movies Universal Rebooting 'Timecop'

[Rappy Veteran]

Universal is throwing into development a remake of Timecop, the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme time travel action movie.

Marc Shmuger will produce the film via his Universal-based Global Produce banner alongside Tom McNulty.

Timecop, a Universal library title, was set in the near future where time travel is regulated by a police force. One officer (Van Damme) runs afoul a crooked politician (played by Ron Silver) using time travel to further his political career.

It was based on a story published by Dark Horse Comics (the movie?s script was co-written by Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson) and was one of Van Damme?s most successful films, both financially and critically.

Timecop also proved to be a mini-franchise for the studio, spawning a short-lived 1997 TV series on ABC and a direct-to-DVD sequel with an all-new cast.

The studio is approaching the new Timecop as a reboot and a re-imagining of the concept and is out to writers. Van Damme is not involved.

Global Produce is behind We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, the documentary which Universal specialty arm Focus Features opens May 24.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=80094

[trag3dy]

Well the original was actually a decent action flick for its day. I'm not holding out hope that remaking it will do a better job.

[shadodemon]

Well the original was actually a decent action flick for its day. I'm not holding out hope that remaking it will do a better job.

I have one movie title for you for a recent remake Total Recall, enough said :(

[Shiranui]

Max Walker: Read it.

Universal: "Wolverine"?

Max Walker: Between the lines.

Universal: "I should leave this one alone and work on something original"...?

[V-Tech]

I liked the first one and i believe that today they can make it even better. Let's see how it goes.

[Orange]

O why o why another remake. Being a van damm super fan boy i highly doubt this would even get 10 million at the box office! This was one of van dammes best box office performance.. 100million.

Does Hollywood just get a bunch of people together and think what film can we remake... really sucks as i can see 2016/2017 and onwards being Hollywood's worst

[Raa]

I enjoyed the original, so if they pull this off, it could be a worthy reboot...

[theyarecomingforyou]

I have one movie title for you for a recent remake Total Recall, enough said :(

I actually quite liked the new Total Recall, as it changed enough to keep it interesting and Bryan Cranston was excellent. The advertising made it seem like a remake when it was more a retelling. Don't get me wrong though, I still love the original Arnie film.

As for Timecop, I could see a reboot working. It was a great concept. As always, it depends on how well it is executed.