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[donnieoneshot]

A larger than life character! RIP big Mike!

Sad news indeed 

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Sad News   

Michael Clarke Duncan, 'Green Mile' Actor, Dead at 54



Michael Clarke Duncan, an Oscar nominee for “The Green Mile” died Monday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 54.

Publicist Joy Fehily released a statement from Clarke’s fiancée, the Rev. Omarosa Manigault, saying that Duncan died Monday morning after nearly two months of hospitalization following a July 13 heart attack.

Duncan, who was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of  death-row inmate John Coffey in 1999's "The Green Mile," most recently starred as Leo Knox in the Fox series "The Finder." He also appeared in the film hits "Armageddon," "The Whole Nine Yards," "Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda."

The 6-foot-4, 315-pound Duncan "suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered," the statement said.

Duncan was born in 1957 and grew up on the south side of Chicago in a single-parent household with his sister, Judy, and mother, Jean Duncan. He attended Alcorn State University, but left early to support his family when his mother became ill.

Duncan worked as ditch digger and nightclub bouncer after his college years and moved to Los Angeles to launch an acting career in 1995.He became a bodyguard for actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence and began to draw attention after appearing in 1998's "Armageddon."

Comedian Steve Harvey was among those offering condolences on Twitter. "I will miss my friend, Michael Clarke Duncan. What an incredible soldier in God's Plan," he tweeted.

"Rest in Peace to my brother who paved the way for me and many Black actors," tweeted actor Terry Crews. "Honored to have known him and called him a friend to me and my family."

Clarke served as a spokesman for a number of causes. Earlier this year, he appeared in a video for PETA, the animal rights organization, in which he spoke of how much better he felt since becoming a vegetarian three years earlier.

Duncan also starred in a public service announcement for the American Stroke Association to raise awareness of strokes.

Just to add to his list of credits - I'd actually forgotten about his roles in gaming, but here's a grouping of voice work from [Kotaku]:

After establishing himself as a Hollywood actor, Duncan continued to work in games. He voiced the character of Atlas in God of War II, Benjamin in the first Saints Row, a crime lord in survival horror game The Suffering: Ties That Bind, the character of Ygori in fantasy game Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, and SEAL Operative Wardog in tactical shooter SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs. Other games he did voice work for include first-person-shooter Soldier of Fortune and Star Trek Klingon Academy.

Definitely sad news. 

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[Smithk4]

Looks very good!! The way fairytales were meant to be told 

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I'll watch that.

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[donnieoneshot]

I seriously hope that the picture below is not the final Robocop suit!!  I will not be paying money to see the Batman suit regurgitated with the cape removed and the pointy ears snapped off!!!! 

[Smithk4]

Ya that's pretty bad!! Liks a cross between the Batman and the Guyver suit? Which might work...............if it wasnt meant to be Robocop!!

[nCogNeato]

Agreed the suit robocop suit looks pretty uninspired, but it may be like an early prototype in the story or something.  I'll reserve judgement until I see the actual movie trailer.

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Agreed the suit robocop suit looks pretty uninspired, but it may be like an early prototype in the story or something.  I'll reserve judgement until I see the actual movie trailer.

Yeah, otherwise:


They might be able to easily fix that by just changing the charcoal color to something else. I'm casting a vote for a callback to the original chrome...

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Agreed the suit robocop suit looks pretty uninspired, but it may be like an early prototype in the story or something.  I'll reserve judgement until I see the actual movie trailer.

Yeah, otherwise:


They might be able to easily fix that by just changing the charcoal color to something else. I'm casting a vote for a callback to the original chrome...

Chrome.  Agreed.   

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Courtesy of [Screen Rant]

Here is some early concept art for the possible look:


BTW- that link has some red flags all over it with regards to some leaked early details about the script itself, read at your own discretion.

But to quote the article:
[spoiler]I’ll share this one detail. In the film, when Murphy is turned into Robocop 1.0, it’s described “a high-tech version of the ’80s suit.”

Then they show a focus group scene where criminals laugh at the design. “He looks like a toy from the ’80s!”

So they redesign him to look “meaner” as Robocop 2.0, who passes focus group approval.

So they not only make sure to include the original design, they also point out it’s dated and stupid. *facepalm*

Hold onto your sides for more hilarious “Robocop” details. They outsource his construction to China. #seriously

And we meet the ED-209s in the field in Iran, where they’re used to subdue suicide bombers. #ineedallthedrinksnow

Ahhh… now they just dropped Robocop 3.0 onto an Al Queda training camp to see what he does.

“He should be programmed to incapacitate in all scenarios.” “Agreed. Let’s keep him PG-13, Dr. Norton.” No. No. No. No.

By page 54, they are already onto Robocop 4.0, who looks like a “cop on steroids painted metallic blue.”

Oh, god… oh dear god… Robocop is a Transformer. He goes from “social mode” to “combat mode” and back. Full transformation..

Okay… the two “best” lines in the script. First up is at the unveiling ceremony for Robocop in Detroit, from a TV reporter covering it.

“I think it’s safe to say that Alex Murphy is now part man, part machine, ALL COP!” Yes, I too remember the original poster, asshat.

If you can get past Robocop The Transformer, there are some interesting action beats. And I’m sure Padilla will direct the hell out of it.

But overall? Ouch. Ouch. Ohpleasedon’t. Ouch. And a big side order of ouch.

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Wow.

Well if they're going to go cheese, go full cheese.  Don't try to convince the audience it's believable, and maybe we'll enjoy watching it.