Date: 30th August 2012

Michael Keaton Joins ‘Robocop’ Remake


Michael Keaton has signed on to join the cast of the upcoming RoboCop remake, it has been announced.

The Batman Returns star will play Raymond Sellars, a role which Hugh Laurie had originally been in talks for.

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.

Source: Press Release