It seems the paparazzi are finally pulling their weight for us sci-fi geeks! This week, prospective audiences got their first glimpse at the new Robocop movie, which recently began filming on location in Toronto. Lead actor Joel Kinnaman, who plays Alex Murphy, was photographed wearing the new Robocop suit, and the new look has fans atwitter!
Yes, ever since the photos went public, countless fans took to Twitter to deplore Robocop’s admittedly Batman-esque outfit. Yes, it does look significantly different from the original. And upon closer examination, it seems that the new writers are diverging from the old script as well. For example, in the first photo you can clearly see that Alex Murphy has a human hand. In the other, his visor is up, which would seem to indicate that Murphy also has a fully-intact face.
This is starkly different from the original movie, where Murphy underwent a “full body prosthetic” after being shot to death. This, combined with the movie’s synopsis – which says that Alex Murphy was seriously wounded in the line of duty and not brutally murdered – suggests this reboot is also going to be less violent. Yes, Verhoeven had a weird fascination with over the top violence, but his movies made an impression and watering down an original does seem kinda wrong.
But take a look anyway and judge for yourself. Here he is the first photo, with Kinnaman wearing the suit for the first time:
And here he can be seen walking to his trailer, with the suit’s visor in the “up” position. Could just be for convenience, but it could also be a part of the new suit.
Via Comingsoon.net
He looks lean and mean as compared to the old one.
It does seem overly Batman-ish, but shouldn’t it be different? I mean it’s a remake, you’ve gotta make it your own with a remake.
Oh yeah, but the purists will always complain. They did the same about Daniel Craig in the role of Bond, but no one complained after Casino Royale hit theatres!
If you ask me, Daniel Craig does a very good modern Bond; same suave, sophisticated, and sexy spy, but tempered with the cynicism of working in actual espionage.
Speaking of which, did you know Craig is supposed to host SNL in a couple of weeks?