Steven Spielberg's sci-fi battle Robopocalypse has been given a 2013 release date.

Robopocalypse tells the story of a fight between humans and robots after a scientist accidentally gives the robots a sentient artificial intelligence called Archos.

Spielberg will direct a script based on writer Daniel H Wilson's same-titled novel.

The director issued a statement which read: "I am so pleased that (20th Century Fox joint-CEOs) Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos see the same exciting opportunities in Robopocalypse that we originally saw when we bought the rights to the book.

"We had a successful relationship with them and Fox when we made Minority Report and we hope we can deliver another film that will give today's global audiences something thrilling."

Robopocalypse will be released on July 3, 2013.

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