:RoboCop (2014 film)
{{short description|Film by José Padilha}}
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| image = RoboCop (2014 film) poster.jpg
| alt = Robocop, holding his gun, getting out of his police motorbike and looking right. Behind him is a city, and he is surrounded by the film's name, slogan and credits and the release date.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = José Padilha
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Joshua Zetumer
- Edward Neumeier
- Michael Miner
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| based_on = {{based on|RoboCop|Edward Neumeier|Michael Miner}}
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Joel Kinnaman
- Gary Oldman
- Michael Keaton
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Abbie Cornish
- Jackie Earle Haley
- Michael K. Williams
- Jennifer Ehle
- Jay Baruchel
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| cinematography = Lula Carvalho
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| music = Pedro Bromfman
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures{{cite web |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |title=RoboCop: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/robocop-film-review-676751 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=25 August 2018 |date=5 February 2018 |archive-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213900/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/robocop-film-review-676751 |url-status=live }}
- Columbia Pictures
- Strike Entertainment{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=69988|title=RoboCop|work=American Film Institute|access-date=2017-04-01|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013014143/http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=69988|url-status=live}}
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| distributor = Sony Pictures Releasing{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/69988-ROBOCOP?sid=7a24aa1c-bb02-4e12-a732-c69fe3f13965&sr=0.8563489&cp=1&pos=0|title=AFI|Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002856/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/69988-ROBOCOP?sid=7a24aa1c-bb02-4e12-a732-c69fe3f13965&sr=0.8563489&cp=1&pos=0|url-status=live}}
| released = {{Film date|2014|02|12}}
| runtime = 118 minutes{{cite web|title=ROBOCOP (12A)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/robocop-film|publisher=British Board of Film Classification|access-date=February 4, 2014|archive-date=February 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213094454/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/robocop-film|url-status=dead}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $100–130 million{{cite web |title=Forget Flowers, 'Robocop' Ready to Romance the Valentine's Weekend Box Office |url=https://www.thewrap.com/forget-flowers-robocop-ready-rip-valentines-box-office/ |website=TheWrap.com |date=11 February 2014 |access-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928094424/https://www.thewrap.com/forget-flowers-robocop-ready-rip-valentines-box-office/ |url-status=live }}
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RoboCop is a 2014 American cyberpunkButler, Andrew M. "Early Cyberpunk Film." The Routledge Companion to Cyberpunk Culture. Routledge, 2019. 119-127. action film directed by José Padilha and written by Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier, and Michael Miner. It is a remake of the 1987 movie of the same name and the fourth installment of the RoboCop franchise overall. The film stars Joel Kinnaman as the title character, with Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jennifer Ehle, and Jay Baruchel in supporting roles. Set in 2028, a detective becomes critically injured and is turned into a cyborg police officer whose programming blurs the line between man and machine.
Sony Pictures' Screen Gems first announced a remake in 2005, but it was halted one year later. Darren Aronofsky and David Self were originally assigned to direct and write the film, respectively, for a tentative 2010 release. The film was delayed numerous times, and Padilha signed on in 2011. In March 2012, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (successor company to Orion Pictures until September 11, 2014, the studio that released the original film) announced an August 2013 release, but that was then changed to February 2014. The principal characters were cast from March to July 2012. Principal photography began in September 2012 in Toronto{{cite news |url=http://collider.com/robocop-new-armor-set-image/195784/ |title=ROBOCOP Remake Set Image Reveals New Armor |website=Collider |date=September 15, 2012 |access-date=September 17, 2012 |archive-date=September 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917161706/http://collider.com/robocop-new-armor-set-image/195784 }} and Vancouver in Canada,{{cite web|url=http://vancityfilming.com/robocop-reshoot-set-video-with-gary-oldman/|title=RoboCop: set video with Gary Oldman|publisher=Vancity Filming|access-date=May 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509231553/http://vancityfilming.com/robocop-reshoot-set-video-with-gary-oldman/|archive-date=May 9, 2013}} with additional locations in Hamilton, in Canada, and Detroit in the United States.
RoboCop released in the United States on February 12, 2014, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews, being considered inferior to the original film. It grossed $242.6 million against its $100–130 million budget.
Plot
In 2028, multinational conglomerate OmniCorp revolutionizes warfare by introducing robotic peacekeepers capable of maintaining law and order. CEO Raymond Sellars leads the company to market its technology to domestic law enforcement. However, the Dreyfus Act forbids the deployment of militarized drones in the United States. Aware that most Americans oppose using military systems in their communities, Sellars asks Dr. Dennett Norton and his research team to devise an alternative. The result is a proposal for a cyborg police officer. However, Norton informs Sellars that only someone stable enough to handle being a cyborg can be turned into one, and some candidates are rejected.
A Detroit police detective, Alex Murphy, is chosen after he is critically injured in a car-bomb explosion arranged by crime boss Antoine Vallon as revenge for Murphy's investigation into his activities. Norton persuades Alex's wife, Clara, to sign off on the procedure. Upon waking up and realizing the extent of his transformation, a frustrated Alex escapes, but Norton shuts him down and returns him to the lab. Norton reveals to Alex that the only remnants of his human body are most of his head (excluding parts of the brain), respiratory organs, heart, and right hand. Horrified, Alex asks for euthanasia but Norton reminds Alex about his wife's and son's patience, convincing him to live for their sake. During combat training with trainer Rick Mattox, Alex cannot efficiently compete with the standard OmniCorp drones. Norton alters Alex's programming to make him more efficient by letting drone programming take over his actions, making Alex think they are his. This reprogramming increases Alex's efficiency dramatically but leaves him less empathetic due to his human nature being bypassed.
Before his public unveiling, Alex experiences an emotional breakdown, leading Norton to suppress his emotions. During the ceremony, RoboCop apprehends a criminal in the crowd. As he reduces crime in Detroit, the public becomes more supportive of repealing the Dreyfus Act. Realizing Clara is inquiring about her husband, Sellars instructs Norton to distance her from him.
Clara nevertheless tells RoboCop of David's nightmares, social withdrawal, and unresponsive behavior. The experience drives Alex to override his programming and access the previously sealed files on his attempted murder. From them, Alex learns David was devastated after witnessing the explosion. Alex pursues and kills Vallon and his men before joining with his old partner, Jack Lewis, to confront the two corrupt cops who betrayed him to Vallon, shooting one and tasering the other. Learning that the Chief of Police was also involved, Alex tries arresting her but is remotely shut down by Mattox.
With the help of pro-OmniCorp talk show host Pat Novak, Sellars uses the incident to repeal the Dreyfus Act. Clara goes to the press and fiercely demands to see her husband. Fearful of being exposed, Sellars orders Mattox to destroy RoboCop while he's being repaired and tricks Clara into thinking that Alex died. Norton reaches him first and reveals the truth. RoboCop narrowly escapes from the building just as it undergoes a lockdown.
Alex returns and storms the building, fighting through the ED-209 drones sent to stop him, while Jack and his fellow police arrive to hold off the rest of OmniCorp's forces. Mattox subdues Alex, preparing to finish him off, but is killed by Jack. Alex then makes his way to the roof where Sellars is waiting for a helicopter with Clara and David as hostages. Alex's programming initially prevents him from arresting Sellars. However, he overcomes his programming with his human will to kill Sellars.
OmniCorp's parent company, OCP, shuts down the project. The president vetoes the repeal of the Dreyfus Act based on Norton's testimony, much to Novak's anger. Alex's body is rebuilt in Norton's laboratory, and he waits for Clara and David, who are coming to visit him.
Cast
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- Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy / RoboCop: A young police detective who is injured in an explosion and transformed into the cyborg RoboCop
- Gary Oldman as Dr. Dennett Norton: Omni foundation chief scientist who creates RoboCop
- Michael Keaton as Raymond Sellars: The CEO of OmniCorp
- Abbie Cornish as Clara Murphy: Alex's wife
- Jackie Earle Haley as Rick Mattox: A drone controller and automated military tactician expert responsible for training RoboCop
- Michael K. Williams as Jack Lewis: Alex's best friend and former partner
- Jennifer Ehle as Liz Kline: The head of OmniCorp legal affairs
- Jay Baruchel as Tom Pope: The head of marketing for OmniCorp
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Karen Dean: Detroit chief of police
- Samuel L. Jackson as Pat Novak: Host of The Novak Element and prominent supporter of mechanized crime control
- Zach Grenier as Hubert Dreyfus: A senator of Michigan
- Aimee Garcia as Jae Kim: A scientist who works with Dr. Dennett Norton{{cite web|last=Han|first=Angie|title=Remake Bits: 'Robocop', 'Carrie', 'Evil Dead', 'The Flamingo Kid', 'Jar City', 'A Bittersweet Life'|date=24 September 2012|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/remake-bits-robocop-carrie-evil-dead-the-flamingo-kid-jar-city-a-bittersweet-life/|publisher=/Film|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308081531/https://www.slashfilm.com/remake-bits-robocop-carrie-evil-dead-the-flamingo-kid-jar-city-a-bittersweet-life/|url-status=live}}
- Douglas Urbanski as Durant: The mayor of Detroit
- John Paul Ruttan as David Murphy: Alex and Clara's son
- Patrick Garrow as Antoine Vallon: A sadistic gang boss
- K. C. Collins as Andre Daniels
- Daniel Kash as John Lake
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Production
=Development=
{{quote box|align=right|width=35%|quote="I wanted to make a film that is passed into the near future. Now the Aronofsky's script was going 3000 years in the future when humanity would have lost the notion of morality and the only place wherein could recover this concept was in the RoboCop program. It has nothing to do with what I wanted, so I did not even read the script."|source=—Director José Padilha, on Darren Aronofsky's initial script.{{cite web |url=http://zerohora.clicrbs.com.br/rs/cultura-e-lazer/segundo-caderno/noticia/2014/02/e-um-filme-brasileiro-diz-jose-padilha-sobre-robocop-4425674.html |title="É um filme brasileiro", diz José Padilha sobre RoboCop - Segundo Caderno - Zero Hora |publisher=Zerohora.clicrbs.com.br |date=2014-02-20 |access-date=2014-03-29 |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227033852/http://zerohora.clicrbs.com.br/rs/cultura-e-lazer/segundo-caderno/noticia/2014/02/e-um-filme-brasileiro-diz-jose-padilha-sobre-robocop-4425674.html |url-status=live }}}}
Sony Pictures Entertainment's Screen Gems division first announced that it was working on a new RoboCop film in late 2005; no further details were given. In November 2006, Bloody Disgusting reported that the RoboCop remake had been halted.{{cite web |url= http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7709 |title= FREEZE! 'RoboCop' Remake Puts Hands in the Air |publisher= Bloody Disgusting |date= November 28, 2006 |access-date= June 18, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080409151123/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7709 |archive-date= April 9, 2008 }} In March 2008, RoboCop was mentioned in an Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) press release{{cite web |url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a96320/mgm-lines-up-robocop-red-dawn-remakes.html |title= Movies – News – MGM lines up 'Robocop', 'Red Dawn' remakes – Digital Spy |website= Digital Spy |date= May 19, 2008 |access-date= April 17, 2009 |archive-date= April 4, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090404160037/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a96320/mgm-lines-up-robocop-red-dawn-remakes.html |url-status= live }} regarding franchises it would be developing in the future. An MGM poster displayed at the Licensing International Expo of June 2008 read, "RoboCop coming 2010."{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/gijoenews.php?id=7324|title=G.I. Joe and RoboCop Displays at the Expo|publisher=Superhero Hype!|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=June 18, 2008|archive-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613022754/http://www.superherohype.com/news/gijoenews.php?id=7324|url-status=live}} The studio met with Darren Aronofsky to discuss the possibility of him directing the film.{{cite news|author=Jay A. Fernandez|title=MGM likes 'Dawn' at the 'Cabin'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 9, 2008|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2a7c68761043a405a4f5c48c0666d28e|access-date=July 9, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080710131402/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2a7c68761043a405a4f5c48c0666d28e |archive-date = July 10, 2008}} At the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, Aronofsky was confirmed to direct the "2010 RoboCop" film, with David Self writing the script.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/07/25/comic-con-rumour-control-aronosky-on-robocop-ratner-on-god-of-war-proyas-off-silver-surfer/|title=Comic Con Rumour Control: Aronosky on RoboCop ...|publisher=Film Junk|date=July 25, 2008|access-date=July 24, 2009|archive-date=August 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815033515/http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/07/25/comic-con-rumour-control-aronosky-on-robocop-ratner-on-god-of-war-proyas-off-silver-surfer/|url-status=live}} The release date was postponed to 2011.{{cite web |url=http://io9.com/5288733/aronofskys-robocop-delayed-until-2011 |title=Aronofsky's Robocop Delayed Until 2011 |publisher=Film Junk |date=May 12, 2009 |access-date=July 8, 2009 |archive-date=June 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616134446/http://io9.com/5288733/aronofskys-robocop-delayed-until-2011? |url-status=live }} At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009, MGM representatives stated only that the film would be pushed back to summer 2010 or a later date, due to scheduling conflicts with the director (most likely Aronofsky). MGM representatives would neither confirm nor deny if Aronofsky was still connected with the project.{{cite web|url= http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/15/mgm-looking-for-a-new-robocop-director-searchlight-wants-aronofskys-black-swan/|archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091103202501/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/15/mgm-looking-for-a-new-robocop-director-searchlight-wants-aronofskys-black-swan/|archive-date= November 3, 2009|title= MGM Looking For A New RoboCop Director? Searchlight Wants Aronofsky's Black Swan|publisher= Slash Film|date= July 15, 2009|access-date= July 24, 2009}}
On January 5, 2010, it was reported that the RoboCop remake was indeed on hold and Aronofsky was still attached to direct. When MGM executives, particularly MGM chairperson Mary Parent, saw the immense success of the James Cameron film Avatar (2009), it was clear that they wanted a 3D film for the new RoboCop. Due to the financial state of MGM at the time, without an owner,{{Clarify|date=March 2014}} and creative disagreements between the studio and Aronofsky, the film remained on hold.{{cite news |first= Clint |last= Morris |title= Robocop Frozen |work= Moviehole |date= January 5, 2010 |url= http://www.moviehole.net/201022681-robocop-frozen |access-date= March 26, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100324142955/http://www.moviehole.net/201022681-robocop-frozen |archive-date= March 24, 2010 }} On March 2, 2011, it was announced that Brazilian director José Padilha was attached to direct, instead of Aronofsky, mainly because of his commercial success with Elite Squad (2007) and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010).{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni8195625/ |title=Jose Padilha in Talks to Direct Robocop Remake |website=IMDb |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116065801/http://www.imdb.com/news/ni8195625/ |url-status=live }} On March 11, 2011, Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club stated that up-and-coming screenwriter Joshua Zetumer would write the script. Although Zetumer had been involved with a number of canceled or otherwise stagnant projects, he had also worked on the screenplay for Quantum of Solace (2008).{{cite web | url = https://www.avclub.com/robocop-remake-has-a-writer-is-still-actually-happenin-1798224582 | date = March 11, 2011 | first = Sean | last = O'Neal | publisher = The Onion | work = The A.V. Club | title = RoboCop remake has a writer, is still actually happening | access-date = June 14, 2012 | archive-date = October 12, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121012081311/http://www.avclub.com/articles/robocop-remake-has-a-writer-is-still-actually-happ,53023/ | url-status = live }} Comparing the new work to the 1987 film, Padilha said in 2011, "the environment nowadays is different than the environment in the 80's and the way to explore the concept is different."{{cite web | date = Sep 27, 2011 | author = Nordling | url = http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51387 | title = Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news | publisher = Aintitcool.com | access-date = September 17, 2012 | archive-date = December 11, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111211014724/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51387 | url-status = live }} It was announced in October 2013 that the film would get an IMAX release in February 2014.{{cite web | date = Oct 24, 2013 | author = Max Nicholson | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/24/new-release-date-for-robocop-other-sony-pics | website = IGN | access-date = October 25, 2013 | title = New Release Date for Robocop, Other Sony Pics | archive-date = October 27, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131027075332/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/24/new-release-date-for-robocop-other-sony-pics | url-status = live }} Sony Pictures Releasing distributed the film in United States, Canada, and worldwide with the exclusion of United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, where StudioCanal handled distribution.{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/sony-pictures-to-distribute-mgms-robocop-remake-239685/ |title=Sony Pictures To Distribute MGM's 'Robocop' Remake |first=Mike Jr |last=Fleming |newspaper=Deadline |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219210255/https://deadline.com/2012/03/sony-pictures-to-distribute-mgms-robocop-remake-239685/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite Box Office Mojo|title=RoboCop (2014)|id=1234721|access-date=June 20, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/studiocanal-picks-up-robocop-1118056441/ |title=Studiocanal picks up 'RoboCop' |first=John |last=Hopewell |date=July 11, 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |archive-date=November 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118210339/https://variety.com/2012/film/news/studiocanal-picks-up-robocop-1118056441/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/07/studiocanal-acquires-robocop-distribution-mgm-298650/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512024740/http://deadline.com/2012/07/studiocanal-acquires-robocop-distribution-mgm-298650/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2015|title=Studiocanal Acquires 'RoboCop' For Its European Distribution Network |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=July 11, 2012}}
=Pre-production=
On April 12, 2011, rumors stated that MGM was looking at A-list stars such as Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Keanu Reeves to star in the lead role of Alex Murphy/RoboCop in the upcoming remake.{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/robocop-tom-cruise-johnny-depp-keanu-reeves-schrad-110443/ |title='RoboCop' Reboot Eyeing Cruise, Depp, and Reeves |website=Screen Rant |date=April 12, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2012 |archive-date=February 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229034611/http://screenrant.com/robocop-tom-cruise-johnny-depp-keanu-reeves-schrad-110443/ |url-status=live }} On June 16, 2011, pictures of promotional art were released, as well as a sales sheet from the Licensing International Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, NV, promoting a future release of RoboCop which would re-invent the franchise. The promotional material had sparse details of the film but clearly stated that MGM was targeting a 2013 release and Padilha was confirmed as director of the film. Michael Fassbender,{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/robocop-remake-michael-fassbender-sandy-133203/ |title=Michael Fassbender Wanted For 'RoboCop' Remake |publisher=Screenrant.com |date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=September 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225511/http://screenrant.com/robocop-remake-michael-fassbender-sandy-133203/ |url-status=live }} Matthias Schoenaerts,{{cite web |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20120613_00183598 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts bedankt voor hoofdrol in 'Robocop' – Het Nieuwsblad |date=June 14, 2012 |language=nl |publisher=Nieuwsblad.be |access-date=September 17, 2012 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203134706/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20120613_00183598 |url-status=live }} and Russell Crowe{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/russell-crowe-robocop-reboot-sandy-149393/ |title=
Before starting filming, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles revealed that Padilha called him to admit he was having "the worst experience of his life" and "for every ten ideas he has, nine are cut". Padilha, according to Meirelles, said, "It's hell here. The film will be good, but I have never suffered so much and I don't want to do it again."{{cite web|url= http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/1143933-jose-padilha-diz-que-filmar-robocop-esta-sendo-pior-experiencia-de-sua-vida.shtml|title= José Padilha diz que filmar 'Robocop' está sendo pior experiência de sua vida|date= August 27, 2012|access-date= September 18, 2013|publisher= Folha de S. Paulo|language= pt|archive-date= January 9, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140109001253/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/1143933-jose-padilha-diz-que-filmar-robocop-esta-sendo-pior-experiencia-de-sua-vida.shtml|url-status= live}} However, Padilha talked enthusiastically about the project at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con and in his introduction to the second trailer.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} Production began in September 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-killing-joel-kinnaman-robocop-339409|title=Emmys 2012: Joel Kinnaman on Going From 'The Killing' Detective to 'RoboCop'|last=Wilson|first=Stacey|date=June 21, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=June 24, 2012|archive-date=June 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623234951/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-killing-joel-kinnaman-robocop-339409?|url-status=live}}
=Filming=
Filming took place in Toronto, other parts of Ontario, and Vancouver.{{cite web |date=15 September 2012 |title=First Look at the New RoboCop! |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94813 |access-date=September 17, 2012 |publisher=ComingSoon.net |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007163359/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94813 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=RoboCop (2014) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/locations |via=www.imdb.com |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120916/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/locations |url-status=live }} Shooting locations within the city included the University of Toronto where a scene was filmed that appeared to be RoboCop being unveiled to the city of Detroit.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blogto.com/film/2012/10/photos_of_the_new_robocop_being_filmed_in_toronto/|title=Photos of the new RoboCop being filmed in Toronto|website=www.blogto.com}} Filming in Hamilton began on Monday, September 24, 2012, for five nights.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Streets were closed for each of those days from 6pm to 7am.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} A spokesperson for MGM confirmed that the film was partially shot in Detroit.{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20121003/ENT01/121003078/RoboCop-remake-MGM-Motor-City|title='RoboCop' remake filming partially in Detroit, MGM confirms|access-date=October 7, 2012|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022025839/http://www.freep.com/article/20121003/ENT01/121003078/RoboCop-remake-MGM-Motor-City|url-status=live}}
Music
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| name = RoboCop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Pedro Bromfman
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| studio = AIR Studios
| genre = Film score
| length = 54:28
| label = Sony Classical
| producer = Pedro Bromfman
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| next_title = Rio, I Love You
| next_year = 2014
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Pedro Bromfman, who collaborated with Padilha on his Elite Squad films, composed the score.{{cite web |url=https://pedrobromfman.com/project/robocop/ |title=RoboCop |website=Pedro Bromfman Official Website |publisher=Cool Music Ltd. |access-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116141327/https://pedrobromfman.com/project/robocop/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/01/02/pedro-bromfman-to-score-robocop-remake/ |title=Pedro Bromfman to Score 'RoboCop' Remake |website=Film Music Reporter |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=September 11, 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.movie-wave.net/robocop/ |title=RoboCop |first=James |last=Southall |website=Movie Wave |date=February 5, 2014 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116141325/http://www.movie-wave.net/robocop/ |url-status=live }} When asked about the soundtrack, Bromfman's idea was to blend acoustic and electric instruments into a hybrid sound to symbolize RoboCop's transition into a cyborg. He mixed synthesizers with an 80-piece orchestra and altered their sound digitally. Bromfran also incorporated other instruments such as the cuíca, berimbau, waterphone, electric drill, and hang. In addition, he paid homage to Basil Poledouris' original 1987 film theme.{{cite web |url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2014/sony-music-releases-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-for-robocop-available-february-4-2014.html |title=Sony Music Releases Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Robocop Available February 4, 2014 |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment |date=January 30, 2014 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116141325/https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2014/sony-music-releases-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-for-robocop-available-february-4-2014.html |url-status=live }}
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Pedro Bromfman, except where noted
| title1 = Mattox and Reporters
| length1 = 1:35
| title2 = First Day
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = Title Card
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bromfman|Basil Poledouris}}
| length3 = 0:49
| title4 = Restaurant Shootout
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = Omnicorp
| length5 = 1:40
| title6 = Calling Home
| length6 = 2:45
| title7 = Made in China
| length7 = 2:28
| title8 = Fixing RoboCop
| length8 = 1:56
| title9 = Uploading Data
| length9 = 1:35
| title10 = Reputation on the Line
| length10 = 1:31
| title11 = Explosion
| length11 = 1:05
| title12 = RoboCop Presentation
| length12 = 1:43
| title13 = If I Had a Pulse
| length13 = 2:41
| title14 = Going After Jerry
| length14 = 3:12
| title15 = Vallon's Warehouse
| length15 = 2:21
| title16 = Murphy's Case Is Filed
| length16 = 1:19
| title17 = They're Going to Kill Him
| length17 = 3:16
| title18 = Rooftop
| length18 = 2:56
| title19 = Mattox Is Down
| length19 = 1:40
| title20 = Clara and David
| length20 = 2:56
| title21 = Sellars Lies
| length21 = 2:28
| title22 = Code Red
| length22 = 2:00
| title23 = 2.6 Billion
| length23 = 1:23
| title24 = Iran Inspection
| length24 = 2:12
| title25 = Battling Robots
| length25 = 2:47
| total_length = 54:28
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Songs not included in the soundtrack, but featured in the film include the following:
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| headline = Additional used music
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Robocop Original Theme
| extra1 = Basil Poledouris
| title2 = Anguish
| extra2 = Doug Bossi & Justin Knowell
| title3 = En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor
| extra3 = Raffi Altounian
| title4 = Take My Life (Tonite)
| extra4 = Fame
| title5 = Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
| extra5 = Frank Sinatra
| title6 = Hocus Pocus
| extra6 = Focus
| title7 = If I Only Had A Heart
| extra7 = Andrew Page
| title8 = I Fought the Law
| extra8 = The Clash
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Release
=Marketing=
An OmniCorp website was set up in early 2012. A film-specific RoboCop site was launched nearer the release date. A rough trailer and some film footage featuring Samuel L. Jackson's and Michael Keaton's characters was shown at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. According to director Padilha, the first theatrical trailer was supposed to debut with Elysium, but it was instead released online on September 5, 2013, and was attached to showings of Riddick. Two further trailers were also released, one of which was uploaded to Yahoo! Movies with an introduction from Padilha, in which he said, "I'm thrilled to have had the chance to direct this movie ... I'm a fan of the original movie because it was ahead of its time both aesthetically and thematically. Back in '87, it was talking already about automated violence — both in war and law enforcement. And now, we actually have that happening in our lives and it's going to be more and more present. So we already have the drones. Now we're going to have automated robots doing law enforcement and replacing soldiers in the battlefield. So we had a chance to make this movie and talk about this." Two main posters were released in late 2013, with one showing CTBA complex in Madrid. TV spots were uploaded to Sony Pictures and StudioCanal UK's YouTube channels from January 2014. A video game for Android and iOS was released as a tie-in to the film.{{cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |title=Free-to-play RoboCop movie tie-in game now available on iOS |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/1/8/5288126/robocop-remake-game-free-to-play-ios-android |work=Polygon |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234819/https://www.polygon.com/2014/1/8/5288126/robocop-remake-game-free-to-play-ios-android |url-status=live }} Jada Toys released a range of action figures, including a radio control RoboCop on his Police Cruiser and roleplay merchandise including the new RoboCop helmet and chestplate. Two detailed figures from the film, along with one from the original movie, were released in April 2014{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} from Play Arts Kai.{{Cite web |title=Square Enix Robocop 1987 2014 1.0 3.0 Play Arts Kai Action Figure SET OF 3 NEW {{!}} #538553733 |url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/square-enix-robocop-1987-2014-0-0-538553733 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Worthpoint |language=en}} The company threezero is also creating two RoboCop figures and a camo-coloured ED-209. Four one-shot comic tie-ins were published weekly starting from the week of theatrical release in the US. They were collected in a trade paperback edition under the title RoboCop: The Human Element to coincide with the home media releases.
=Home media=
RoboCop was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 3, 2014, in the United States by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment.{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=13698 |title=RoboCop (2014) |publisher=Blu-ray |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004515/http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=13698 |url-status=live }} Best Buy had an exclusive Metalpak edition, while the Target edition came with an exclusive digital download of the previously unreleased comic "Gauntlet". In the UK, an exclusive Amazon steelbook was made available on June 9.
=RoboCop Day=
To coincide with the home media releases, Detroit celebrated with "RoboCop Day" on June 3, 2014, during which RoboCop was photographed with fans throughout the city, and threw the first pitch at the Detroit Tigers game.{{Cite web |title=RoboCop throws first pitch at Detroit Tigers game |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/06/04/robocop-first-pitch-detroit-tigers-video/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=EW.com |language=en}}
Reception
=Box office=
Robocop opened in 3,372 theaters in The United States and grossed $21,681,430, with an average of $6,430 per theater and ranking #3 at the box office. The film ultimately earned $58,607,007 domestically and $184,081,958 internationally for a total of $242,688,965, on a $100–130 million budget.{{cite book |title=Unions and the City: Negotiating Urban Change |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RAUmDwAAQBAJ&q=robocop+2014+130+million&pg=PT95 |isbn = 978-1-5017-1268-5|access-date=March 24, 2020 |last = MacDonald |first = Ian Thomas|date = 13 June 2017| publisher=Cornell University Press }}{{cite web |title=Joel Kinnaman 'Down' For RoboCop Sequel |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/02/14/robocop-returns-with-bigger-explosions-bigger-body-counts.html |website=TheJakartapost |access-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324135711/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/02/14/robocop-returns-with-bigger-explosions-bigger-body-counts.html |url-status=live }}
=Critical response=
RoboCop received mixed reviews.{{cite web |date= February 11, 2014 |last= Acuna |first= Kirsten |url= http://www.businessinsider.com/robocop-reviews-not-as-good-as-original-2014-2 |title= 'RoboCop' Reviews: Critics Aren't Blown Away By Reboot |work= Business Insider |access-date= April 18, 2015 |archive-date= April 18, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150418185619/http://www.businessinsider.com/robocop-reviews-not-as-good-as-original-2014-2 |url-status= live }} On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 49% based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "While it's far better than it could have been, José Padilha's RoboCop remake fails to offer a significant improvement over the original."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}}|type=m|title=RoboCop (2014)|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average based on selected critic reviews, the film has a score of 52 out of 100 based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=robocop-2013|type=movie|title=RoboCop (2014)|access-date=June 20, 2021}} Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a "B+" grade, on an A+ to F scale.{{cite news |date= February 14, 2014 |author= Steven Zeitchik |title= 'RoboCop': Will you like it more if you don't know the original? |url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-robocop-movie-reviews-theaters-box-office-20140213,0,7808913.story |work= Los Angeles Times |access-date= February 14, 2014 |archive-date= February 14, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140214074623/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-robocop-movie-reviews-theaters-box-office-20140213,0,7808913.story |url-status= live }}
RoboCop received several comparisons to the 1987 film; the consensus was that it fell short.{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-robocop-remake-movie-reviews-critics-20140211-story.html|title='RoboCop' a lumbering remake, reviews say|last=Gettell|first=Oliver|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=April 18, 2015|archive-date=August 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825163307/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-robocop-remake-movie-reviews-critics-20140211-story.html|url-status=live}} Guy Lodge of Variety said that "It's a less playful enterprise than the original, but meets the era's darker demands for action reboots with machine-tooled efficiency and a hint of soul."{{cite news |first=Guy |last=Lodge |title=Film Review: RoboCop |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-robocop-1201086982/ |work=Variety |date=February 5, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=September 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915153132/http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-robocop-1201086982/ |url-status=live }} Leslie Felperin from The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the remake "has a better cast, more meticulous script and, naturally, flashier effects, but it lacks the original's wit and subversive slipperiness."{{cite news |first=Leslie |last=Felperin |title=RoboCop: Film Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/robocop/review/676751 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 5, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2014}} Andrew Osmond from SFX says, "It's not a classic like Paul Verhoeven's 1987 original, but it is an excellent, intelligent SF drama," believing it is "one of the boldest Hollywood reboots we've seen yet".{{cite news |title=RoboCop Review |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2014/02/05/robocop-review-2/ |work=SFX |date=February 5, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327225410/http://www.sfx.co.uk/2014/02/05/robocop-review-2/ |url-status=live }}
Chris Hewitt from Empire wrote, "there's a sense that Padilha, or perhaps his corporate overlords, don't really get what made the original so special."{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Hewitt |title=RoboCop |url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137679 |work=Empire |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222153126/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137679 |url-status=live }} Nigel Andrews from Financial Times called it "a leaden, needless remake".{{cite news |first=Nigel |last=Andrews |title=RoboCop – film review |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/65c9c0be-8f32-11e3-be85-00144feab7de.html |work=Financial Times |date=February 6, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006185746/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/65c9c0be-8f32-11e3-be85-00144feab7de.html |url-status=live }} Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote it was "a dumbed-down shoot-em-up frontloaded with elaborate but perfunctory new 'satirical' material in which the movie loses interest with breathtaking speed".{{cite news |first= Peter |last= Bradshaw |title= RoboCop – review |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/06/robocop-review |work= The Guardian |date= February 6, 2014 |access-date= February 8, 2014 |archive-date= August 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240807141734/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/06/robocop-review |url-status= live }} His fellow Guardian film critic Mark Kermode rated it 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "against the odds, this emerges as far less depressing fare than one might have expected, retaining the key elements of political satire and philosophical musings that powered Verhoeven's original" and "at least it appears to have been made by someone who understands what made the original great."{{cite news | author-link = Mark Kermode |first= Mark |last= Kermode |title= RoboCop – review |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/09/robocop-mark-kermode-review |work= The Guardian |date= February 9, 2014 |access-date= February 11, 2014}}
Nancy Allen, who played Anne Lewis in the original trilogy, did not like the remake, as she pointed to a lack of ideas from major movie studios as part of the reason for the seemingly endless glut of remakes, and stated that she did not think one should "remake iconic films". Allen went on to praise the original's script and crew.{{cite web |last=Spry |first=Jeff |title=Exclusive: RoboCop's Nancy Allen On The Original's Epic Cast Chemistry, The Remake, And Verhoeven Vs. Kershner |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-robocops-nancy-allen-originals-epic-cast-chemistry-new-reboot-and-verhoeven-vs |website=SyFy |date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=December 2, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624230431/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-robocops-nancy-allen-originals-epic-cast-chemistry-new-reboot-and-verhoeven-vs |archive-date=June 24, 2020}}
Future
=Cancelled sequel=
On September 11, 2015, Den of Geek reported that Sony was working on a sequel,{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/robocop/249003/robocop-reboot-sequel-plans-not-dead|title=Robocop reboot: sequel plans not dead|publisher=Den of Geek|last=Brew|first=Simon|date=September 11, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422022438/http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/robocop/249003/robocop-reboot-sequel-plans-not-dead}} though plans subsequently changed.{{citation needed|reason=We can't find the article about the project was canned|date=August 2024}}
=Reboot=
In July 2018, it was announced the series would again be rebooted with a film directed by Neill Blomkamp, titled RoboCop Returns, which will serve as a direct sequel to Verhoeven's original film and ignore the events of previous sequels and the 2014 reboot.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/robocop-neill-blomkamp-directing-robocop-returns-justin-rhodes-ed-neumeier-michael-miner-mgm-1202424639/ |title=Neill Blomkamp To Direct New 'RoboCop' For MGM; Justin Rhodes Rewriting Sequel Script By Creators Ed Neumeier & Michael Miner |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Business Media |date=July 11, 2018 |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |access-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302195146/https://deadline.com/2018/07/robocop-neill-blomkamp-directing-robocop-returns-justin-rhodes-ed-neumeier-michael-miner-mgm-1202424639/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/robocop-returns-neill-blomkamp-1202870570/ |title=Neill Blomkamp to Direct RoboCop Returns |date=July 11, 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712055518/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/robocop-returns-neill-blomkamp-1202870570/ |url-status=live }} In August 2019, Blomkamp announced that he was no longer directing the film as he is focusing on directing a horror movie instead.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2478152/robocop-returns-just-lost-its-director-so-what-happens-now|title=RoboCop Returns Just Lost Its Director, So What Happens Now|website=Cinema Blend|date=August 15, 2019|first=Mike|last=Reyes|access-date=August 15, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815162122/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2478152/robocop-returns-just-lost-its-director-so-what-happens-now|url-status=live}} On November 20, 2019, Abe Forsythe was set to direct.{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title='Robocop Returns' Lands 'Little Monsters' Director Abe Forsythe (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robocop-returns-lands-little-monsters-director-abe-forsythe-1256699|date=November 20, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120101007/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robocop-returns-lands-little-monsters-director-abe-forsythe-1256699|url-status=live}}
In March 2023, after Amazon acquired MGM, they identified RoboCop as one of the company's priorities.{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=March 3, 2023 |title=Poltergeist, RoboCop revivals are top priority at Amazon after MGM acquisition |url=https://www.joblo.com/poltergeist-robocop-amazon-mgm/ |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=JoBlo.com |language=en-US |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405092946/https://www.joblo.com/poltergeist-robocop-amazon-mgm/ |url-status=live }} In April of the same year, it was announced that Amazon Studios is developing a RoboCop television series and a new movie; the TV series would possibly be produced first.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/robocop-stargate-legally-blonde-barbershop-in-works-film-tv-amazon-mgm-ip-1235243057/|title='Robocop,' 'Stargate', 'Legally Blonde' & 'Barbershop' Among Titles In Works For Film & TV As Amazon Looks To Supercharge MGM IP|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|first2=Peter|last2=White|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=April 15, 2023|archive-date=May 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525152011/https://deadline.com/2023/04/robocop-stargate-legally-blonde-barbershop-in-works-film-tv-amazon-mgm-ip-1235243057/|url-status=live}}
See also
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