Spielberg Says ‘Robopocalypse’ Set In Future, Has Totally Unoriginal Plot.

Spielberg and robots. How can I hate? I can’t. So despite the fact that Spielberg’s next movie is centered around a twenty-times refried beans of a plot, I’m stoked.

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So what’s next for Spielberg? A loaded question indeed, because when he’s not directing, he’s producing multi-million dollar grossing films and franchises, along with a bevy of other surprising ventures that maintain his status as one of the most interesting living directors we have. As far as his directing gigs though, he’s wrapping up the  Daniel Day Lewis-starring Abraham Lincoln biopic “Lincoln” now, and after that, he’s set to direct an adaptation of the bestselling  Daniel H. Wilson  novel “Robopocalypse.”

While there hasn’t been a ton of information on Spielberg’s adaptation yet, which will feature a screenplay from the pen of “Cabin in the Woods” and “Cloverfield” honcho  Drew Goddard, it appears as if Spielberg is starting to let some information fly. Buried within a recent interview with  Time Out London’s Tom Huddleston while doing press for “War Horse,” Spielberg confirms “Robocalypse” is next after Goddard’s script convinced him, stating “It all starts with the script: it’s not worth taking myself away from my family if I don’t have something I’m really passionate about.”

Though it’s what Spielberg says about the project that confirms longtime producer  Kathleen Kennedy’s  recent statement  that “I think there are elements that are similar to ‘A.I.,’ ‘Minority Report,’ things he’s done in the past, and he just views it as the next extension of those kinds of stories.” Spielberg seems to agree. “It’s a movie about a global war between man and machine,’ the director tells Time Out. “I had a great time creating the future on ‘Minority Report,’ and it’s a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would. ‘Robopocalypse’ takes place in 15 or 20 years, so it’ll be another future we can relate to. It’s about the consequences of creating technologies which make our lives easier, and what happens when that technology becomes smarter than we are. It’s not the newest theme, it’s been done throughout science fiction, but it’s a theme that becomes more relevant every year.”

Sounds good to me. Spielberg’s last foray into the future, courtesy of Philly Dick’s Minority Report is one of my favorite movies of all time. So even if the plot has been done to death, – fuck it, it’s a favorite conceit of mine – , I’m stoked.