Marianne Jean-Baptiste Joins The Cast Of ROBOCOP As Detroit Police Chief
British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Without a Trace) has joined the cast of director Jose Padilha's highly anticipated remake of RocoCop as Karen Dean, the Detroit Police Chief. Hit the jump for details!
Variety reports that Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Won't Back Down) has joined the cast of RoboCop. She's set to start shooting her role in the reboot next month in Toronto, and will play Detroit Police Chief, Karen Dean. The British actress will star opposite Joel Kinnaman, Hugh Laurie, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman and Abbie Cornish in the Jose Padilha helmed remake. RoboCop is currently expected to be released on August 9th, 2013.
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