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CAA Signs ‘Robocop’ Joel Kinnaman

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday May 21, 2013 @ 10:52am PDTTags: CAA, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Wrap-Up, Joel Kinnaman, RoboCop
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Joel Kinnaman, the Swedish actor who plays the title role in the Jose Padilha-directed Robocop for MGM. Kinnaman had been repped by UTA. He’s a rising star whose breakout came in the Daniel Espinosa-directed Snabba Cash, and the AMC series The Killing. Kinnaman is in production on Child 44, which Espinosa is directing with Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace for Summit Entertainment, with Scott Free producing. Once he wraps that, he stars with Liam Neeson in Run All Night, the Jaume Collet-Serra-directed thriller for Warner Bros. The Killing returns for Season 3 on June 2. Kinnaman continues to be managed by Shelley Browning of Magnolia Entertainment.

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Sony Upgrades ‘Elysium’ Into Summer 2013, Pushing ‘RoboCop’ To February 2014

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday October 15, 2012 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Elysium, RoboCop, Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures said today it is moving its Neill Blomkamp sci-fi thriller Elysium onto the studio’s summer slate next year, giving it a August 9, 2013 wide release date. If that date sounds familiar it is: Jose Padilha’s RoboCop reboot, a co-production with MGM, was slated for that spot. Now, it will move off the summer and to February 7, 2014. That August date is familiar for another reason: Sony released Blomkamp’s first feature District 9 around the same time in 2009, when it grossed $37.4 million on opening weekend en route to a $200M-plus global cume. It has high expectations for his latest film, a TriStar pic that originally was given a March 2013 release date. Elysium stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster in a tale about a future world where two classes of people exist: ones who live on a luxurious space station and ones who live on a ruined, overcrowded Earth. One man (Damon) takes on a mission to bring equality to the worlds. Read More »

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First Photo: ‘RoboCop’ Re-Activated

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 17, 2012 @ 11:32am PDTTags: RoboCop

Fans of the 1987 original are buzzing — not all of it good — after ComingSoon.net over the weekend posted the first shot of the new-look RoboCop from Jose Padilha’s update starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Abbie Cornish. The outfit does kinda have … Read More »

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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
Mike Fleming

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 … Read More »

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No Hugh Laurie For ‘Robocop’ Remake

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday August 24, 2012 @ 9:46am PDTTags: Hugh Laurie, MGM, RoboCop
Mike Fleming

Though he was expected to play the head of the facility that made the title character, Hugh Laurie is no longer going to star in the Robocop remake at MGM. The film, which stars Joel Kinnaman in … Read More »

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Jennifer Ehle In Talks To Join ‘RoboCop’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday August 2, 2012 @ 7:06pm PDTTags: Jennifer Ehle, MGM, Movie Casting, RoboCop

EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Ehle is in negotiations to join the cast of RoboCop. The two-time Tony Winner would star in the role of Liz Kline in the movie aside the recently announced Jackie Earle Haley, The Dark Knight Rises’ Gary Oldman, House star Hugh Laurie, Abbie Cornish and The Avengers’ Samuel L. Jackson.  Jose Padilha is directing the remake of the 1987 crime action movie. Later this year, Ehle will be seen in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty about the military team that found and killed Osama bin Laden. Read More »

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Jackie Earle Haley Joining ‘Robocop’ Cast

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday July 20, 2012 @ 3:50pm PDTTags: Jackie Earle Haley, MGM, RoboCop
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Jackie Earle Haley is signing on to star in the Robocop remake that Jose Padilha will direct with Joel Kinnaman playing the title character. Haley will play Maddox, the guy who dispenses the military training to Robocop. … Read More »

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Studiocanal Acquires ‘RoboCop’ For Its European Distribution Network

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday July 11, 2012 @ 7:50am PDTTags: MGM, RoboCop, StudioCanal

Studiocanal will release José Padilha’s RoboCop in the UK, France and Germany in 2013. MGM and Sony’s reboot of the futuristic 1987 flick stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson. Story follows a Detroit cop who’s rebuilt after … Read More »

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Abbie Cornish In ‘Robocop’ Talks

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday June 8, 2012 @ 8:27am PDTTags: Abbie Cornish, MGM, RoboCop
Mike Fleming

MGM is moving quickly on its Robocop remake. Abbie Cornish has been offered the female lead in the Jose Padilha-directed remake of the Paul Verhoeven-directed original. The Killing‘s Joel Kinnaman has been set to play the title character, a cop … Read More »

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Sony Pictures To Distribute MGM’s ‘Robocop’ Remake

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday March 5, 2012 @ 2:15pm PSTTags: Joel Kinnaman, Jose Padilha, MGM, RoboCop, Sony Pictures
Mike Fleming

Robocop RemakeEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is signing on to distribute MGM‘s Robocop, the remake of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven-directed science fiction film that will star Joel Kinnaman in the role originated by Peter Weller. The film’s being … Read More »

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TOLDJA! MGM Sets Joel Kinnaman For ‘Robocop’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Saturday March 3, 2012 @ 8:14am PSTTags: Joel Kinnaman, MGM, Peter Weller, RoboCop
Mike Fleming

‘The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman Gets ‘Robocop’ Offer

EXCLUSIVE: MGM has closed its deal with Joel Kinnaman to play the title role in Robocop, the remake that is being directed by Jose Padilha, helmer of two action packed Elite Squad films.  … Read More »

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‘The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman Gets ‘Robocop’ Offer

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday February 24, 2012 @ 11:14am PSTTags: Joel Kinnaman, Peter Weller, RoboCop, The Killing
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that MGM is making an offer to Joel Kinnaman to play the title role in its Robocop remake. The film’s being directed by Jose Padilha, helmer of two action packed installments of Elite Squad. Strike Entertainment partners … Read More »

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Original ‘Robocop’ Peter Weller Adds To Sci-Fi Resume With ‘Star Trek’ Sequel

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday December 5, 2011 @ 3:00am PSTTags: Alice Eve, Benicio Del Toro, Chris Pine, Film Castings, JJ Abrams, Paramount, Peter Weller, RoboCop, Star Trek, Zachary Quinto
Mike Fleming

Peter Weller’s reps confirm he’s joining the cast of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, in what is a principal role but one they would not specify. Weller, best known in feature sci-fi circles for his iconic role as Robocop, has … Read More »

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MGM Hires Josh Zetumer To Script ‘Robocop’ Reboot

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday March 10, 2011 @ 6:01pm PSTTags: Jose Padilha, MGM, RoboCop
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: MGM has found its Robocop writer. The studio is hiring Josh Zetumer to script the reboot of the 1987 science fiction film about a cop brought back from death and drafted to become a remorseless and ruthless cyborg cop. … Read More »

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MGM In Talks With Jose Padilha To Direct ‘Robocop’ Reboot

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday March 1, 2011 @ 1:44pm PSTTags: Darren Aronofsky, Jose Padilha, MGM, Movie Deals, Movies, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: MGM is negotiating with Brazilian director Jose Padilha to direct Robocop, the remake of the futuristic 1987 film originally helmed by Paul Verhoeven. The original was about a cop who was near death and was drafted to become a … Read More »

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Peter Weller Joins Showtime’s ‘Dexter’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday July 12, 2010 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Cable TV, Dexter, Fringe, John Lithgow, RoboCop, Showtime, Showtime Dexter, TV
Nellie Andreeva

Peter WellerEXCLUSIVE: Veteran screen and stage actor Peter Weller has joined the cast of Showtime’s hit drama Dexter. He will appear in eight of the 12 episodes from the show’s upcoming fifth season, playing a troubled Miami Metro police officer … Read More »

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