25 Things You Didn’t Know About The ‘RoboCop’ Franchise

evolveteam February 7, 2014 4
Robocop Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) was originally confirmed to director the remake, but left the project due to numerous delays.

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Robocop Hospital Scene

During the scene where Murphy’s rushed to the hospital, Verhoeven used a real trauma team and had them ad-lib dialogue as if they were treating the scenario in real life.

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Robocop Cancelled

The first scene shot was the one where RoboCop catches the car keys leaving the police station. It took nearly 13 hours to shoot, and with it only being only day one of production, Orion seriously considered canceling the film.

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Robocop Peter Weller

Weller admitted to Roger Ebert that he lost three pounds a day after sweating in the suit during 100-degree temperatures.

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Robocop 2 Deleted Scenes

He also wasn’t too fond of the sequel and discredited the film for excluding important scenes “that made the character more human.”

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