Brazilian helmer Jose Padilha is in talks to direct MGM's reboot of ROBOCOP, reports Deadline.com.
Brazilian helmer Jose Padilha is in talks to direct MGM's reboot of ROBOCOP, reports Deadline.com. The original 1987 film followed a cop, who is gunned down by gang members, and then resurrected as a cyborg cop who struggles with the buried memories of his past life.
The remake has been a big priority at MGM even before the new post-bankruptcy management change. At one time Darren Aronofsky was developing the project.
Padilha's ELITE SQUAD series was a huge hit in his home country. The sequel out-grossed AVATAR, SHREK FOREVER AFTER and ALICE IN WONDERLAND last year in Brazil. The director first made waves with his nail-biting documentary BUS 174 about a bus taken hostage that played out on live TV.
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