A while back we heard word of an interesting looking project Steven Spielberg had attached himself to: Robopocalypse. Based on a novel by Daniel H. Wilson, it looked to be your usual tale of Robots turning against humanity (when will we ever learn?). The interesting twist was who was attached to it. Drew Goddard of Cloverfield and Cabin in the Woods writing fame, Anne Hathaway, and Chris Hemsworth were either slated or rumored to be part of the film in some capacity.

Originally the film was set for an April 2014 release. Now? Well, it’s future just got a whole lot murkier.

Spielberg has indicated boredom with action films in some recent interviews, and though no explanation was offered for the delay, aside from a statement from Spielberg’s rep that it wasn’t ready and was too expensive to move forward without a polished script, the Lincolnfilmmaker may simply not be as enamored with the brutal extinction story as he once was.

DreamWorks purchased the rights to Daniel H. Wilson’s novel well before it was published in June 2011.

It was originally set to be ready for this July, but last May 20th Century Fox (which is co-financing the film with DreamWorks, and Disney’s Touchstone distributing) announced it would be pushed to April 2014.

Now …? It’s a question of when the robot revolution will take place, but if.

Of course, this naturally sparked some conversation on Twitter as to whether this postponement means Spielberg is switching his focus to another science fiction project. Episode VII, perhaps? I very much doubt it. Spielberg has expressed multiple times that he’s not keen on taking the helm of his friend George’s property.

Postponement of Robopocalypse or not, Spielberg’s probably not directing Episode VII.

(h/t Scott Hume on Twitter)