Hugh Laurie In Talks For ROBOCOP Villain

Todd Brown, Founder and Editor

It seems like a long time ago now that Hugh Laurie paid his bills by being funny. The UK comedian turned House star tapped into his darker side when he made the move to US television and apparently there's no turning back now.

Variety brings word that Laurie is now in talks to take on the villain role in Jose Padilha's remake of RoboCop, a film that is gathering an increasingly interesting cast with virtually every choice. Should things work out Laurie will join a cast that already includes Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L Jackson and Abbie Cornish.

Around the Internet:

inyourface

soooooooo pump out about this !! man , jose padilla is fucking awesome directng , people before you all haters to hate , pleaseeee , go to watch elite squad and elite squad 2 , and then just come in your pants about the fact that a warrior like this is directing the reboot of robocop , this is gonna be a badass film !

Jahsoldier

Well that came out of left field. This might be the best news yet for the project.

Glad to see that Hugh is moving on from House and attempting some completely new stuff. It should also be interesting to see him back with Fry for Wilde's The Canterville Ghost.

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