Hugh Laurie Not in Robocop After All

MGM's Robocop remake needs a new villain.

House star Hugh Laurie had been circling the bad guy role, but according to tweets from Variety's Jeff Sneider the actor is now "definitely" out. No reason was given for Laurie's withdrawal.

Robocop begins filming in September under the direction of Jose Padilha. Joel Kinnaman plays the title role and the cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, Jay Baruchel, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

Source : ign[dot]com

Jay Baruchel Joins Robocop

The cast of the forthcoming Robocop remake is shaping up nicely, with Tropic Thunder star Jay Baruchel joining the likes of Hugh Laurie, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Joel Kinnamen – best known for his work in TV’s The Killing – will play the title role, a police officer called Alex Muphy who is turned into a cyborg cop.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Baruchel will play the Head of Marketing at Omnicorp, the company that builds the ‘bot.

Jose Padilha is directing, with principal photography commencing in Toronto in September.

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Source : ign[dot]com