The Official Robocop Remake is due out next month and 55 fans and directors have teamed up to create their very own retelling of the 80s cult classic film with what they're calling 'Our Robocop Remake.' The original film, about a fatally injured police officer being engineered to an unstoppable crime-fighting robot by greedy and corrupt corporate bigwigs, garnered a large and devoted fan following upon its release.
The group behind 'Our Robocop Remake' were previously responsible for a crowdsourced remake of Footloose, and bring a variety of styles, skills and methods to this project. Featuring low-budget live action, animation and video game style graphics, this film is a fantastic mishmash of ideas bound to bring laughs to any audience and will fill the void for fans patiently awaiting the release of the Hollywood big screen remake.
What's Driving This Trend
- Crowdsourced Movie Remakes
- Crowdsourcing platforms give a chance for filmmakers to connect with a wider audience and have more creative control over the final product
- Collaborative and Interactive Filmmaking
- New ways of interactive storytelling using technologies like Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Gamification present opportunities to connect with audiences in fresh ways
- Fan-made Content Creation
- The trend of creating fan-made content, from remixes to remakes, allows creators to have more control and offers fans an opportunity to influence their favorite stories in new ways
Who This Affects Most
- Film and TV Production
- The film industry could explore crowdsourced approaches to production, capitalizing on the current DIY, collaborative and interactive trends in fan fiction and content creation
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- New immersive storytelling technologies offer more interactive ways to engage with fans and to build a community through shared experiences, and the film industry could benefit from these emerging technologies
- Video Games and E-sports
- New opportunities for exciting collaborations between the gaming industry and filmmakers using virtual and augmented reality technologies could create new fan experiences for movies, games and e-sports
