The Robots Won – Spielberg Delays Robopocalypse "Indefinitely"

He can still direct spectacle as well as the generation of filmmakers he's influenced. But Robopocalypse always felt like Steven Spielberg going through the motions. A "one for them" picture if you will.

The title alone was a killer and I never felt the passion Spielberg eluded when he talks up his latest. Returning to sci-fi/action because it was expected of him, and from his investors. I, for one, don't want a passionless Spielberg calling action - no matter the genre.

For the moment, that won't be a concern as the plug's been pulled from Robopocalypse indefinitely. Spielberg's spokesman revealed to The Hollywood Reporter it's "too important and the script is not ready, and it's too expensive to produce. It's back to the drawing board to see what is possible."

Spielberg did this on Munich and Lincoln too and look how great those turned out. Question is will this meet a similar fate? He insists he's still going to make it (The timing of the announcement the evening before the Oscar nominations is interesting too), but this feels like something he'll quietly walk from.