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* AbilityOverAppearance: Creator/JoelKinnaman was chosen not because of his ability to replicate Creator/PeterWeller playing [=RoboCop=] but because of his ability to portray the emotions required for someone who has to see the BodyHorror he endured from his near-fatal car bomb encounter. This, and Joel's ability to mute his emotions when Dennet Norton starts tinkering with his chemistry.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Though by this point, Gary Oldman may be shifting types, having portrayed sympathetic and/or heroic characters in ''Film/TheScarletLetter'', ''Film/HarryPotter'', ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', ''WesternAnimation/AChristmasCarol2009'', ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', and now this.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Though by this point, Gary Oldman may be shifting types, having portrayed sympathetic and/or heroic characters in ''Film/TheScarletLetter'', ''Film/TheScarletLetter1995'', ''Film/HarryPotter'', ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', ''WesternAnimation/AChristmasCarol2009'', ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', and now this.
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* CreatorKiller: Its failure prompted director José Padilha, who got Hollywood's attention after ''Film/TheEliteSquad'', to go back to making films in Brazil, and hasn't bothered helming Hollywood projects since, though the film's TroubledProduction didn't help.
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* FanNickname:
** [=RoboCyclops=], since the slimmer armor and glowing visor resemble ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}' signature ruby visor and his current All-New X-Men outfit.
** [=RebootCop=], [=RoboCrap=], and [[http://www.bootlegactionfigures.com/robertcop.htm RobertCop]] are other nicknames gaining some popularity.
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** Creator/EdwardNorton and Creator/SeanPenn turned down the role of Dr. Dennett Norton.

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** Creator/EdwardNorton and turned down the role of Dr. Dennett Norton.
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Creator/SeanPenn turned down the role of Dr. Dennett Norton.Pat Novak.
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** Creator/GaelGarciaBernal, Creator/Alexander Skarsgard and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role of Jack Lewis

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** Creator/GaelGarciaBernal, Creator/Alexander Alexander Skarsgard and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role of Jack Lewis
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** Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/MichaelFassbender and Creator/ChrisPine were originally approached for the lead role. Creator/Matthias Schoenaerts was offered the role but turned it down, Saying he "wasn't prepared for a big movie like this yet."

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** Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/MichaelFassbender and Creator/ChrisPine were originally approached for the lead role. Creator/Matthias Matthias Schoenaerts was offered the role but turned it down, Saying he "wasn't prepared for a big movie like this yet."



** Creator/GaelGarciaBernal, Creator/ Alexander Skarsgard and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role of Jack Lewis

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** Creator/GaelGarciaBernal, Creator/ Alexander Creator/Alexander Skarsgard and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role of Jack Lewis
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** Creator/GaelGarcíaBernal, Creator/Alexander Skarsgård and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role of Jack Lewis

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** Creator/GaelGarcíaBernal, Creator/Alexander Skarsgård Creator/GaelGarciaBernal, Creator/ Alexander Skarsgard and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role of Jack Lewis

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** Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/MichaelFassbender and Creator/ChrisPine were originally approached for the lead role.

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** Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/MichaelFassbender and Creator/ChrisPine were originally approached for the lead role. Creator/Matthias Schoenaerts was offered the role but turned it down, Saying he "wasn't prepared for a big movie like this yet."


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** Creator/GaelGarcíaBernal, Creator/Alexander Skarsgård and Logan Marshall-Green were considered for the role of Jack Lewis
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* FakeAmerican: Creator/GaryOldman, obviously, and Canadian Creator/JayBaruchel (although his character's nationality is not explicitly mentioned). Perhaps less well-known, Abbie Cornish is Australian and Joel Kinnaman is Swedish.[[note]]His father was an American who escaped from the US to avoid chances of being conscripted to serve in Vietnam.[[/ote]]

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* FakeAmerican: Creator/GaryOldman, obviously, and Canadian Creator/JayBaruchel (although his character's nationality is not explicitly mentioned). Perhaps less well-known, Abbie Cornish is Australian and Joel Kinnaman is Swedish.[[note]]His father was an American who escaped from the US to avoid chances of being conscripted to serve in Vietnam.[[/ote]][[/note]]
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* FakeAmerican: Creator/GaryOldman, obviously, and Canadian Creator/JayBaruchel (although his character's nationality is not explicitly mentioned). Perhaps less well-known, Abbie Cornish is Australian and Joel Kinnaman is Swedish.

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* FakeAmerican: Creator/GaryOldman, obviously, and Canadian Creator/JayBaruchel (although his character's nationality is not explicitly mentioned). Perhaps less well-known, Abbie Cornish is Australian and Joel Kinnaman is Swedish.[[note]]His father was an American who escaped from the US to avoid chances of being conscripted to serve in Vietnam.[[/ote]]
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I jokingly call the '14 movie "Robert Cop" myself.


** [=RebootCop=] and [=RoboCrap=] are other nicknames gaining some popularity.

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** [=RebootCop=] [=RebootCop=], [=RoboCrap=], and [=RoboCrap=] [[http://www.bootlegactionfigures.com/robertcop.htm RobertCop]] are other nicknames gaining some popularity.

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* ActorAllusion:
** Sellars insists that they make [=RoboCop=] all black, which is funny considering that's what they did with Creator/MichaelKeaton's ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}.''
** Mattox's VillainousBreakdown upon seeing [=RoboCop=] up and running after his vitals went offline. His growling "damn damn damn" [[Film/{{Watchmen}} sounds particularly familiar]]. Not to mention that his idea of "what's greater than a hero" is "Dead hero." Consider Rorschach's eventual fate.



* DisownedAdaptation: Creator/PaulVerhoeven was skeptical of the remake, saying that it was typical of the lack of fresh ideas in Hollywood. He was even less impressed by the finished movie, commenting that, just like ''Film/TotalRecall2012'', it lacked the humor that made the original work so well.



* LogoJoke: Leo the Lion's roar is replaced with Novak's vocal warm-ups.



** Creator/MichaelFassbender and Creator/RussellCrowe were originally approached for the lead role. Creator/HughLaurie was offered the role as CEO of [=OmniCorp=] but declined.

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** Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/MichaelFassbender and Creator/RussellCrowe Creator/ChrisPine were originally approached for the lead role. role.
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Creator/HughLaurie was offered in talks to play the role as CEO of [=OmniCorp=] Raymond Sellars, but declined.contract negotiations broke down between him and the film's producers. Creator/CliveOwen was seriously considered as a replacement.
** Creator/EdwardNorton and Creator/SeanPenn turned down the role of Dr. Dennett Norton.
** Creator/RebeccaHall turned down the role of Clara Murphy, while Creator/JessicaAlba, Creator/KateMara and Creator/KeriRussell auditioned.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Toronto]] stands in as the film's Detroit. A few externals are still of the Motor City to make it more believable.

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Toronto]] stands in as the film's Detroit. A few externals are still of the Motor City to make it more believable.believable.
** The [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/robocop/images/b/bb/RoboCop-poster-11713-hi-res.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20131108221224 movie poster]] features the four skyscrapers of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuatro_Torres_Business_Area Cuatro Torres Business Area]] in UsefulNotes/{{Madrid}}, Spain
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** Sellars insists that they make [=RoboCop=] all black, which is funny considering that's what they did with Creator/MichaelKeaton's ''Film/{{Batman}}.''

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** Sellars insists that they make [=RoboCop=] all black, which is funny considering that's what they did with Creator/MichaelKeaton's ''Film/{{Batman}}.''Film/{{Batman|1989}}.''
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* CreatorKiller: Its failure prompted director José Padilha, who got Hollywood's attention after ''Film/TheEliteSquad'', to go back to making films in Brazil, and hasn't bothered helming Hollywood projects since, though the film's TroubledProduction didn't help.
* ExecutiveMeddling: In an interview with Brazilian newspaper ''Folha'', Padilha's friend and fellow director Fernando Meirelles revealed that Padilha had to face a lot of this from Sony during pre-production, with his ideas for the movie being constantly rejected. According to Merielles, Padilha called it the worst experience of his career, to the point where this along with the film's failure may have played a role in Padilha refusing to helm another movie in Hollywood.
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* StillbornFranchise: The film was supposed to restart the ''[=RoboCop=]'' franchise after ''Film/RoboCop3'' caused it to go comatose for 21 years. Instead, its mixed reception and poor US box office gross resulted in a sequel getting shelved and then ultimately canned in favor of another reboot, which will be a sequel to the [[Film/{{RoboCop|1987}} first film]] and rendering the original sequels [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]].
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* PlayingAgainstType: Though by this point, Gary Oldman may be shifting types, having portrayed sympathetic and/or heroic characters in ''Film/TheScarletLetter'', ''Film/HarryPotter'', ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', ''Film/AChristmasCarol2009'', ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', and now this.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Though by this point, Gary Oldman may be shifting types, having portrayed sympathetic and/or heroic characters in ''Film/TheScarletLetter'', ''Film/HarryPotter'', ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', ''Film/AChristmasCarol2009'', ''WesternAnimation/AChristmasCarol2009'', ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', and now this.

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* ActorAllusion: Sellars insists that they make Robocop all black, which is funny considering that's what they did with MichaelKeaton's ''{{Film/Batman}}.''
** Mattox's VillainousBreakdown upon seeing Robocop up and running after his vitals went offline. His growling "damn damn damn" [[{{Film/Watchmen}} sounds particularly familiar]]. Not to mention that his idea of "what's greater than a hero" is "Dead hero." Consider Rorschach's eventual fate.
* CaliforniaDoubling: [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Toronto]] stands in as the film's Detroit. A few externals are still of the Motor City to make it more believable.

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Sellars insists that they make Robocop [=RoboCop=] all black, which is funny considering that's what they did with MichaelKeaton's ''{{Film/Batman}}.Creator/MichaelKeaton's ''Film/{{Batman}}.''
** Mattox's VillainousBreakdown upon seeing Robocop [=RoboCop=] up and running after his vitals went offline. His growling "damn damn damn" [[{{Film/Watchmen}} [[Film/{{Watchmen}} sounds particularly familiar]]. Not to mention that his idea of "what's greater than a hero" is "Dead hero." Consider Rorschach's eventual fate.
* CaliforniaDoubling: [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Toronto]] stands in as the film's Detroit. A few externals are still of the Motor City to make it more believable.



* FanNickname: [=RoboCyclops=], since the slimmer armor and glowing visor resemble [[{{Comicbook/Cyclops}} Cyclops']] signature ruby visor and his current All-New X-Men outfit.

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[=RoboCyclops=], since the slimmer armor and glowing visor resemble [[{{Comicbook/Cyclops}} Cyclops']] ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}' signature ruby visor and his current All-New X-Men outfit.



* LogoJoke: Leo the Lion's roar is replaced with Novak's vocal warmups.

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* LogoJoke: Leo the Lion's roar is replaced with Novak's vocal warmups.warm-ups.



* TechnologyMarchesOn: A lot of Robocop's new gimmicks compared to the original. Of special note, the interface spike is completely gone in favor of wireless.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: A lot of Robocop's [=RoboCop=]'s new gimmicks compared to the original. Of special note, the interface spike is completely gone in favor of wireless.



* YouLookFamiliar: In a meta-sense. Creator/DanielKash had a recurring role in ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'' as crime boss Reggie Braga before playing John Lake here.

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* YouLookFamiliar: In a meta-sense. Creator/DanielKash had a recurring role in ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'' as crime boss Reggie Braga before playing John Lake here.here.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Toronto]] stands in as the film's Detroit. A few externals are still of the Motor City to make it more believable.
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* FakeAmerican: Creator/GaryOldman, obviously, and Canadian Creator/JayBaruchel (although his character's nationality is not explicitly mentioned). Perhaps less well-known; Abbie Cornish is Australian.
* FakeNationality: Aside from Sellars and Mattox who are played by American actors, most of the main cast are not. Jae Kim (a Korean name) is played by Hispanic actress Aimee Garcia.

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* FakeAmerican: Creator/GaryOldman, obviously, and Canadian Creator/JayBaruchel (although his character's nationality is not explicitly mentioned). Perhaps less well-known; well-known, Abbie Cornish is Australian.
Australian and Joel Kinnaman is Swedish.
* FakeNationality: Aside from Sellars and Mattox who are played by American actors, most of the main cast are not. Jae Kim (a Korean name) is played by Hispanic Latina actress Aimee Garcia.
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* MissingTrailerScene: While all the scenes in the trailer are in the movie, the sound effects on [=RoboCop=]'s voice in the trailer were never used in the movie.
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** [=RebootCop=] is another nickname gaining some popularity.

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** [=RebootCop=] is another nickname and [=RoboCrap=] are other nicknames gaining some popularity.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Series/TheKilling Det. Holder]] is Robocop.
** [[Series/TheWire Omar Little]]/[[Series/BoardwalkEmpire "Chalky" White]] is Jack Lewis.
** [[Creator/JayBaruchel Hiccup]] from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' is Tom Pope, the head of marketing for [=OmniCorp=].
** [[Film/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]]/[[Series/HumanTarget Guerrero]] is Mattox.
** [[Film/{{Batman}} Batman]] is now the CEO of [=OmniCorp=].
** [[Film/{{The Dark Knight Trilogy}} Commissioner Gordon]] is now a scientist for [=OmniCorp=].
** [[Series/LostGirl Det. Hale]] has switched precincts.
** [[Series/RoboCopTheSeries Reggie Braga]] is still a pain in the ass to Murphy, but he has decided to be a CorruptCop as opposed to a cartel boss.
** [[Series/TheGoodWife David Lee]] has left his legal practice and went into politics to oppose replacing cops with robots.
* HeyItsThatVoice: In the Japanese dub:
** Murphy/Robocop himself is voiced by the singer Kazuki Nakao, from the band ''Grin'spacy''.
** [[Creator/TesshoGenda Pat Novak]] is [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kurama]] and [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]].
** [[Creator/YoshitoYasuhara Dennett Norton]] is [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Shinomori Aoshi]] and [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Juza of the Clouds]]
** Curiously, Karen Dean's Japanese VA (Kazue Komiya) voiced Anne Lewis in the dubs of the original films, making her the only member of the Japanese voice cast who worked in all the films of the franchise.
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** Creator/Darren Aronofsky was originally attached as the director.

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** Creator/Darren Aronofsky Creator/DarrenAronofsky was originally attached as the director.
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** [[Series/TheGoodWife David Lee]] has left his legal practice and went into politics to oppose replacing cops with robots.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://robocop.wikia.com/wiki/RoboCop_Wiki This wiki has information on the reboot movie]] as part of the franchise.

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* TheWikiRule: [[http://robocop.wikia.com/wiki/RoboCop_Wiki This wiki has information on the reboot movie]] as part of the franchise.franchise.
* YouLookFamiliar: In a meta-sense. Creator/DanielKash had a recurring role in ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'' as crime boss Reggie Braga before playing John Lake here.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Director José Padilha and actor Joel Kinnaman originally wanted the film to have an R rating. However, the budget more than ''doubled'' and thus the crew had to make the film rated PG-13 to make it more marketable overseas.
** Creator/Darren Aronofsky was originally attached as the director.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender and Creator/RussellCrowe were originally approached for the lead role. Creator/HughLaurie was offered the role as CEO of [=OmniCorp=] but declined.
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** [[Series/RoboCopTheSeries Reggie Braga]] is still a pain in the ass to Murphy, but he's has decided to be a CorruptCop as opposed to a cartel boss.

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** [[Series/RoboCopTheSeries Reggie Braga]] is still a pain in the ass to Murphy, but he's he has decided to be a CorruptCop as opposed to a cartel boss.

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