Gary Oldman Joins ROBOCOP Remake

Gary Oldman Joins ROBOCOP Remake

In a bit of casting news that is sure to please genre fans, THR report that Gary Oldman has inked a deal to star opposite Joel Kinnaman in MGM’s remake of Robocop..

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By MarkCassidy - May 23, 2012 03:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Robocop
Source: THR

Well this just raised my interest in this remake a few notches. According to THR Commissioner Gordon himself Gary Oldman has joined the cast of Jose Padilha's remake of the classic sci-fi, Robocop. The site report that the veteran actor will play a character called "Norton"..



Oldman will play Norton, the scientist who creates Robocop and finds himself torn between the ideals of the machine trying to rediscover its humanity and the callous needs of a corporation.


Sounds like a completely new sympathetic character, as if memory serves all of those involved with actually creating Robocop in the original were miserable pack of bastards. Anyway, Oldman joins The Killing actor Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy. No other cast members have been revealed as of yet but plenty of big names - including Sean Penn and Ed Norton - have been rumored. The movie doesn't yet have a shoot date but has a tentative release of Summer 2013.







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ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 5/23/2012, 4:02 PM
This makes the film alot better already,I really do wonder what type of robot they are going to make him be...loud,slow and stompy,or quite agile and more future looking
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 5/23/2012, 4:10 PM
Win
grifter
grifter - 5/23/2012, 4:11 PM
So does this mean he will be sniffing coke off hookers and getting blown up?
DoomXfactor
DoomXfactor - 5/23/2012, 4:17 PM
WolvieCBM
WolvieCBM - 5/23/2012, 4:21 PM
Awesome! And Kinnaman will be great in the title role.

DoomXfactor
DoomXfactor - 5/23/2012, 4:22 PM
Gary Oldman??? Take my money now
pro346
pro346 - 5/23/2012, 4:25 PM
I liked the the elite squad movies so I got high hopes for this one.....
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/23/2012, 4:26 PM
great actor,just adding him makes this movie seem better.
TruePunishment
TruePunishment - 5/23/2012, 4:26 PM
Robocop is my all time favorite movie, I'm so torn on this remake, I truly hope it's good.
Ichaos
Ichaos - 5/23/2012, 4:33 PM
I prefer they make a Bionic man movie first. They can't call it the 6 Million dollar man anymore. It would have to be the 6 Billion Dollar Man
RocketMadnessBoss
RocketMadnessBoss - 5/23/2012, 4:33 PM
Oldman ushers in hope.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 5/23/2012, 4:33 PM
So Robocop is playing Batman and Commisioner Gordon is playing Robocops creator?
By the way, this is the first [frick] up. It's Morton! Bob Morton. Not Norton. I'm cashing you out, Norton.
By the way, the guy who played him also played Martian Manhunter in The New Frontier.
Fogs
Fogs - 5/23/2012, 4:34 PM
Now things are getting interesting. First Padilha's directing, now this. Cool!
ronnie42
ronnie42 - 5/23/2012, 4:35 PM
lol can't wait.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/23/2012, 4:39 PM
GAME CHANGER...OLDMAN IS BOSS. IF HE DOES A FILM ITS GOOD. I AM ALLITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE LOOK OF ROBOCOP..YOU CAN SEE THE EYES KINNAMAN SAID IN AN INTERVIEW..I DUNNO, WE'LL SEE I GUESS.
Enterlion
Enterlion - 5/23/2012, 4:40 PM
I'm intrigued.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 5/23/2012, 4:42 PM
Gunsmith@ Gotta get that keyboard fixed, man.
Ticklerman@ Woody as Clarence. Awesome.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/23/2012, 4:46 PM
I'M NEARSIGHTED SO I NEED BIG LETTERS TO SEE
BANE5000
BANE5000 - 5/23/2012, 4:46 PM
Didnt they say a few months back that , coincidently, Edward Norton was up for the role of " Norton ", oh well, atleast Oldman is a solid casting right there.
cmay13
cmay13 - 5/23/2012, 4:47 PM
would have rather had him as the villain.
Turtlestrong
Turtlestrong - 5/23/2012, 4:51 PM
@Ronnie42

@doomxfactor

Awesome pictures! lol
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 5/23/2012, 5:12 PM
Oldman is definitely big plus! Great news!:)
I love that he is started to take more hero roles in movies. In the 90s if the movie wasnt drama he always played bad guys.
I hope he gets that Merlin role too in the new King Arthur movie.

Also hope they make Robocop look badass and doesnt shame showing some blood and guts in the action.
patriautism
patriautism - 5/23/2012, 5:12 PM
Ghostt
Ghostt - 5/23/2012, 5:14 PM
Gary Oldman. In my top 3 favorite actors. Don't actually know who the other two are, but Oldman's right there, man.

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PapaEmeritus
PapaEmeritus - 5/23/2012, 5:32 PM
Padilha is BOSS! Oldman is the man! High hopes, folks!
sbdc1939
sbdc1939 - 5/23/2012, 5:54 PM
cant wait love robocop as long as they stay with the essential core of the story.but it should be a great movie
TheAntiGrif
TheAntiGrif - 5/23/2012, 6:07 PM
There goes another great actor in a possibloy great rebooted franchise. Mark my words this will not be done in vane
M4A3E8
M4A3E8 - 5/23/2012, 6:21 PM
Colour me impressed. His body of work is amazing. He'd make a damn fine Dr Strange.
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 5/23/2012, 6:24 PM
Im a huge fan of the robocop franchise, especially the original. My godfather introduced them to me, part of what got me into movies as a kid.

Hope its as cool and relevant and crazy as the og. This casting news restores a bit of faith in the project.

I get a feeling Oldman, apart from being his creator, will be playing Lucius Fox to Robocop's Batman?

Either way im intrigued.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 5/23/2012, 7:06 PM
Awesome...



Bring it! A look at how RoboCop will look like in the movie will be a great next step.
themayer88
themayer88 - 5/23/2012, 7:51 PM
GARY OLDMAN IS THE GREATEST ACTOR WHO EVER LIVED!
themayer88
themayer88 - 5/23/2012, 7:51 PM
WHOOOO!
SLK
SLK - 5/23/2012, 8:14 PM
This movie will suck only because of Kinnaman. The guy just doesn't fit the part.
Kazaam
Kazaam - 5/23/2012, 8:29 PM
Padilha is a great director, Elite Squad 2 is [frick]ing awesome. I hope MGM give him enough freedom to make the movie.
MisterBabadook
MisterBabadook - 5/23/2012, 10:08 PM
Kinnaman and Oldman with Padhila behind the camera?
This sounds like its going to be a MAGNIFICIENT film. Joel and Gary are fantastic acting talents.
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