Dimension Films has tapped Dan Milano to script “Short Circuit,” the remake of the 1986 pic. The original was about an armed robot that acquired a personality after a lightning strike, and sought the ...

On Conan Monday, Aziz Ansari talked about the time he learned that Short Circuit star Fisher Stevens was in fact not of Indian descent. But instead of getting mad about it, he called up Stevens to get ...

Another day, another remake. When it was first announced that Dimension Films was remaking Short Circuit last year, we didn't realize that Hollywood would be remaking everything from the 80's. But ...

Aziz Ansari recently wrote an article for the New York Times about calling Fisher Stevens and getting some answers for his performance in the film Short Circuit — and Short Circuit 2 — where Stevens ...

Fisher Stevens really regrets appearing as an Indian character in brownface for the 1986 movie "Short Circuit" and its subsequent sequel. Stevens, who was born in Chicago, plays Ben Jabituya in the ...

If science fiction and economic trends can agree on anything, it’s that robots are destined to become our merciless overlords. You can prepare yourself for this horrific inevitability, or even study ...

Wrongheaded in conception, eye-rolling in execution, “Chappie” is a childish blend of the cute robot goofiness of “Short Circuit” and the bloody-minded mayhem of “RoboCop.” It never finds its sweet ...

Dimension Films has tapped Disney writers program alum Matt Lieberman to script its family film Short Circuit. Tim Hill (Alvin And The Chipmunks), already attached to direct, will work closely with ...

Neil Blomkamp has quickly emerged as one of the most interesting, visionary science fiction directors of our time. His movies always combine high-concept sci-fi with current cultural hot button issues ...

EXCLUSIVE: Spyglass Media Group has set a remake of the 1986 film Short Circuit, bringing on the writing team of Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman to put a Latinx twist on the screenplay for the ...