EXCLUSIVE: Designs For ROBOCOP's Motorcycle
Conceptual illustrator, Tim Flattery, sent us two pieces of concept art that he created for Jose Padilha's RoboCop. They're designs for the bike, which ended up being a modified Kawasaki Ninja. Plus, two developmental sketches that artist Keron Grant did for the film.
Concept Art by Tim Flattery
Concept Art by Keron Grant
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex's life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before.
RoboCop will be directed by Jose Padilha and star Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) in the lead role of Alex Murphy/Robocop. The film also stars: Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel and Abbie Cornish. The remake will be in theaters February 12th, 2014