Director Jose Padilha's (Elite Squad) upcoming remake of the 1987 cult classic RoboCop is set to receive the IMAX treatment when it arrives in cinemas early next year, with IMAX CEO Greg Foster announcing the news today. "Jose Padilha has re-imagined this story in an exciting new way," said Foster. "We’re thrilled to partner with MGM and Sony to bring it to audiences worldwide in the most immersive format – IMAX."RoboCop stars Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) as part-man part-machine Alex Murphy, while the rest of the cast includes Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises), Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers), Michael Keaton (Batman), Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up), Aimee Garcia (Dexter), Michael K. Williams (The Wire), Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) and original RoboCop star Miguel Ferrer (Iron Man 3). Here's the official synopsis, followed by the trailer below....
"In RoboCop, the year is 2029 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 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 is set to hit cinemas on February 7th, 2014.