Editing RoboCop (section)

==Sequels and adaptations==
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By November 1987, Orion had greenlit the development of a sequel targeting a [[Motion picture content rating system|PG rating]], which would allow children to see the film unaccompanied by adults,{{sfn|Goldberg|1988|pp=25, 72}}<ref name="LATimesequelAug87"/><ref name="LATimesequelNov87"/> and tying into the 12-episode animated series ''RoboCop'', released by [[Marvel Productions]] in 1988.<ref name="IGNHistory"/><ref name="IndieWire10Things"/> Neumeier and Miner began writing the film but were fired after refusing to work during the [[1988 Writers Guild of America strike]] and were replaced by [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]], whose second draft was made into ''[[RoboCop 2]]'' and first draft became the second sequel, ''[[RoboCop 3]]''.<ref name="TheDissolveNeumeier"/>{{sfn|Goldberg|1988|p=72}} Weller reprised his role in the [[Irvin Kershner]]–directed first sequel,<ref name="DOGRoboCop2"/> which was released to mixed reviews and was estimated to have lost money.<ref name="RottenTomatoesRobo2"/><ref name="NYTimesMediaBusiness"/>

''RoboCop 3'', directed by [[Fred Dekker]], was targeted at younger audiences who were driving merchandise sales. [[Robert John Burke]] replaced Weller in the title role, and Allen returned as Anne Lewis for the third and final time in the series.<ref name="IGNHistory"/><ref name="SyFyAllen"/><ref name="IndieWire10Things"/> The film was a critical and financial failure.<ref name="DOGRobo3"/> 

[[RoboCop (1994 TV series)|A live-action television series]] was released in 1994, but had a poor critical reception and was canceled after 22 episodes. Starring [[Richard Eden (actor)|Richard Eden]] as RoboCop, the series used aspects of Neumeier and Miner's ''RoboCop 2'' ideas.<ref name="IGNHistory" /><ref name="IndieWire10Things" /><ref name="DOGDiminishing" /> A second animated series, ''[[RoboCop: Alpha Commando]]'', followed in 1998.<ref name="IGNHistory" /><ref name="IndieWire10Things" /> [[Page Fletcher]] starred as RoboCop in a four-part live-action miniseries, ''[[RoboCop: Prime Directives]]'' (2001). The series, set ten years after the events of the first film, ignores the events of the sequels.<ref name="IGNHistory" /><ref name="IndieWire10Things" /> After years of financial difficulties, Orion and the rights to ''RoboCop'' were purchased by MGM in the late 1990s.<ref name="IGNHistory" /><ref name="THRReturns" /><ref name="UPI" />

A 2014 reboot of the first film, also called ''[[RoboCop (2014 film)|RoboCop]]'', was directed by [[José Padilha]] and starred [[Joel Kinnaman]]. The film received mixed reviews, but was a financial success.<ref name="TheDissolveNeumeier"/><ref name="DeadlineBlomkamp"/><ref name="ScreenRantRobo2014"/> Verhoeven said that he "should be dead" before a reboot was attempted, and Allen believed that an "iconic" film should not be remade.<ref name="SyFyAllen"/> ''RoboCop Returns'', a sequel to ''RoboCop'' that ignores the series' other films, was announced to be in development in 2019.<ref name="THRReturns"/><ref name="SyFyReturns"/><ref name="Deadline2024TV"/> However, MGM was purchased by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] in 2022, and a television series was announced in 2024.<ref name="Deadline2024TV"/>