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Michael Keaton Joins ‘Robocop’ Remake

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday August 29, 2012 @ 3:31pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Hugh Laurie, Michael Keaton, RoboCop
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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.

It’s good to see Keaton back in a mainstream film. He’s repped by ICM Partners.

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Dimension Acquires Rights To Michael Keaton Thriller ‘Penthouse North’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday November 4, 2011 @ 2:00pm PDTTags: Dimension Films, Film Acquisition, Michael Keaton, Michelle Monaghan

Dimension Films has landed U.S. distribution rights to director Joseph Ruben’s thriller Penthouse North, which stars Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan and begins shooting in December in Ottawa. David Loughery wrote the script and is producing with Ruben, Jeff Sackman … Read More »

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KatzSmith Duo Makes First-Look Warner Bros Deal; Will Bring ‘Beetlejuice’ Back From Dead

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 6, 2011 @ 10:20am PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Craig Gillespie, David Katzenberg, Greg Silverman, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Johnny Depp, Michael Cera, Michael Keaton, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, Winona Ryder
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: KatzSmith Productions partners David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith have just signed a two-year first-look feature producing deal at Warner Bros. While rights are still being worked out, one of their first projects is expected to be a sequel to … Read More »

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