Gary Oldman Joins 'ROBOCOP' Remake

HeatVision reports that Gary Oldman has joined the cast of MGM's remake of Robocop. Oldman will play a scientist who turned fallen cop Alex Murphy played by Joel Kinnaman (Snabba Cash 1-2, The Killing) into the heroic cyborg. It's an interesting paring as the two had been linked for Arthur And Lancelot before Warner Bros. put it on hold. Gary will end his run as Jim Gordon this summer in The Dark Knight Rises. I'll be curious to see if he can help the credibility of this reboot even with a talented director like Jose Padilha (Elite Squad 1-2) behind the camera. Some other possible additions for the remake had included Edward Norton (Bourne Legacy, Incredible Hulk), a pre-Iron Man 3 Rebecca Hall (Town, Prestige) and Gael Garcia Bernal.

RUMOR: MGM Looking At High Profiled Actors For Supporting Roles In 'ROBOCOP'?

TrackingBoard is reporting that MGM is currently looking Rebecca Hall (Prestige, The Town, Red Riding), Edward Norton (Fight Club, Bourne Legacy, Incredible Hulk), Gael Garcia Bernal and Sean Penn for supporting roles in Jose Padilha's (Elite Squad 1-2) Robocop remake. It will remain to be seen if they're able to cast these actors alongside Joel Kinnaman (Snabba Cash 1-2, The Killing, Safe House). I'm unsure how reliable this site is, since I don't often hear news from them but I've labeled this as a rumor.

Gael Garcia Bernal Is Zorro Reborn, A Director Is In Talks

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox is in talks with Ricardo de Montreuil to direct Zorro Reborn. The project places the classic swashbuckling vigilante in futuristic setting. Currently the studio has set actor Gael Garcia Bernal in the role of Zorro with a script from Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy. Ricardo hasn't made a feature film but got a lot of exposure when his sci-fi short The Raven made the rounds online recently.