We’ve just received word that Paul Verhoeven’s classic 1987 sci-fi classic Robocop is returning to cinemas later this year with a new 4K restoration. The film celebrates its 35th anniversary and will play in select cinemas this week – 20th May.
This 4K restoration of the film is from the original camera negative by MGM, approved by director Paul Verhoeven. The film will screen in 100+ cinemas across the UK and Ireland including Vue, Odeon, Picturehouse and independent cinemas nationwide. In the US it screens across Alamo Drafthouse theaters and selected independent sites. Select cinemas in France, Austria and Australia are also involved in the reissue.
In this classic sci-fi action-adventure, when a good cop (Peter Weller) gets blown away by ruthless criminals, innovative doctors are able to piece him back together as an unstoppable crime-fighting cyborg called “Robocop.” Equipped with high-tech weaponry, Robocop quickly cleans up the crime-ridden streets of Detroit. But despite his new, hardened exterior, Robocop relives vivid nightmares of his own death at the hands of vicious killers. Now he seeks more that justice…he seeks revenge!
A new trailer has been released as well.
