On 5th February, 2014 the cast of José Padilha’s ROBOCOP will walk the red carpet for the World Premiere at the BFI IMAX South Bank.
ROBOCOP stars Joel Kinnaman (Safe House, The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo) in the role of Alex Murphy aka. RoboCop, under the direction of José Padilha (Elite Squad: The Enemy Within). The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the centre 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 (Joel 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.
The film also stars Oscar® nominee Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Dark Knight Rises) as Dr. Dennett Norton, Golden Globe® nomineeMichael Keaton (Batman, Jackie Brown) as Raymond Sellars, Oscar® nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, MARVEL’s Avengers Assemble)as Pat Novak and Abbie Cornish (Seven Psychopaths, W.E.) as Ellen Murphy.
The screenplay for ROBOCOP was written by Joshua Zetumer , Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner and is produced by Marc Abraham and Eric Newman.
ROBOCOP will be released in 3D, 2D and IMAX® across the UK and Ireland on Friday February 7thby STUDIOCANAL