I just received a Comic-Con announcement press release.  Aronofsky is officially signed to direct a Robocop film for release in 2010.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its ROBOCOP franchise.  Aronofsky, the director of The Fountain, and Self, the writer of Road to Perdition, make a formidable creative team, fast tracking the ROBOCOP motion picture and spotlighting it as one of the most anticipated new films for 2010.

This is good news.

When asked who the Kubrick of this generation is, my reply is always Aronofsky and the man hasn’t let me down so far.  If you’re going to reinvigorate a franchise, what better way to do it than to inject new life into it with a visionary like Darren Aronofsky?

Seriously, this is a cause for rejoicing.