{"id":21885,"date":"2012-06-29T07:46:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T21:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=21885"},"modified":"2012-06-29T07:46:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T21:46:16","slug":"why-robocop-total-recall-villain-ronny-cox-hates-remakes-those-films-hold-up-pretty-damn-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=21885","title":{"rendered":"Why ‘Robocop’, ‘Total Recall’ Villain Ronny Cox Hates Remakes: ‘Those Films Hold Up Pretty Damn Well’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Deliverence<\/p>\n

Ronny Cox, left, and Burt Reynolds in a featurette on the “Deliverance” Blu-ray Disc.<\/em><\/p>\n

The actor, who also appeared in “Deliverance” and “Beverly Hills Cop,” says those bad-guy roles were a boon to his career: “It’s more fun to play the bad guys a gazillion times than it is to play the good guys.”<\/p>\n

Prior to the release of Robocop<\/em> and Total Recall<\/em>, Ronny Cox<\/strong> was best known for playing Drew, the nice-guy businessman whose morals are tested in Deliverance<\/em> when one of his buddies is sexually assaulted. But Paul Verhoeven<\/strong>\u2019s twin sci-fi epics made him one of the 1980s\u2019 most iconic villains, which might account for why he\u2019s not especially happy about both films being remade.<\/p>\n

Well, maybe I\u2019m a little prejudiced about this, but I hate remakes,\u201d Cox tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI think both of those films hold up pretty damn well. And I wish them well with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL ARTICLE HERE – http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/robocop-total-recall-ronny-cox-remakes-deliverance-343132<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ronny Cox, left, and Burt Reynolds in a featurette on the “Deliverance” Blu-ray Disc. The actor, who also appeared in “Deliverance” and “Beverly Hills Cop,” says those bad-guy roles were a boon to his career: “It’s more fun to play the bad guys a gazillion times than it is to play the good guys.” Prior<\/p>\n

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