Robocop (Reboot)

pixelburp · 18-09-2012 8:00am

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Why is one hand not covered?

Well it is a set photo, the actor obviously took it off after filming to give him a little freedom

JP Liz V1 · 18-09-2012 4:00pm

Skerries wrote: »

stick a cape and a bat symbol on it and you could use it for the Batman vs. Superman scene in the The Dark Knight Returns

Yep reminded me also of the batsuit

wandatowell · 18-09-2012 4:03pm

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Why is one hand not covered?

Thats probably his wankin' hand

B.A._Baracus · 18-09-2012 4:04pm

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Why is one hand not covered?

pixelburp wrote: »

Well it is a set photo, the actor obviously took it off after filming to give him a little freedom

In the original Robocop they removed Murphy's arm from his shoulder as it was practually blown off by Clarence Boddicker (That was the arm that the spike came out of his hand)

Probably a similiar thing going on here.

aidan_walsh · 18-09-2012 4:23pm

The first suit was apparently pretty much all Verheoven and his vision of what Robocop was - a latter day Old West hero. Den of Geek have a pretty good article on it today.

Paul Verhoeven’s concept of RoboCop was based on classic American icons – cowboys embodied by actors such as John Wayne, or invincible, maverick cops like Dirty Harry. His RoboCop is an ordinary Irish police officer transformed by technology into a modern equivalent of an Old West gunslinger; his walk is slow and deliberate, each step highlighted by a metallic stomp, like the spurs of a small-town sheriff. He’s fearless, implacable. He shoots and never misses.

When designing RoboCop’s suit, Rob Bottin had originally imagined a much stealthier character, and thought up a costume with lots of dynamic lines which suggested forward motion. In the end, the concept he came up with based on Verhoeven’s suggestions was much heavier.

Mr Freeze · 18-09-2012 5:26pm

Good article.

So we can expect this Robocop to be a much more nimble athletic cyborg as opposed to the slow clunkiness of the old one.

GhostInTheRuins · 18-09-2012 6:30pm

aidan_walsh · 18-09-2012 7:06pm

This is going to get just as tiresome as "ITS JUST LIKE THE RAID", isn't it..?

krudler · 18-09-2012 7:47pm

Mr Freeze wrote: »

Good article.

So we can expect this Robocop to be a much more nimble athletic cyborg as opposed to the slow clunkiness of the old one.

they already did that in GI Joe :pac:

Sad Professor · 19-09-2012 9:56am

This is another one of those cases where we should all reserve judgement until we see the design within the context of the film. It reminds me of when set photos leaked for the original X-Men. There was endless rounds of nitpicking about the leather costumes and how the film was going to suck. Fans felt very strongly that they should be spandex like in the comics. Then the film came out and everyone seemed to forget about it. Same thing happened with Superman Returns over the colour of his boots and the size of his "S"-shield (the film did kinda suck in the end, but not because of the suit) and more recently with Dredd over the helmet and lack of shoulder pads.

I love the original Robocop, the design for which really is iconic and it's unlikely this new film will match it. But it's silly to dismiss the design and the film on the basis of a few set photos of Kinnaman getting into his trailer. I'm not saying the film won't suck. There's a very strong chance it will, but if it does it won't be because they didn't use the same suit as the original.

Frank Bullitt · 19-09-2012 10:19am

I kinda like the suit, still love the first film, its a childhood classic for me, the music, the atmosphere and all that.

Not sure if it will transfer well into the current way films look, there is something about the 80's that made films look and sound better, thats just me though.

Overheal · 19-09-2012 2:31pm

'ello 'ello. Alright Ed?

Mr Freeze · 19-09-2012 2:35pm

Think that was posted a while ago, That was the first image I saw for the new Robocop film and it does look like the old ED209.

I think that's why I assumed Robocop would look slightly like his old counterpart, instead of a complete overhaul.

Anyways, we will just have to wait and see how the film pans out, I don't have high hopes for it.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 19-09-2012 2:47pm

http://www.whosjack.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/robocop-improved.jpg

A simple paint job would make this suit a thousand times better!

paddy kerins · 19-09-2012 3:07pm

TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »

http://www.whosjack.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/robocop-improved.jpg

A simple paint job would make this suit a thousand times better!

Would be gas if that's what they ended up doing and the photos were just taken from a test run for the actor to get used to it. All the uproar would be over nothing :pac:

smokedeels · 19-09-2012 3:20pm

The original Robocop returned to my mind having seen all the talk about the suit design on websites, so I watched it last night.

Man, that scene were Murphy is executed is still one of the most brutal moments I've ever witnessed in a film. I remember seeing it as a kid, it messed me up for weeks afterwards.

I don't imagine the remake will even try to replicate the death scene with that level of brutality and fear.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 19-09-2012 4:32pm

paddy kerins wrote: »

TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »

http://www.whosjack.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/robocop-improved.jpg

A simple paint job would make this suit a thousand times better!

Would be gas if that's what they ended up doing and the photos were just taken from a test run for the actor to get used to it. All the uproar would be over nothing :pac:

Exactly what I was thinking

haha

Saganist · 16-10-2012 2:11pm

http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/robocop-remake-pushed-back-570722.html

Duggy747 · 16-10-2012 3:21pm

Worst thing about that news is that Elysium is pushed back for an end of summer release.

Kylo Ren · 17-11-2012 3:37pm

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 17-11-2012 3:59pm

Keno 92 wrote: »

Is that real? I hope so!!

ancapailldorcha · 17-11-2012 4:00pm

TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »

Is that real? I hope so!!

At least we can't see his eyes...

phil1nj · 17-11-2012 4:11pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

At least we can't see his eyes...

This is a still from concept video doing the rounds (I'll see if I can get a link to it). It looks like this is the first suit he will be wearing. It will morph in to the black one that's been seen already.

phil1nj · 17-11-2012 4:13pm

Here you go :
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv5keb_robocop-featurette-concept-art-licensing-sizzle-reel-vo-hq_shortfilms#.UKepOodWySo

pixelburp · 17-11-2012 4:22pm

phil1nj wrote: »

Here you go :
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv5keb_robocop-featurette-concept-art-licensing-sizzle-reel-vo-hq_shortfilms#.UKepOodWySo

Quoth the talking head:
"There's going to be Call of Duty style shootouts ..."

Bzzzzzzzzzt, I'm out. As if any more proof was needed the soul of original is being ignored / misplaced, it's this single comment. Call of Duty should not be taken as an inspiration for anything, let alone action movies.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 17-11-2012 4:52pm

phil1nj wrote: »

This is a still from concept video doing the rounds (I'll see if I can get a link to it). It looks like this is the first suit he will be wearing. It will morph in to the black one that's been seen already.

Ah ****, I love the metallic look!

phil1nj · 17-11-2012 5:08pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Quoth the talking head:
"There's going to be Call of Duty style shootouts ..."

Bzzzzzzzzzt, I'm out. As if any more proof was needed the soul of original is being ignored / misplaced, it's this single comment. Call of Duty should not be taken as an inspiration for anything, let alone action movies.

When I heard there would be 2 suits I immediately thought of toys sales, nice that the guy actually mentions this in the clip too. This is going to be another soul sucking farce methinks.