There’s plenty of interest in the Robocop remake which begins filming this September and is being helmed by Elite Squad director José Padilha. Joel Kinnaman best known for his work as Detective Holder in AMC’s The Killing, landed the coveted role that was first inhabited by Peter Weller in Paul Verhoeven‘s 1987 sci-fi classic. Gary Oldman recently signed on to star as Norton, the scientist who creates […]
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Joel Kinnaman – The New ROBOCOP
Joel Kinnaman who currently co-stars in the AMC series The Killing, has landed the role of RoboCop in director José Padilha‘s long gestating upcoming reboot. News broke last week that the actor had been offered the part, now Deadline confirms that a deal has now been closed. At one point, Kinnaman was set to play Lancelot in Warner Bros’s Arthur & Lancelot alongside Game of Thrones star Kit Harington – though […]
STAR TREK Sequel – J.J. Abrams and Cast Give Updates
There’s plenty of of secrecy surrounding J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, with the plot being the closely guarded secret. With filming well underway, Captain Kirk himself Chris Pine, found some time to head over to London for the premiere of his new action-comedy This Means War, co-starring Tom Hardy and Reese Witherspoon. While there he was asked by Radio Times how things were going with the Star Trek sequel, […]
Michael Fassbender Talks ROBOCOP and X-MEN Sequel
CYBORGS, ANDROIDS AND MUTANTS In Ridley Scott‘s highly anticipated ‘Alien’ themed flick Prometheus, Michael Fassbender plays an Android, now the actor discusses the possibility of playing half man, half machine in director José Padilha‘s upcoming Robocop reboot that is scheduled for a 2013 release. There are those who are skeptical of a remake considering the popularity and cult status of Paul Verhoeven‘s original, however the themes of the […]