Michael Keaton Replaces Hugh Laurie as Villain in ‘RoboCop’ Reboot
Director Jose Padilha has found a worthy replacement to play the villain in his reboot of RoboCop after Hugh Laurie’s (House, M.D.) unexpected departure. With the movie about to start filming, Deadline reports that Michael Keaton will take on the role of Raymond Sellars, the CEO of Omnicorp, the corporation behind the genesis of RoboCop.
“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,” the director said in a press statement. “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.”
It remains to be seen whether the movie will be as “killer” as Paul Verhoeven 1987 classic. We do know that Joel Kinnaman will star as the titular character with Hollywood veterans Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman and Abbie Cornish also part of the cast.
Keaton was last seen on the big screen in the 2010 comedy The Other Guys so it will be a treat to see him back in front of the camera. Production is set to start imminently for a scheduled release date of August 9th, 2013.
What do you think of this casting bit?
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Pretty gutted by this news if I am brutally honest.
Why? I was looking forward to Hugh Laurie making a big return to the big screen but Michael Keaton ain’t too shabby
I share Scott’s gutted feeling. Was really looking forward to Hugh Laurie in this role
Yea that’s definitely disappointing. Would have been great to see what he would have brought to the role.
I have no interest in this remake but I do love me some Keaton.
Hopefully, it doesn’t nearly as ridiculous as the new Dredd movie…
…So they are still going through with this
Did the Total Recall bomb teach them nothing?
Of course not
I LOVE Michael Keaton so it’s good news for me. I hope he continue getting more roles!
Yea haven’t seen him on the big screen for quite some time… He was fun in The Other Guys
Indeed! He needs to get more roles!
Great stuff. Micheal Keaton will be great…probably better than Laurie.
Yeah Keaton’s awesome, he’ll be just as good, if not better than Laurie!
Pete is in the house!
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