RoboCop (franchise) The franchise has made over US$100 million worldwide and a fourth installment, a remake serving as a reboot titled "RoboCop," was released in February 2014. RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, "RoboCop" centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop". The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. In addition to being an action film, "RoboCop" includes larger themes regarding the media, resurrection, gentrification, corruption,
RoboCop (2014 film) would be developing in the future. An MGM poster displayed at the Licensing International Expo of June 2008 read, ""RoboCop" coming 2010." The studio met with Darren Aronofsky to discuss the possibility of him directing the film. At the San Diego Comic-Con International 2008, Aronofsky was confirmed to direct the "2010 "RoboCop"" film, with David Self writing the script. The release date was postponed to 2011. At the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009, MGM representatives stated only that the film would be pushed back to Summer 2010 or a later date, due to scheduling conflicts with the director (most