Last we heard, Josh Zetumer was offering his cooperation in the Robocop screenplay department, but it now seems that director Jose Padilha is taking further names. The latest Robocop draft will download from the hard drive of Nick Schenk.Schenk's highest-profile previous gig was as the screenwriter of Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino. That in itself seems kind of appropriate in a six-degrees-of-separation kind of way: Clint was a formative influence on Judge Dredd, and Dredd is a clear touchstone for Robocop.But Schenk has collaborated with Padilha before, on the as-yet unproduced South American political actioner Tri-Border. Clearly the two found a working relationship that they care to continue. Schenk also wrote something called Factory Accident Sex in 2002, but maybe we shouldn't mention that. Oh, we did.The new Robocop stumbled during the MGM shenanigans, and lost its mooted director Darren Aronofsky along the way. We can only imagine...
- 2/1/2012
- EmpireOnline
How's this for a career arc for former bartender Nick Schenk:1. Writer for TV series Let's Bowl2. Writer of Factory Accident Sex, aka The Best Of Dr Sphincter3. Writer of a low budget short titled I Shot Myself, which nobody ever saw.4. Writer for TV series Bodog Fight, which I'm certain leans heavily on its writers.5. Writer of Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino and now,6. Writer of Jose Padilha's Tri-BorderThat, kids, is a rather sudden step up in quality and profile.While Elite Squad director Jose Padilha - pictured above - remains attached to the eventual reboot of Robocop that doesn't mean he's just sitting around waiting for the green light on that. No, Padilha and writer Schenk are teaming up for a politically charged action...
- 5/26/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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