Elysium, Neil Blomkamp’s new film, was set for a theatrical release on March 9, 2013, but Sony has decided to push it back to August 1, 2013. What does that mean for the RoboCop remake, which was originally set for … Continue reading →

Sony Gives ‘RoboCop’ and ‘Elysium’ New Release Dates

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Elysium, Neil Blomkamp’s new film, was set for a theatrical release on March 9, 2013, but Sony has decided to push it back to August 1, 2013. What does that mean for the RoboCop remake, which was originally set for that date? It means it gets bumped to February 7, 2014.

Elysium stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and District 9‘s Sharlto Copley. Blomkamp writes and directs the “sci-fi epic, set on a space station occupied by the very wealthy while the rest of humanity lives on a ravaged, overpopulated Earth.”

Why did Sony bump RoboCop to 2014? No reason was given. The Hollywood Reporter mentions the move will give more time for post-production, but also states that isn’t the true reason for the move.

Sony also announced Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers will open September 27, 2014.

Lastly, the live-action/CG animated Pixels, originally has been taken off Sony’s 2014 schedule with no new date given.

SOURCE: THR

  • Bad Burrito

    A film originally slated for Summer now opens in February ‘dumping ground”…hmmm.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Yuzuru-Nomura/1502485636 Yuzuru Nomura

    So I guess Sony has (un)officially admitted that the Robocop remake is a failure. Assuming from the stills, couldn’t they have done something with it before shooting began?

  • http://www.facebook.com/marcus.d.fiasco Marcus D. Ellison

    Welp, there goes my plans for my birthday weekend -_-

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Yuzuru-Nomura/1502485636 Yuzuru Nomura

    By the way, who’s that bald Gorilla wielding the big gun?

  • Indra

    don’t you recognize him? that’s Matt Damon.

  • LordVolta

    Well give us a damn trailer Sony since you are making us wait even longer for Elysium

  • beane2099

    That don’t bode well. Here’s hoping that this is one of those February gems.

  • imautobot

    They realized that they need to rethink the Robocop costume.