RoboCop Returns: 7 Quick Things To Know About The New RoboCop Movie

Neill Blomkamp Was Set To Direct But Left The Project In August 2019

Neill Blomkamp, the director most known for District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, has had a history of being attached to reboots of beloved sci-fi franchises in the past with his ties to a new Alien movie, so it only made sense for the South African filmmaker to take the lead on RoboCop Returns, if only for a short time. Back in July 2018, it was revealed that Blomkamp would be directing the movie with Justin Rhodes, who co-wrote Tim Miller’s 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate, signing on to work on the script.

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