{"id":63774,"date":"2012-08-16T23:01:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T23:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/08\/16\/marianne-jean-baptiste-joins-cast-of-robocop-reboot\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:44:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T10:44:32","slug":"marianne-jean-baptiste-joins-cast-of-robocop-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/marianne-jean-baptiste-joins-cast-of-robocop-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Marianne Jean-Baptiste joins cast of ‘Robocop’ reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marianne Jean-Baptiste joins cast of ‘Robocop’ reboot<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

August 16, 2012<\/p>\n

Sources: Variety<\/a><\/p>\n

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste<\/strong> is set to star opposite Joel Kinnaman, Hugh Laurie, Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong> and Gary Oldman<\/strong> in the MGM’s remake of “Robocop.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The actioner is set to start shooting in Toronto next month. Jean-Baptiste will portray the character of Detroit Police Chief, Karen Dean.<\/p>\n

“Elite Squad” helmer Jose Padilha<\/strong> is directing an origin story from Josh Zetumer<\/strong>‘s script. Kinnaman stars as the crimefighter, a Detroit police office who’s transformed into RoboCop after he’s murdered while on duty.<\/p>\n

Strike Entertainment partners Eric Newman<\/strong> and Marc Abraham<\/strong> are producing the remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film. Sony is distributing and has set an Aug. 9, 2013 domestic release date.<\/p>\n

Jean-Baptiste will be seen in “The Moment” <\/strong>opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh<\/strong> and Martin Henderson<\/strong>; “Violet & Daisy” <\/strong>with James Gandolfini<\/strong> and Saoirse Ronan<\/strong>; Fernando Meirelle<\/strong>s’ “360<\/strong>” opposite Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins<\/strong>, and Rachel Weisz<\/strong>; and “Won’t Back Down”<\/strong> with Maggie Gyllenhaal<\/strong> and Viola Davis<\/strong>. She was on seven seasons of CBS’s “Without A Trace.<\/p>\n

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