carvalho is the Director of Photography. The production designer is Martin
Whist. The editor is Daniel Rezende. Costume Designer is April Ferry. VFX
Supervisor is James E. Price.
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