Specifically, Blomkamp was hard-at-work on an Alien movie that would’ve directly followed Aliens and ignored Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection.
Many fans were incredibly excited about the possibility of an Alien sequel retconning some of the lesser sequels out of existence and bringing back fan-favorites like Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn, and while it looks like that won’t happen anymore, the possibility of a similar move occurring with Robocop Returns could be exactly what fans need to get excited.
It also makes plenty of sense to imagine Neil Blomkamp diving into a Robocop sequel that ignores previous sequels based on what he has tried to do with other beloved franchises in the past.