Canadian-South African director Neill Blomkamp is set to direct 'RoboCop Returns'.
The 38-year-old filmmaker - who previously directed ' District 9' and ' Elysium' - has been approached by MGM about helming the latest installment in the film franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Justin Rhodes is currently rewriting a script that was originally penned by Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, who were responsible for writing the original ' RoboCop' in 1987.
The first movie in the series is widely considered to be a sci-fi classic, with the script touching on various issues of the decade, including Reaganomics.
However, the two subsequent sequels, ' RoboCop 2' and 2014's ' RoboCop', have not been so well received.
The most-recent film in the franchise was directed by Jose Padilha and starred Joel Kinnaman - but was greeted with an unenthusiastic reaction by long-time fans of the series.
Meanwhile, Blomkamp - who became one of Hollywood's most sought-after directors following the success of 'District 9' in 2009 - previously admitted that the failure of 'Chappie' was an "unbelievably painful" experience for himself.
Reflecting on the reaction to his 2015 sci-fi movie, Blomkamp shared: "'Chappie' was unbelievably painful for me. That was difficult on several levels. But the thing with 'Chappie' was, it felt like it was extremely close to the film I had in my head.
"Up until the film came out, I felt like I had given my all, and that I'd tried my hardest to make the film I had in my head, and I felt like I achieved that.
"But I'm still upset the fact that it didn't work. I wish that it did, but it just did