Michael Fassbender Wanted For Robocop?

He's on Jose Padilha's wishlistLess a casting announcement and much more an argument of directorial intent, Elite Squad director Jose Padilha has says he expects to speak with Michael Fassbender regarding his pending Robocop remake."It's early yet," Padilha accepted on the Brazilian Television show, but I like Michael Fassbender. I'll speak with him. There is a possibility..." Not even close to concrete then, but an indication the the director intends to fill the metal suit by having an actor a lot more than able to some affecting killed-cyborg emoting, alongside the serving from the public trust, safeguarding from the innocent and maintaining from the law. Peter Weller's are large robot boots to fill (Robert Burke's, less), but Fassbender is presently playing another synthetic elsewhere... Would he have an interest?The brand new Robocop happened throughout the MGM shenanigans, and lost its mooted director Darren Aronofsky on the way. We are able to only imagine what his version may have came to, but after speaking with the kind of Robert Rodriguez and David Slade, the studio's alighting at Padilha is definitely an intriguing and exciting choice. The grittily excellent Elite Squad films made more income in the Brazilian box office than Avatar, and the second reason is the 2010 Brazilian nomination for Oscar consideration.Padilha is presently fine-tuning the Robocop script with buzzy youthful author Josh Zetumer, and also the director verifies the action will occur, as before, in dystopian Detroit. He's presently in LA, hammering the particulars that will permit him to begin shooting early in the year.