Abbie Cornish Calls The RoboCop Remake Massively Kick-Ass
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Since we first heard Sony was going to remake the classic 1987 sci-fi/action movie RoboCop, reactions from fans have been mixed. RoboCop is a near perfect movie, so why remake it at all? As production on the film started, photo and video leaks emerged on the Internet that showcased a new version of RoboCop that many fans weren’t happy with. But could all the naysayers be wrong?
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In an interview with VH1, Australian actor Abbie Cornish spoke candidly about the upcoming RoboCop remake. She called the movie “massively kick-ass” and said,
“I actually have a voicemail message from José Padilha, the director,” Cornish said. “He says in the message, ‘I don’t think we’ve got a great movie. I think we’ve got a classic.'”
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A classic? The movie doesn’t come out for another year, so it’s probably a bit premature to be throwing the word “classic” around. Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 original film is a classic, which is why the remake seems pointless in the first place.
The film may turn out to be better than expected considering the director involved. José Padilha is a fantastic director from Brazil with very strong movies, including Elite Squad and its sequel Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, under his belt. RoboCop is Padilha’s first English-language film, but from reports about the production being “hell” and middling reviews of early script leaks, it certainly doesn’t sound a classic in the making.
RoboCop will feature Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Abbie Cornish as Ellen Murphy. It opens in theaters everywhere on February 7, 2014. You can watch the full interview with Abbie Cornish’s below.
