See RoboCop's New Wheels in Action

Last week, we got our first look at RoboCop's new motorcycle. Now, ComingSoon.net has come across a new Toronto set video featuring the bike in action. Check it out:

RoboCop hits theaters on February 7, 2014.

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RoboCop, Elysium Release Dates Changed

Sony has moved the release dates of their two big, upcoming sci-fi movies. The RoboCop reboot has been moved from August 9, 2013 to February 7, 2014, where it opens against DreamWorks' adaptation of the EA video game Need for Speed and Warners' Lego Movie.

Meanwhile, Sony has also moved Elysium, director Neill Blomkamp's follow-up to District 9, from March 1, 2013 to RoboCop's original August 9 slot.

The Sony Pictures Animation sequel Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers will now open on September 27, 2013, where it will be pitted against the Stallone-Schwarzenegger action flick The Tomb as well as Runner Runner.

Sony and Adam Sandler's video game-themed Pixels has also been bumped from its original May 17, 2013 date to "TBD" status.

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RoboCop Script Gets a Second Opinion

Okay, so the initial word on Jose Padilha's script for the RoboCop reboot wasn't exactly a glowing recommendation, right? Well, it seems as though CBM, via a SHH user, has let slip a few new story details that might turn you back around on the project.

According to the site's source, the film has a very similar feel to Neill Blomkamp's District 9; while RoboCop is initially human in nature, he slowly begins to lose himself and slowly becomes a less emotional, machine-like entity.

Below is a SPOILERIFIC description that helps better explain the RoboCop technology, including the bizarre Transformer element (beware of messageboard spelling and grammar standards):

"He moves quick. At first as Robo 1.0 he is somewhat slow. But he does move fast, he can run up to 30MPH and catch bad guys pretty quick.

"Other things, that I love is just the whole integration of wi-fi and how he is connected to everything. This is truly Robocop remade for the modern world, not the 80's.

"I have said before I love the virtual evidence world he creates and re-creates a crime as it happens. I love how he is connected to every camera in the city and they are everywhere.

"There is also a motorcycle that is made specifically for him, it sounds pretty cool, it connects to him in a way. So he mainly drives his Cruiser motorcycle thing.

"And people should not worry about the Transformers aspect, all that changes is the appearance of the texture of his armor and helmet, nothing more. He has a visor but it is more see through.

"Yea the armor just changes to different textures/slight bulkiness. But it makes it sound like in the script in many scenes that it transforms very very quickly. No body changing or arms becoming something else kind of stuff.

"He starts out more human, but OCP starts to mess with him and take away his emotions and he becomes very cold like the Robocop we know."

And here's a more in-depth review regarding the overall narrative:

"The story does resolve around that they need Murphy he is the perfect candidate but they know he won't agree to it. So they hire bad guys to pretty much knock him out and 'surgically' blow him away so they can get program under way. And also make Murphy's wife think that it is the only way to save Alex is to do this program and he will still be the man she loves. But lets say the company really back stabs that and then some. They just want a cold robot that does what it's told but give the appearance to the press and public that he can have emotions. They set up the whole family wanting him back thing to give it a good clean image. But in reality the company is being horrible about it.

"One emotional part that turns him more to a machine (which is what the company and Norton wanted) was when they showed Murphy what was left of 'him' they strip all his mechanical stuff and it is just some of his organs part of his head and a part of his brain. A pretty sad scene, especially when they make Murphy's wife look at it, to get her to run away from wanting to still be with Alex."

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Robocop Director Struggling with Production

It sounds like production on director Jose Padilha's Robocop remake isn't going as well as previously hoped.

City of God helmer Fernando Meireilles, a close friend and colleague of Padilha's, says that the filmmaker is having a tough time with Hollywood making Robocop. While the story originated in an interview from Cinema Com Rapardura, the guys over at Bleeding Cool have translated the pertinent bullet points:

• 9 out of 10 of Padilha's ideas are being rejected.
• He's fighting, and it's making him bitter.
• The experience is described as "hell."
• But Mereilles believes the film will still be good.

Production seemed to be going well for Padilha until a few days ago when the film's big bad Hugh Laurie passed on the project before signing on the dotted line, leaving Padilha and company scrambling to find a new villain.

Clive Owen is said to be up for the role now, but nothing has yet to be confirmed.

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Hugh Laurie Not in Robocop After All

MGM's Robocop remake needs a new villain.

House star Hugh Laurie had been circling the bad guy role, but according to tweets from Variety's Jeff Sneider the actor is now "definitely" out. No reason was given for Laurie's withdrawal.

Robocop begins filming in September under the direction of Jose Padilha. Joel Kinnaman plays the title role and the cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, Jay Baruchel, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

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Robocop Now a Terrorist-Killing Transformer

I bet you were beginning to get psyched for that Robocop remake, huh? What with all the cool actors being lined up for it -- Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Laurie, Jackie Earle Haley, Jay Baruchel, Michael Kenneth Williams and Abbie Cornish -- and it being from the director of Elite Squad. Well, according to one respected film journalist who has read the script it's time to lower your expectations.

Latino-Review points out a blistering series of tweets from HitFix's Drew McWeeny who read the script for the reboot, which starts filming this fall for a 2013 release. Here are a few particularly caustic revelations about the script so be advised of SPOILERS:

"In the film, when Murphy is turned into Robocop 1.0, it’s described 'a high-tech version of the ’80s suit.' Then they show a focus group scene where criminals laugh at the design. 'He looks like a toy from the ’80s!' So they redesign him to look 'meaner' as Robocop 2.0, who passes focus group approval. So they not only make sure to include the original design, they also point out it’s dated and stupid. *facepalm*"

"Oh, god… oh dear god… Robocop is a Transformer. He goes from 'social mode' to 'combat mode' and back. Full transformation."

Robocop is dropped into an Al-Qaeda training camp at one point to see what he can do, while the ED-209s are deployed to Iran to stop suicide bombers.

There are a few pretty lousy-sounding winks to lines from the original Paul Verhoeven film (and even to its poster). There are also said to be several different versions of the RoboCop suit used through the film.

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From Contagion to RoboCop

Jennifer Ehle (Contagion) is currently in negotiations to join Jose Padilha's upcoming RoboCop remake.

According to Deadline, the two-time Tony winner would play Liz Kline, a seemingly new character to the franchise. Ehle joins the continually amassing cast, which includes Joel Kinnaman in the title role, Samuel L. Jackson as a charismatic TV mogul and a powerful force in the RoboCop world, Gary Oldman as the hero's scientist-creator, Hugh Laurie as the evil CEO of Omni Corp and Abbie Cornish as the protagonist's wife.

Production is expected to begin this September in Toronto, with MGM eying a summer 2013 release.

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Jay Baruchel Joins Robocop

The cast of the forthcoming Robocop remake is shaping up nicely, with Tropic Thunder star Jay Baruchel joining the likes of Hugh Laurie, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Joel Kinnamen – best known for his work in TV’s The Killing – will play the title role, a police officer called Alex Muphy who is turned into a cyborg cop.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Baruchel will play the Head of Marketing at Omnicorp, the company that builds the ‘bot.

Jose Padilha is directing, with principal photography commencing in Toronto in September.

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