Abbie Cornish Says 'RoboCop' Remake Might Be A Classic

Speaking with VH1, actress Abbie Cornish seemed to singing high praise for Jose Padilha's upcoming RoboCop remake, due out next year.

Cornish - who will be playing the role of Ellen Murphy, widow of Alex Murphy AKA RoboCop - had this to say when asked about the project:

"It's gonna be a massively kick-ass film...I actually have a voicemail message from Jose Padilha, the director. He says in the message, 'I don't think we've got a great movie. I think we've got a classic."

Pretty strong words considering the original is deemed as a classic itself, not to mention the notably troubled production this film has had (change in release date which is never a good sign, reports that Padilha did not get along with the studio at all).

Maybe the film did turn out better than many initially thought it would, however; I'm not holding my breath on that one.

The video of Cornish discussing the film can be seen below:

The film also stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. From Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Columbia Pictures, the film was written by Josh Zetumer and Nick Schenk, based on the 1987 motion picture written by Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner. The film is produced by Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, with Bill Carraro serving as executive producer. 

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 opens February 7th, 2014.

Source: ComingSoon.net