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What stands out are the indications that its futuristic society is one still recovering from the shock of its own near-collapse.

It’s set, after all, in a near future in which handshakes have been replaced by an absurd no-contact alternative, the only surviving restaurant is Taco Bell, and people use a mysterious trio of seashells instead of toilet paper.ĭemolition Man may have been intended as a goof about restrictions on behavior and language, but it plays differently from a sheltering-in-place 2020 perspective. But the ongoing pandemic has a funny way of creating new resonance for familiar fare, and that’s been especially true for the 27-year-old action comedy. The sci-fi movie, which features Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes shooting and quipping their way through a scandalized, sanitized 2032 Los Angeles, has been a cultural touchpoint ever since it came out in 1993 - particularly for the right, who’ve seized on its restrictive utopia as a metaphor for government overreach. When news of drones urging people to maintain social distancing made the online rounds earlier this month, a certain comparison kept cropping up: This looks like something out of Demolition Man.

Pitt, in a cameo, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Oscar Nuñez, Patti Harrison and Bowen Yang also star.īullock had closed out 2021 starring in the Netflix movie The Unforgivable, which followed the success of her 2018 Netflix apocalyptic-thriller Bird Box.Sylvester Stallone and Sandra Bullock give VR sex a go in Demolition Man. In Lost City, Bullock stars opposite Channing Tatum in a romantic comedy that The Hollywood Reporter‘s John DeFore called an “enjoyable throwback” in his review. That film wrapped production in early spring of 2021. Still to come, Bullock has a cameo in Brad Pitt’s Bullet Train coming out in July, which was originally set for an April release. It’s 24/7 and I just want to be 24/7 with my babies and my family.” I just want to be present and responsible for one thing.”īullock, who is mom to son Louis, 12, and daughter Laila, 10, said she knew while filming The Lost City, which hits theaters March 25, that this would be her last film “for a while.” Bullock also elaborated on her decision to Entertainment Tonight, saying, “I take my job very seriously when I’m at work. So I’m not doing anyone any favors who’s investing in a project if I’m saying, ‘I just want to be at home.’ … Because I was always running, I was always running to the next thing. Cate Blanchett to Receive Best Actress Honor at Palm Springs Film Awards