Peter Weller Doubts ROBOCOP Reboot Will Be As Good As The Original

Peter Weller Doubts ROBOCOP Reboot Will Be As Good As The Original

At the Hero Complex Film Festival Peter Weller was asked about the upcoming Robocop reboot. A film he doubts will be able to capture the magic of the original. Click the jump to find out why.

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By nailbiter111 - Jun 25, 2012 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Robocop
Source: herocomplex.latimes.com



At the three minute mark in the interview Peter Weller begins to share some fascinating behind-the-scenes information about the original Robocop. But it's at the eight minute mark when things get really juicy. Geoff Boucher asks Weller about the upcoming reboot and the actor doesn't hold back as he explains why the film will have a hard time duplicating the original's success.

I also encourage you to skip to the eleven minute mark in the video as Peter Weller uses Denzel Washington's car scenes in Training Day as an example of bad filmmaking.

Skip to the 8:00 mark for comments about the reboot.



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THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/25/2012, 7:10 PM
yea I think its gonna suck
Bartman87
Bartman87 - 6/25/2012, 7:12 PM
Peter Weller rocks
bane187
bane187 - 6/25/2012, 7:13 PM
I hope it doesn't flop
gnosis31
gnosis31 - 6/25/2012, 7:14 PM
lmfao!
JMESS
JMESS - 6/25/2012, 7:14 PM
agrees
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/25/2012, 7:16 PM
I don't see the point in re-doing it. Same with Total Recall.
95
95 - 6/25/2012, 7:19 PM
He's probably right.
WellDrawn
WellDrawn - 6/25/2012, 7:21 PM
Anyone else see Robocop back in the day first on TV, edited, and then watch the actual movie on DVD/VHS? I was shocked by just how brutal / violent it was - No way the new one is going to top it.
kurekurcubic
kurekurcubic - 6/25/2012, 7:24 PM
i love weller for what he did in robocop and he will always have my respect for that.but he is beeing a big hypocrite here.he has a problem with a robocop remake but he has no problem beeing in a sequel to a remake-STAR TREK!
BANE5000
BANE5000 - 6/25/2012, 7:25 PM
Im with Weller on this for sure...Robocop is my favorite sci fi film of the 80's, love the action, tragedy and satire of the film...
blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 6/25/2012, 7:27 PM
Wow, He's got an 8mth old son? He just turned like 65 yesterday.. He's an interesting guy, but seems pretty hung on himself.
Fogs
Fogs - 6/25/2012, 7:28 PM
@kurekurcubig - agreed. 100%.
Tony93
Tony93 - 6/25/2012, 7:29 PM
*gasp
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ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 6/25/2012, 7:29 PM
Yea, good luck with the Robocop reboot. As for the Training Day car scenes. funny, lol, but I kinda disagree.
Coloso
Coloso - 6/25/2012, 7:29 PM
@kurekurcubic no, not even close. 2009 Star Trek was not a remake, it reset the timeline so the prior films still count. That film did it right and added not subtracted from the Star Trek canon. In fact it made it cool again. Robocop is the remake that won't be able to catch the magic the original had, but it will look pretty with today's cgi.
Tony93
Tony93 - 6/25/2012, 7:32 PM
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MadJakHatesSpinoffs
MadJakHatesSpinoffs - 6/25/2012, 7:36 PM
The only way I see this reboot having a chance at even coming close to the original is just to not hold back and make it excessively violent. They need to forget 2 and 3 were ever made and just focus on the elements that made the first one great. Bloody, gritty, ultra violence is the one thing this movie needs. Just let Robo blow someone in half with a submachine gun.
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/25/2012, 7:36 PM
it'll probably be better than robocop 2,3 & that f*ckin shit tv show.
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 6/25/2012, 7:39 PM
I like that they reboot old stuff,at least new generations can see some old films that had shitty cgi renewed for them,what do you think its gonna be like when we are 60,they will probably more spidermen and avengers n all that stuff and then we will complain about reboots,thats life..lol
Himura
Himura - 6/25/2012, 7:39 PM
Yeah I dunno how well the reboot will do but I'm still gonna go see it.
KatherineM
KatherineM - 6/25/2012, 8:01 PM
I was just going to post what kurekurcubic said. Mr. Weller should himself shun all sequels and remakes. In fact no superhero should ever grace the screen in a sequel, retelling or remake again. Time must stop.

The first time I heard Weller I sympathized with his rant. But to me he is now only sounding like the lame old jock who does not want his 1960 high school track record broken. He goes from coffee to coffee shop sitting at the counter loudly saying how kids today are lazy crap compared to him in his day, and that, even if his record is broken, that kid is still not as good as him cause all these young brats have it so easy now.

The original is a classic and Mr. Weller can never be replaced in that regard. I don't have ESP, so I can't say whether the new version will be good or not. But I won't be hating the younger kid for giving it a try.
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 6/25/2012, 8:15 PM
the og robocop is one of the first movies i ever saw as a kid.
ithought i was probably too young like 4 or 5 in the late 80s early 90s but wellers son beat me!lol

its still one of my favorite movies, huge impact on me that score!
i hope it doesnt suck but its all good i got the og one on bluray;)

he's got a point about traning day but i got a soft spot for that flick cuz my home town of watts, cali comes out in it..Watts up!
PeterDarker121
PeterDarker121 - 6/25/2012, 8:17 PM
This interview was absolutely amazing. I had never really noticed that about Training Day, but maybe it's because I assumed we were watching the close-ups from Jake Hoyt's point of view in the car, and...well, he WAS dusted on PCP.
cmay13
cmay13 - 6/25/2012, 8:20 PM
This guy is [frick]ing nuts
thamorse
thamorse - 6/25/2012, 8:24 PM
@WellDrawn. Yeah, I was born in 84, so that's exactly how I saw it the first time. Same thing with Predator.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 6/25/2012, 8:34 PM
I've just seen the movie again yesterday, and...well, people have said it above. I'm hoping for the best, though, because I honestly really want to see the character back in action. It's been a while.
geeekgod
geeekgod - 6/25/2012, 8:54 PM
well, DUH!!! of course it's going to suck
Deathlok
Deathlok - 6/25/2012, 9:02 PM
Weller is so full of himself it's coming out of his ears.
SageMode
SageMode - 6/25/2012, 9:24 PM
The original was always one of my favorite film ever. This reboot just.......well, I don't think it's gonna a commercial success.

I agree with Weller BTW
theartofoneness
theartofoneness - 6/25/2012, 9:36 PM
hes full of himself in a good way. he knows whats good and whats bad. on the note of the reboot, ide rather they called it a reimagining. You cant restart something that iconic... not really.. Im not sure what they will do but I imagine it will be very different than the original. It would be idiotic to try to do that unless you used the same costume design and made it about 400% cooler, meaningful, and epic.
Pokeysteve
Pokeysteve - 6/25/2012, 9:42 PM
Just the Score from the original will be better than the reboot. The new Total Recall looks stupid too. I'm biased though as I hate Colin Farrell.
mattattack
mattattack - 6/25/2012, 10:11 PM
lol, the original Robocop is fun but not really that great of a film. Maybe it was back in the 80's but I don't really think it'll be too hard to top. Just look at the inspired casting and that alone should reassure you that it'll at least be worth checking the trailer out next year.
LeoKragg
LeoKragg - 6/25/2012, 10:17 PM
Maybe it's 'cause it's late, and I'm tired from walking around all day but when Peter Weller stats ranting I don't know WHAT he's talkin' 'bout'! but I guess I get the gist of it heh heh!!
natedetroit
natedetroit - 6/25/2012, 10:28 PM
great interview.
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