First Official Poster For ROBOCOP, Plus New Images

Trailer For ROBOCOP Reboot Looks Like An Interesting Take On The Original Material

Gary Oldman And Michael K. Williams On ROBOCOP Set

Set Photos For ROBOCOP Remake

Michael Keaton To Play Villain In ROBOCOP

Deadline reports that Michael Keaton (Batman, Jackie Brown) has landed the villain role in Robocop. The role originally had been linked to Hugh Laurie but has since gone to Keaton. The rest of the cast includes Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, Snabba Cash), Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel and Michael K. Williams.

Clive Owen Could Replace Hugh Laurie In ROBOCOP Remake

Deadline reports that talks with Hugh Laurie to play the villain in Robocop have broken down. It was expected Hugh would play Dick Jones an evil corrupt company executive who is slighted by the creation of Robocop who threatens his side businesses. A group of backup actors will likely now be contacted they name Clive Owen (Sin City, Children of Men) as one of the possible people. The current cast includes Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jay Baruchel, and Jackie Earle Haley. Other possible additions include Jennifer Ehle and Michael K. Williams.

Jay Baruchel Closing Deal To Join 'ROBOCOP'

HeatVision is reporting that comedian Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder) is looking to play an Omnicorp marketing executive in Robocop. Jay is about to close the deal as the film is about to ramp up production this September in Toronto.

Jackie Earl Haley Joins 'ROBOCOP', Jay Baruchel Also Circling Role

Deadline reports that Jackie Earl Haley (Watchmen, Little Children, Dark Shadows) has joined the ever growing cast of Robocop. The impressive cast already includes Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Hugh Laurie, Samuel L. Jackson and Abbie Cornish. They add that comedic actor Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder) is also up for one of the final roles.

Hugh Laurie In Talks To Play 'ROBOCOP' Villain

Variety reports that Hugh Laurie (Black Adder, House) is up for the villain role in Robocop. The remake would see Hugh play a villainous OCP (Omni Consumer Products) CEO who should end up being Dick Jones or a version of him. The rest of the cast includes Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson and Abbie Cornish with a release date of August 9th 2013.

SOURCE: Variety

Abbie Cornish Up For 'ROBOCOP' Female Lead

Deadline reports Australian actress Abbie Cornish is in talks for a role alongside Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman and possibly Samuel L. Jackson in Robocop. Abbie would play the wife of the slain/resurrected cop that becomes Robocop, thinking she is widow. There had been early rumblings that Rebecca Hall was circling the role before landing a supporting part in Iron Man 3.

Samuel L. Jackson Joins 'ROBOCOP'

HeatVision reports that Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained, Avengers) will re-team with his True Romance co-star Gary Oldman by taking a role in Robocop. Joel Kinnaman is set to play Alex Murphy with Gary Oldman as the scientist who turns the dying officer into a crime-fighting cyborg. They say Jackson's will play a TV mogul that factors into this world. I assume he could be running a version of Omni Consumer Products (OCP) company who funds the Robocop program. Another possible idea is that he's playing a Dick Jones/Clarence type villain. I guess we'll find out for sure when the film is released on August 9th 2013.

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.

James Vanderbilt Hired To Do Rewrites On Robocop

James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) is gather quite a reputation after his commercial writing jobs with Sony on Sam Raimi's axed Spider-Man 4, Marc Webb's Amazing Spider-Man and Len Wiseman's Total Recall reboot. He also recently was tasked to start outlining Amazing Spider-Man 2. There is word from Variety that James has been hired by MGM to do some rewrites on Jose Padilha's Robocop remake which stars Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, Snabba Cash).

Joel Kinnaman Is Officially The New Robocop!

Deadline has confirmation that Joel Kinnaman will be the new Alex Murphy in MGM's Robocop remake. Kinnaman is quickly becoming a rather well known for picking great projects starring in AMC's series The Killing, leading Swedish crime thrillers Snabba Cash 1-2 along with supporting roles in hit films like Safe House and Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Joel had previously been up for roles at two different Warner Bros' projects which included Arthur And Lancelot and The Man From Uncle. The new take on Old Detroit's finest robot will come from Elite Squad 1-2 director Jose Padilha.

Variety's Jeff Snider also added that the studio had been looking at other actors for the role as well. Those  names included everyones go-to-guy Michael Fassbender, Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and Eminem since the studio was working him on the boxing film South Paw. Oddly, there also had been rumblings from Jeff that Russell Crowe was in mix but Crowe himself took to Twitter to shut down the rumor.

Joel Kinnaman Offered Lead In Robocop Remake

Deadline reports that MGM has sent out an offer to Joel Kinnaman to play officer Alex Murphy who eventually becomes Robocop in the remake of the 1987 cult favorite. Kinnaman was originally going to play Lancelot in Warner Bros. Arthur And Lancelot before it was put on hold. He was also in the mix for the role of the Russian spy in WB's The Man From UNCLE when Steven Soderberg was involved. He's been slowly ramping up as an actor with a large role in AMC's The Killing and starring in the Swedish crime thriller Snabba Cash franchise. Joel also had supporting roles in box office smashes Safe House and David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The role had been linked to names like Michael Fassbender and Russell Crowe at one point.

Could Russell Crowe Be The New Robocop?

HeatVision reports that Jose Padilha's (Elite Squad 1-2) Robocop has another writer working on it's script.  Nick Schenk (Gran Tarino) has been brought on to beef up the existing screenplay. Another interesting tidbit comes from Variety/ShowBlitz's Jeff Sneider teasing via Twitter that Russell Crowe is also being linked with Robocop. Just yesterday Crowe was linked with Darren Aronofsky's massive bible epic Noah. He recently filmed scenes for Zack Snyder's Man of Steel cameoing as Superman's biological father Jor-El. It looks like Crowe might be aiming for Micheal Fassbender's leftovers as he was linked to both Noah and Robocop at one point.

Michael Fassbender Keeping Open Mind On Robocop Role

Collider was able to speak with Michael Fassbender (First Class, Shame, Inglourious Basterds) on the rumor he was wanted by director Jose Padilha (Elite Squad 1-2) for the role of Alex Murphy in his Robocop reboot. While he neither confirms nor denies his involvement, Fassbender sounds open to the role if anything else.

Question: Because of all of the success that you’ve had recently, there are lots of rumors that you are attached to all sorts of great projects. Is RoboCop something that you’d like to do?


MICHAEL FASSBENDER: You know, I’m always open. I’ll take a look at the script and sit down with the director and have a conversation. It’s not definitely like, “Oh, I’ve got to play RoboCop before I retire.” I don’t have that about anything. I don’t go, “I have to play the Dane one day, or Hamlet.” I don’t really think like that. I just wait and see what comes up, and I’m always open to it. If I react to the script, then I’m up for anything. 

Would you dread wearing a metal suit?

FASSBENDER: No. It could be kind of fun. It could be kind of good to have a helmet that I could hide behind, for most of the film, too. That sounds kind of appealing.

Jose Padilha Wants Michael Fassbender For Robocop

ScreenRant has caught wind of an interview where director Jose Padilha (Elite Squad 2) states his choice for the lead in his Robocop reboot is Michael Fassbender. It's a great decision considering how well the actor is doing commercially and critically at this point in his career. The only thing is that Fassbender is on every one's list recently being wanted for both WB's Akira and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Not to mention reprising the role of Magento in the X-Men First Class sequel which is likely to get fast-tracked by Fox. Personally I think he'd make a better Clarence Boddicker if that's the villain they're going with for the film.

8 Directors In The Running For The Wolverine

ShowBlitz is reporting that 20th Century Fox is circling eight directors for The Wolverine. It originally had Darren Aronofsky set to direct with a script by Christopher McQuarrie. The directors include Jose Padilha (Elite Squad 1-2, Robocop), Doug Liman (Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, All You Need Is Kill), Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Brooklyn's Finest), Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo, Never Let Me Go), Justin Lin (Fast Five, Highlander, Terminator 5), Gavin O’Connor (Warrior), James Mangold (Cop Land, Knight & Day, 3:10 To Yuma, Walk The Line) and Gary Shore.

My favorites of this group includes Mark Romanek, Jose Padilha, Gavin O'Connor, James Mangold and Antoine Fuqua. The likes of Lin and Liman sort of worries me as these two aren't strong visually and aren't as well liked as some of the other candidates. Even more so when compared to the likes of Aronofsky and the rumored Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code). I'd love to see Romanek take on a big genre film as he was originally set to make The Wolf Man before walking and forcing Universal to rush the project.