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Steven Spielberg Puts Robopocalypse On Hold As It’s Too Expensive & Not Ready

January 10, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Steven-Spielberg When Steven Spielberg added Chris Hemsworth, Ben Whishaw and Anne Hathaway to the cast of Robopocalypse last autumn, the stated plan was to start shooting the movie this March, with a release date set of April 25th, 2014. However THR reveals that the director has now put the entire movie on indefinite hold.

Spielberg’s spokesperson, Marvin Levy, says, “(It is) too important and the script is not ready, and it’s too expensive to produce. It’s back to the drawing board to see what is possible.”

The screenplay adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s sci-fi novel was written by Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods). It isn’t known if Dreamworks is seeking new writers. The film is set during the aftermath of a robotic uprising, focusing on how humanity has adapted after the machines took over.

We’ll have to wait and see if this means Spielberg will take on a different project instead of Robopocalyse while he waits for the huge sci-fi project to be ready.

Anne Hathaway Confirmed For Spielberg’s Robopocalypse

November 13, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

With Lincoln now in US cinemas, Steven Spielberg can go full steam ahead with Robopocalypse. In the last few months he signed Chris Hemsworth for the lead and it was revealed Anne Hathaway was in talks to join him. Now the actress has confirmed that she’ll be part of the film.

She’s told Empire, “If Robopocalypse happens I will be in it, and I believe it’s quite real, though you never want to hang your hat on anything.”

While she makes it sound like there’s a lot of uncertainty over whether Robopocalype will happen, it’s likely that’s more due to the inherent unpredictability of the movie business rather than any knowledge that Spielberg’s film might implode at any moment.

On being cast, Hathaway says, “Whenever I’m taking time off, I always joke to my team that I’m on vacation unless Steven Spielberg calls. And I was on vacation and Spielberg called. So I was like, ‘OK, put my money where my mouth is’.”

The last we heard the plan is for the movie to begin principal photography in early 2013, with a release date already set of April 25th, 2014. Exploring the fate of the human race following a robot uprising, Robopocalypse has been adapted for the screen by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield), based on the novel of the same name by Daniel H. Wilson.

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Ben Whishaw In Talks For Spielberg’s Robopocalypse

September 26, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Ben Whishaw, who will soon be seen in Cloud Atlas and Skyfall this autumn, is circling another major major, as he’s in talks for a bigr role in Robopocalypse for DreamWorks and director Steven Spielberg, according to Variety.

An official offer has yet to go out to the actor, although DreamWorks has had him at the top of their list to play a computer hacker named Lurker. Chris Hemsworth is up for the male lead, while Anne Hathaway has been approached to take on the female lead.

Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard is writing the adapted screenplay based on Daniel H. Wilson’s novel. The story is set in the aftermath of a robot uprising, exploring the fate of the human race now that the machines have taken over.

Here’s the novel’s synopsis from Amazon, ‘Not far into our future, the dazzling technology that runs our world turns against us. Controlled by a childlike—yet massively powerful—artificial intelligence known as Archos, the global network of machines on which our world has grown dependent suddenly becomes an implacable, deadly foe. At Zero Hour—the moment the robots attack—the human race is almost annihilated, but as its scattered remnants regroup, humanity for the first time unites in a determined effort to fight back. This is the oral history of that conflict, told by an international cast of survivors who experienced this long and bloody confrontation with the machines. Brilliantly conceived and amazingly detailed, Robopocalypse is an action-packed epic with chilling implications about the real technology that surrounds us.’

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Anne Hathaway In Talks To Join Chris Hemsworth In Robopocalypse

September 25, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Now Lincoln is nearing release, Spiellberg is starting to gear up development on his next movie, Robopocalypse. A few weeks ago it was revealed he hoped to sign Chris Hemsworth for the movie, now it appears the Aussie actor in definitely onboard, and THR says Anne Hathaway is in talks to play the female lead in the film.

There’s also a Dreamworks press release about the movie, which is mainly about Tom Rothman signing on as a producer. Rothman is the longtime head of 20th Century Fox film (he’s been with the company for 18 years), who resigned from his position a few days ago. Now he’s turning producer, with Robopocalypse one of his first project.

The current plan is for the movie to begin principal photography in early 2013, with a release date alreadys et of April 25th, 2014 day and date worldwide. Exploring the fate of the human race following a robot uprising, Robopocalypse has been adapted for the screen by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield), based on the novel of the same name by Daniel H. Wilson.

Spielberg commented on Rothman coming onbaord, “When someone like Tom is a free agent, you snatch him up fast. He has proven himself to be a necessity of this industry. At Fox he had already been an enthusiastic partner on ‘Robopocalypse,’ and it is to our advantage that he would come produce this film with me. Tom has been a wonderful friend and colleague over the years and DreamWorks is incredibly lucky to have him on board.”

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Chris Hemsworth Wanted For Spielberg’s Robopocalypse

July 20, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

With Lincoln set to reach theatres at the end of the year, Spielberg is starting to think harder about his next movie, Robopocalyse, and according to Deadline, he’s decided that he wants Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, to star.

It appears the director has met with the actor in secret, although it isn’t clear whether Hemsworth has said yes or if it’s merely preliminary talks. What is known is that no official offer has yet been made. The film itself is based on Daniel H. Wilson’s epic novel about the human race’s attempt to survive an apocalyptic robot uprising.

A release date of April 25th, 2014 has already been set for Robopocalyse, so Spielberg is going to have to get casting and ramping up pre-production soon, so there’s time to shoot and complete the massive special effects. The movie is an important one for Spielberg, as Dreamworks is currently backed by Indian company Reliance Entertainment, who are very keen that Steven makes big budget, mass market spectacles, especially after Dreamworks’ recent movies have had variable success at the box office.

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