he also appears to have bubbled to the top of the shortlist for MGM’s planned new take on the RoboCop franchise.
It’s hardly, you’d think, a particularly compelling role for a an actor, given that they’re going to spend much of the movie in a tin can, yet Pine is the studio’s choice to follow in the metallic boots of Peter Weller and Robert Burke. Movieweb is reporting that MGM is looking for a younger actor to take the part, and Pine’s age of 30 fits the bill
Pine is a good actor who needs a hit outside of Star Trek really, really bad. While Pine is at the top of MGM’s and Jose Padilha’s list to star, Pine has yet to accept. My personal thought is that Pine won’t take the role. Not with Star Trek and the Jack Ryan films, anyway.
Padilha. The director. No, I don’t know who that is either. But this I do know: the powers that be better not cast actors who resemble the actors who played the previous roles. They better not “sex up” Lewis, either, but she should still f**k around with her suspects. Honestly folks, I think the project would gain momentum but stall out at the moment of truth. I just fear that this a remake that is just cashing in on a name brand and nothing more.
Thoughts, int’l friends?