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by Tippi Blevins December 19, 2008 11:28 AM

Robots on Life Support: Robocop and... Twiki?

If you were looking forward to Darren Aronofsky's Robocop remake, you might be looking for a long time. While promoting The Wrestler on the Howard Stern show, Aronofsky reportedly said he was still working on the script about Detroit's finest cyborg, but that he's "not sure" if the project would still be going ahead. The now in-demand director has a lot on his plate, going from the wrestling mat to the boxing ring in his upcoming The Fighter. Then there's that diluvian epic he wants to make about Noah's ark, a project he's calling "huge." Considering the amount of time and energy Aronofsky usually spends on a project, it's not hard to see why an '80s remake might draw the short straw when it comes to priorities. And Robocop's not the only robocharacter in an upcoming movie to face the chopping block, either.

The long-rumored Buck Rogers movie is one step closer to becoming a reality, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Frank Miller and the production company behind his adaptation of The Spirit are said to be "close to teaming again" on a new big-screen take on the story of a wayward pilot who finds himself stranded in the 25th century. Rogers, originally from stories in the 1920s by Philip Francis Nowlan, is probably remembered by most from the NBC TV series that ran from 1979 to 1981. (Gil Gerard and a skin-tight white jumpsuit starred in the titular role, and the 25th century for him looked a lot like the discos back home.) The speculation, based on Miller's previous work, is that this will be a "darker take" on the old comic series and feature themes of corruption and redemption. Which means, thankfully, there'd be no place for Twiki the goofy robot. Unless maybe this time he's a cyborg trying to reconnect with his humanity. Hey... Quick! Someone call Robocop before Aronofsky changes his mind.

TAGS: Buck Rogers, Darren Aronofsky, Robocop

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