RoboCop 3 RoboCop 3 RoboCop 3 is a 1993 American cyberpunk action film directed by Fred Dekker and written by Frank Miller and Dekker. It is the second sequel to "RoboCop" (1987), after "RoboCop 2" (1990). Set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, the plot centers around RoboCop (Robert John Burke) as he vows to avenge the death of his partner Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen) and tries to save Detroit from falling into chaos. It was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the buildings seen in the film were slated for demolition to make way for facilities for
RoboCop (comics) to contribute to the project (which eventually led to the Avatar one-shot "RoboCop: Killing Machine"). William Christensen was interested in producing a comic adaptation of Miller's "lost" screenplay, of which he possessed a copy. Christensen soon got in contact with Miller, who was enthusiastic about the idea of his story finally being told uncensored. The series was personally overseen by Miller, based on his own unused screenplay for the film "RoboCop 2" and notes of unused ideas for "RoboCop 3"; however, scheduling prohibited him from personally writing the comic adaptation or illustrating it. It was written by Steven Grant, a