The Wire Star in Robocop Negotiations

The Wire and Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Kenneth Williams is apparently in negotiations to star in Sony and MGM's remake of Robocop.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor - currently playing racketeer Chalky White on Boardwalk Empire - is in talks to appear as Joel Kinnamen's cop partner.

The movie is due to begin filming in Toronto this September, with Kinnamen as the titular cop, Hugh Laurie as the villain, and Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, Jay Baruchel and Jackie Earle Haley also starring.

Brazilian Jose Padilha - who previously helmed the brilliant Elite Squad - is directing the film, which will hit screens in 2013.

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Knightley, Lilly, Jones Up for Jack Ryan Female Lead

Paramount is now on the search for a new female lead to star opposite Chris Pine in the Kenneth Branagh-directed Jack Ryan reboot.

Deadline reports that the current frontrunner is Keira Knightley, with Lost's Evangeline Lilly and Like Crazy's Felicity Jones still on the short list. The role was initially offered to Total Recall co-stars Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Beil, but both women passed on the project. Rumor has it that the gig could culminate in a three-picture deal.

The Jack Ryan reboot stars Pine in the title role alongside Branagh, who will also play the film's villain.

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