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ChAnOoD

Wed May 26, 2021 1:35 pm


Amazon buys MGM - Now own RoboCop rights

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Put up for sale in December last year Amazon has now bought MGM for a neat $8,45 billion. With that Amazon now have the rights to MGMs vast film library and franchises such as James Bond, Rocky, Stargate and of course RoboCop. Do you think Robo found a good home at Amazon?

* Post edited for News forum

SOURCE:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/business/amazon-MGM.html


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Archive

Wed May 26, 2021 3:33 pm



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Thanks for the update, this is gonna be interesting!


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ChAnOoD

Wed May 26, 2021 4:08 pm



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That doesn´t mean anything, as they could keep Robo on a closet and not giving a shit, but man, would it be cool to have a new series. I´d love that. As much I´d like to have a new robofilm, I´m afraid it´d end being another Terminator: Genesys or Dark Fate, a cash grab and a "rad spin" on Robo (like a shiny black rubber suit). Spend some money on making a newer suit based on the classic one (same design, less heavier for the actor) and make a season with it. I can picture a "RoboCop: The Series" vibe, but with blood and adult themes, and you can put Lewis and the supporting cast back. I´d buy that for a dollar.


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RoboPimp

Wed May 26, 2021 7:33 pm



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This could be good news in the longrun, but all it really confirms now is that we will have to wait a lot longer before any new Robo project actually materializes. Amazon could be a great fit for Robo. I really love their adaption of the Boys, which is not afriad to embrace the bloodier AND the sillier aspects of the comics. I hear their Invincible adaption is also satisfyingly brutal. So it seems Amazon is not shy about adapting slightly lesser known geeky properties in all their bloody gory. If they did a RoboCop series that captured the spirit and tone of the property as well as they did with the Boys it could easily be the best RoboCop spinoff we have ever gotten. I just hope they see the potential for Robo and don't leave him on the back burner forever.


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ChAnOoD

Wed May 26, 2021 7:38 pm



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 If they did a RoboCop series that captured the spirit and tone of the property as well as they did with the Boys it could easily be the best RoboCop spinoff we have ever gotten. I just hope they see the potential for Robo and don't leave him on the back burner forever.

That´d be a wet dream. I think a movie would compromise the core elements of the character too much, as it´d have to please a wider audience unless is a cheaply made production, but a streaming series would get the violence and satire, and trying to win the old fans in the way.

But hey, these are only words, as we don´t know what´ll happen.

Oh, hell, hope it won´t be "Dick Jones, OCP Dick".  :lol:


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Spectrum Scarlet

Wed May 26, 2021 9:39 pm



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...all it really confirms now is that we will have to wait a lot longer before any new Robo project actually materializes.

Erm...no, it doesn't.

You do talk some shit, Pimpy. You're hilarious. :lol:


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Stan The Man

Thu May 27, 2021 2:21 am



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I certainly don't see how Amazon owning it could be any worse, at least.

...all it really confirms now is that we will have to wait a lot longer before any new Robo project actually materializes.

Erm...no, it doesn't.

Any projects currently in the pipeline will inevitably be delayed in their process while Amazon's 'reviewing' what they got and 'reorganizing' what of it they wish to their liking. At least for a time, anyway.

In the case of Robo well, production hell is production hell - We were in for a wait regardless. But I very much doubt we'll see anything happen any quicker though. Hopefully I'm wrong here, foolish as said hope may be. We shall see.


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ChAnOoD

Thu May 27, 2021 11:37 am



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A friend sent me this: https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/amazon-buys-mgm-james-bond-newsupdate/?fbclid=IwAR0M2gVtcPxMdXgCPjGvLy7q34V-NZZgRl06pADnhQ5yXVRcaZ-q1iPj3lc

Amazon has revealed that it plans to “reimagine and develop” James Bond, RoboCop and several other properties following its takeover of MGM.


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Spectrum Scarlet

Thu May 27, 2021 11:51 am



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Any projects currently in the pipeline will inevitably be delayed in their process while Amazon's 'reviewing' what they got and 'reorganizing' what of it they wish to their liking. At least for a time, anyway.

In the case of Robo well, production hell is production hell - We were in for a wait regardless. But I very much doubt we'll see anything happen any quicker though. Hopefully I'm wrong here, foolish as said hope may be. We shall see.

They already know what they've got. Robo is a major IP. It's not some little-known title they'll discover at the bottom of the catalogue. As Chanood has posted and I've come across another quote below from the VP of Prime, they won't be wasting much time.

"The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP [...] that we plan to reimagine and develop together with MGM's talented team."

Prime will have final say, even if people from MGM are involved; judging by their production activity in recent years, it won't be in development hell. More likely, it'll be fast-tracked.


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Stan The Man

Fri May 28, 2021 2:12 am



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As Chanood has posted and I've come across another quote below from the VP of Prime, they won't be wasting much time.

"The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP 

Just read that article, and sounds good enough certainly. Of course being a Robo fan I'm accustomed to being skeptical about announcements of something being done with the property - Comes with the territory :lol: But again, here's hoping I eat my words and they do make something worthwhile and don't make us wait for the second coming to do so.  :)


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ChAnOoD

Fri May 28, 2021 8:28 am



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Just read that article, and sounds good enough certainly. Of course being a Robo fan I'm accustomed to being skeptical about announcements of something being done with the property - Comes with the territory :lol: But again, here's hoping I eat my words and they do make something worthwhile and don't make us wait for the second coming to do so.  :)

I just hope that "reimagine" doesn´t mean something like "black rubber" again.  :b


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Robomania

Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:12 am



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Just read that article, and sounds good enough certainly. Of course being a Robo fan I'm accustomed to being skeptical about announcements of something being done with the property - Comes with the territory :lol: But again, here's hoping I eat my words and they do make something worthwhile and don't make us wait for the second coming to do so.  :)

I just hope that "reimagine" doesn´t mean something like "black rubber" again.  :b

I was happy Bback when it looked like the original suit design would be used in Returns, before everything changed.  Really is an awewsome design. 

Guess we wait and see whats to come.


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ChAnOoD

Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:33 am



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I was happy Bback when it looked like the original suit design would be used in Returns, before everything changed.  Really is an awewsome design. 

I agree. It´s a great design. I´d only do tweaks here and there. You know, the gloves could look a little bit "soft" and you can spots some cracks from the material, but nowadays you could get some gloves which would look "metallic" and strong with the same design. But if the overall look works well after 30 years, why bother doing a newer interpretation? He´s not Batman, who changes his suit according to the situation (to sell toys, in real life), the suit is his body.

Just make it more easy to wear to the actor, that´s all they really need to do.


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RoboJOF

Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:00 am



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There are a lot of older franchises getting remakes lately. Ones that kids nowadays don't even have a connection to outside of watching TV with their parents. I was surprised to hear about the new Ghostbusters. I imagine that the people who watched these shows and movies as a kid are the largest audience, but does the younger generation really enjoy it? 
The original movie presented a very different future than what we have now. The notion of having a cyborg cop is not realistic now. In truth, the robot drones and ED-209s of the 2014 movie are much more likely to be the future of our advanced military. The point that the remake makes about human-robot integration is that it isn't efficient and therefore not necessary. Any new RoboCop material will have to be set in the past (when the originals were set), or perhaps they will go the route of time travel with the RoboCop vs. Terminator idea. That would make for a great animated series or anime style movie.


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RoboFan

Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:19 pm



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All of the RoboCop content is now on Amazon Prime here in the UK.


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ChAnOoD

Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:29 pm



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All of the RoboCop content is now on Amazon Prime here in the UK.

Including the TV stuff (animated and live action)? Here I only see the trilogy plus the reboot. I doubt PD would be included here, since it was never released in this country. And who knows the legal stuff about The Series or the cartoons to put them in there...


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Rick

Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:58 pm



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All 3 original movies are there, as is the 2014 reboot. Not off to a great start though as they have put all three original movies details into a blender and assigned them randomly amongst the titles.

Interestingly, Prime Directives is listed, but only 2 of the 4 movies are included with Prime, the other 2 must be purchased to watch. The are separate entries for all 4 movies but are "unavailable in this region". They also have an entry for The Series but again it is unavailable here. No entries for any animated shows are there.

It also bugs me when they don't capitalise the C in RoboCop. They have done it for the reboot, the Series and Prime Directives, but not for the original 3 movies.


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RoboWags

Sun Jan 09, 2022 5:18 am



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Rights for The Series are tricky...so many hands in that pie and everyone wants a slice...


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RoboPimp

Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:12 pm



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Looks like MGM is sticking around, at least as a brand owned by Amazon. Just saw this news that they are even launching a new MGM+ streaming service: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/epix-mgm-plus-2023-1235228732/

There is no news about RoboCop, but seems very likely that all the RoboCop movies will be included as part of this streaming service. More importantly, if there was ever a home for a new RoboCop movie or show to pop up, this would be the place. Some new content has already been announced for MGM+. Seems like another cheap and irrelevant streaming service, and I can't imagine any RoboCop content they make would be very good. On the other hand, Hulu made a pretty good Predator movie recently that was a lot better than their average fare. So maybe this MGM+ thing could lead to something new for RoboCop, though I certainly won't be holding my breath.


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ChAnOoD

Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:55 am



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Looks like MGM is sticking around, at least as a brand owned by Amazon. Just saw this news that they are even launching a new MGM+ streaming service

Saw that posted on Facebook yesterday. Man, IÂ´m getting tired of all that streaming services. YouÂ´ll need to have 3000 of them to watch 2 things you find interesting.

Anyway, I hope RoboCop has something new. Or maybe not. DonÂ´t know. If theyÂ´re going to release just a cashgrab IÂ´d prefer to leave the corpse alone.


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RoboWags

Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:16 pm



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You what's really funny is that the so-called "cable-cutting" has become more expensive than the cable service was in the first place... Talk about shooting ourselves in the foot...


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Robocop_Unit_1983

Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:04 am



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You what's really funny is that the so-called "cable-cutting" has become more expensive than the cable service was in the first place... Talk about shooting ourselves in the foot...

Cable Cutting? Why are you mentioning the slaughter of John T. Cable from Prime Directives? Oh you mean doing away with Cable TV, my bad  :b I was thinking about the WRONG Cable-Cutting :b Seriously tho, I'm not very keen on Jeff Bezos owning MGM either  :?


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Rick

Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:07 pm



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Amazon have announced a Stargate TV series and movie. So seems like they are now starting to utilise the rights they have acquired. Wonder if this will eventually lead to something new RoboCop related, as I assume RoboCop Returns and the Dick Jones TV series are not happening...


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ChAnOoD

Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:59 pm



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I assume RoboCop Returns and the Dick Jones TV series are not happening...

I think itÂ´s the best. I canÂ´t see how the "Dick Jones" series could work (unless they put a ton of money and have a TON of robots/cyborgs on it, which would contradict the first movie, where they had ED-209 and Robo as the machines).

IÂ´ve read on Facebook Amazon is trying to revive RoboCop as well as a TV show (and maybe a flick). I think TV would fit RoboCop better at this point. TheyÂ´d have time to develop a story, and IÂ´m sure theyÂ´d have more freedom working on a streaming series instead of working on a very expensive flick. Remember, RebootCop was supposed to be "R-Rated" until the crew spent way too much bucks on it.

A season of RoboCop cases to solve sounds more appealing to me. And I could image using the original design for TV, but IÂ´m not sure of picturing the original RoboSuit on a film.


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Archive

Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:57 pm



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A dick Jones TV show was never going to happen. It felt more like a off beat comment by Ed Neumeier that was never anything solid or backed up. 

It always felt like a ridiculous idea.

