Gary Oldman signs up for RoboCop
 

Gary Oldman Joining MGM's 'Robocop' Remake

Gary Oldman has inked a deal to star opposite Joel Kinnaman in MGM’s remake of Robocop.

Jose Padilha is directing the film, which is being produced by Strike Entertainment’s Marc Abraham and Eric Newman.

Kinnaman (The Killing) plays the title character, a cop named Alex Murphy who is brought back from the brink of death and turned into a cyborg police officer.

Oldman will play Norton, the scientist who creates Robocop and finds himself torn between the ideals of the machine trying to rediscover its humanity and the callous needs of a corporation.

The production is eyeing a September shoot in Toronto and has a tentative release date of summer 2013.

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Y U Remake Everything?

Well, that's a step in the right direction. Oldman is one of my favorites.

Joel Kinnaman is interesting casting. Love him on The Killing

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Happened to catch the original last week while flipping channels. God, I love that movie. And the toxic waste scene still ranks among my favorite screen deaths. :D

The first Rated R movie that my dad let me watch. I LOVED that movie as a kid!~
I did re-watch it a couple months ago and I have to say as an adult that it had some really stupid parts. I'm not disappointed in a remake, as long as they make it dark and realistic. I'd like to see Christopher Nolan do it.

I'd buy that for a dollar.

you understand that it was intentionally satirical right?

Keanu Reeves as Robocop, coming to a theater near you.

i dunno but ill watch pretty much anything with oldman in it

Watch Tropa de Elite 1 & 2, it's pretty hardcore shit by the director of this reboot.

I think the cast is what made the original awesome, so that is going to be pretty hard to top.

worthless ****s can't think of anything original so they just remake everything.

They need to bring Kurtwood Smith back in some capacity.

The Tigers are playin........To-night

Oldman is like the most underrated actor ever. I'm excited for a Robocop reboot, I just hope it's good. God, I really haven't seen the movies since I was a kid. I'm putting that at the top of my list.

I always say when Gary Oldman is cast as villian in any movie it will be a good picture.

yep :thumb:

I also got to wonder if this could be a "reimagining" of the story, even down to the Roboarmor/prosthesis to make it more battle plausible specifically the facevizor because I was always irked that his mouth and chin were exposed without any type of protection of armor or another blast proof material.

Samuel L. Jackson Joining 'Robocop'

Samuel L. Jackson is joining the cast of Robocop, MGM and Sony’s remake of the classic 1987 sci-fi action movie.

Jose Padilha is directing the film, which sees Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) as the title hero, a cop named Alex Murphy who is brought back from the brink of death and turned into a cyborg police officer. Gary Oldman has already been cast as his scientist-creator.

Jackson will play Pat Novak, a charismatic media mogul and a powerful force in the Robocop world.

We know Robocop will have the words "mutha ****a" in it.

I'm hard

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This remake sound better and better

casted way younger than expected for the " Old Man"

It sounds like its gonna be a different version than Cox played

or he's playing a Dick Jones esque part.

That would be a better fit

Rumor around my office is that we'll be doing the post work on it. Helps that it's shooting up here. I'll certainly be working on it if it's a go.

The Old Man was a sort-of ally in the first movie, but the villain in the second. I'm guessing they're going to combine - or at least blur the lines between - him and Dick Jones in this remake.

Can't wait to see who they cast as Clarence Boddicker. I wouldn't mind them signing Kurtwood Smith again, actually.

Sounds like the type of movie I'll drag my girlfriend to kicking and screaming and then she'll walk out having enjoyed it, similar to the Star Trek remake =)

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This is too much awesome for one movie

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And thank you.

This could be a cool re-make if they do it right. ED209 looks great

hah! badass

Jackie Earle Haley Joining ‘Robocop’ Cast

EXCLUSIVE: Jackie Earle Haley is signing on to star in the Robocop remake that Jose Padilha will direct with Joel Kinnaman playing the title character. Haley will play Maddox, the guy who dispenses the military training to Robocop. Gary Oldman, Hugh Laurie, Samuel L. Jackson and Abbie Cornish are also set and actors including Jay Baruchel are circling the final leads.

Freakin great cast! J.....In My Pants!

Boardwalk Empire' Actor in Negotiations to Join 'Robocop' (Exclusive)

Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Kenneth Williams is in negotiations to join the cast of Robocop, MGM and Sony’s remake of the classic 1987 sci-fi action movie.

The movie is gearing up for a September start in Toronto and has amassed a line up that includes Joel Kinnaman as the title hero, Hugh Laurie as the villain, plus Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Jay Baruchel, Abbie Cornish and Jackie Earle Haley.

Jose Padilha (Elite Squad) is directing the film.

Williams will play the partner to Kinnaman’s police officer Alex Murphy who is tight with Murphy’s family.

Williams garnered acclaim starring in HBO’s The Wire, recurred on NBC’s Community, and is currently shooting Twelve Years a Slave, which stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender. On Empire, he plays racketeer Chalky White.
Williams is repped by The Collective.

Absolutely agreed. Any movie is instantly better for having Oldman in it. He's outstanding.

His name is Omar, damnit.

Hell yeah! He is ****ing awesome. With a face like his, he probably won't be playing a good guy... unless he is a good guy that had an accident at some point and horrifically scarred his face. Just sayin'.

edit: Jesus Christ! Just read he received the scar in a bar fight. **** that.

No Hugh Laurie For ‘Robocop’ Remake
By MIKE FLEMING Friday August 24, 2012 @ 9:46am PDT

Though he was expected to play the head of the facility that made the title character, Hugh Laurie is no longer going to star in the Robocop remake at MGM. The film, which stars Joel Kinnaman in the role originated by Peter Weller, is being directed by Jose Padilha and also stars Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earle Haley, Abbie Cornish and Jay Baruchel. I’ve heard MGM is talking with a small group of actors to fill the role that Laurie was to play, including Clive Owen.

Michael Keaton Joins ‘Robocop’ Remake
By MIKE FLEMING Wednesday August 29, 2012 @ 3:31pm PDT

BREAKING: Michael Keaton has been set to play the role of Raymond Sellars in the MGM/Columbia Pictures’ RoboCop remake. Sellars is the CEO of the corporation that builds RoboCop, a role that Hugh Laurie was expected to play until he dropped out before consummating a deal. The film, a re-imagining of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven cult classic, is scheduled to begin shooting next month. RoboCop will be released on August 9, 2013.

Keaton joins previously announced Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson and Abbie Cornish in the Jose Padilha-directed film.

“Michael is the final addition to the amazing cast we have assembled for this film and it is so great to have the last puzzle piece in place. It is thrilling that everything has come together to bring this innovative new vision of RoboCop to life. We’ve got a great script, a great cast, some killer ED-209’s and I can’t wait to get Alex Murphy back on the streets,” said Padilha.

When's the last time he was even in a movie? I can't seem to recall

The Other Guys with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and he voiced Ken in Toy Story 3

First look at the new Robocop.

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I think that's a human cop/SWAT suit. if you notice he still has his right hand intact.

I have no idea. I was just passing along the pics and the article.

Looks like Kinnaman in the suit, the suit looks like the RC-2000 picture from the website.. Now maybe it is a swat suit, and he dies in it and becomes RC, but I have a feeling that is what RC is going to look like..

IMO, it looks like it's a SWAT suit by the mere fact that they're shooting a scene in one of the pics with his hand exposed.

It will be nice to see Keaton back in action.

Maybe they're going to CGI his hand out of the shot.

If that is the RC suit, then I assume that they are going to add a lot to it using CGI.

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Really hoping there is more to that suit then we can see. CGI heavy maybe

I would be fine with it being a swat suit but doesnt seem that way with his facemask

No Officer Anne Lewis? Are you kidding me?!

What a crock of shit! :cuss:

So maybe in this iteration of RoboCop, his right hand stayed intact (like his face) and is just bionically connected to the suit?

then the RoboCop suit is an actual suit/exoskeleton in comparison to the "full body prosthesis" like in the original. I'm still running with human swat suit until we see a more polished product. To me this could border on Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern bad if it isn't done right.

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Why is Judge Dredd on set?

so he's batman without a cape

or G.I. Joe's Snakeeyes

I am sad now.

the movie has a badass cast so all is not lost

It's ****ing robocop, we'll all likely see it. Hoping it isn't a fail like Terminator Salvation

or Live Free or Die Hard with a PG-13 rating

Agreed....

I remember seeing the terminator salvation trailer before reviews came out thinking it would kick ass. Sadly it was awful from the start of the movie, Trailer had the best parts.

I heard so many bad things about Terminator Salvation that I didn't bother to see it at the theater. When I finally got around to watching it, I liked it (lowered expectations FTW). Frankly I think it's better than the third one.

This.

Same here. It wasnt perfect but I wouldnt mind another one with Bale

Nick Stahl sucked as John Conner. Whatever their reason for not having Furlong reprise his role, it sucked.