In 2014, two years before he debuted as Rick Flag in Suicide Squad, Joel Kinnaman led the Robocop reboot as Alex Murphy, the role Peter Weller originated in the 1987 original. Unlike the first Robocop movie (which is considered one of the best sci-fi movies of all time), this take on the material earned mixed critical reception, with some not approving of it whatsoever and others saying that this Robocop is better than you think. Nearly a decade after its release, Kinnaman has shared what he found “lacking” from the Robocop reboot, and he makes a good point on the subject.
The actor reminisced on his Robocop days while speaking about his latest project, the 2023 movie release Silent Night, with Comicbook.com. As he explained below, Kinnaman thinks the 2014 movie would have benefitted from catering to the fans more and potentially might have performed better if it hadn’t been tied to the Robocop franchise:
