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'Robocop' Remake: Michael Keaton Replaces Hugh Laurie As Omnicorp Boss

Who's Replaced Hugh In 'Robocop'?
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Michael Keaton has replaced Hugh Laurie in the Robocop remake after the Brit dropped out of negotiations earlier this month.

The House star was slated to play the evil boss of Omnicorp, the company which creates Robocop, in the reboot of the hit 1987 sci-fi classic.

Laurie decided to end talks with studio bosses last week and Keaton has signed on to step into his shoes.

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Michael Keaton will take up the role

Announcing the casting news on Wednesday, director Jose Padilha says, “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."

Joel Kinnaman will play the title character, Alex Murphy - a cop who is saved from death and turned into a robotic police officer.

Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson have also signed on to the project.

VIDEOS: Here are some film sequels that weren't needed...

Unnecessary Sequels
'Teen Wolf Too'(01 of14)
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Grammar jokes! The key to any good movie sequel? Jason Bateman gamely mocked his first movie role with Jimmy Fallon last year.
'American Reunion'(02 of14)
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Nine years after "American Wedding," Universal got the "American Pie" gang back together for their 12-year high school reunion. Unfortunately, audiences didn't care: the fourth film in the franchise earned just $56 million after its release this April, roughly half of what "Wedding" grabbed. Stale pie, anyone? (Groan, but really.)
'Cars 2'(03 of14)
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Despite massive ticket sales and toy-merchandising revenue, "Cars" was the least-liked Pixar film -- at least judging from Rotten Tomatoes, where it received just a 74 percent positive rating from critics. Of course, critics don't pay the bills, and Pixar went ahead with "Cars 2" -- a sequel that was seemingly unnecessary for everyone but the Disney accountants. The film grossed $559 million worldwide last year.
'Jaws: The Revenge'(04 of14)
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"Jaws 3D" couldn't kill the "Jaws" franchise, but making it personal sure could! "Jaws: The Revenge" cast original "Jaws" star Lorraine Gray -- who played Chief Brody's wife, Ellen -- in the film alongside Michael Caine and a revenge-seeking shark. And you thought movies were bad nowadays!
'Speed 2: Cruise Control'(05 of14)
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The original "Speed" was a sleeper hit with critics and audiences. Its sequel -- which recast Keanu Reeves with Jason Patric, but kept Sandra Bullock -- was not. Pop quiz, hot shot: you're on a cruise ship that has to stay above 20 knots? Ugh, never mind.
'Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'(06 of14)
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"You know what the Indiana Jones franchise needs after the perfect ending of 'The Last Crusade'? A movie where Indy fights aliens!" -- No one.
'Major League II'(07 of14)
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All the stuff you loved about "Major League" disappears in this grating sequel -- which actually spawned another sequel, "Major League: Back to the Minors." Back when he was winning and hashtagging, Charlie Sheen threatened to make "Major League 4," but that hasn't happened. Yet.
'Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace'(08 of14)
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Technically not a sequel, but it's hard to argue with the "Star Wars" prequels being necessary. After all, they pretty much ruined "Star Wars" for a generation of Original Trilogy fans. (Just us?)
'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'(09 of14)
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More like "Wall Street: Puts You To Sleep." Oliver Stone's ill-fated sequel to "Wall Street" felt toothless, especially in the wake of superior films about the 2008 financial collapse, like "Margin Call."
'Dumb & Dumberer'(10 of14)
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Don't take our word for it that "Dumb & Dumberer" was unnecessary, listen to original "Dumb & Dumber" director Peter Farrelly. "You know, I never saw it. That's the truth," he told HuffPost.
'The Godfather Part III'(11 of14)
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Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in with an unnecessary -- though not totally bad -- threquel to the classic first parts of "The Godfather." Anyone want some gnocchi?
'Caddyshack II'(12 of14)
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Rodney Dangerfield >>>>>>>>>> Jackie Mason.
'Basic Instinct 2'(13 of14)
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Actual IMDb plot summary for "Basic Instinct 2," which arrived in theaters 14 years after the sexy-stylish first film: "Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her." OK, then, Scotland Yard! Perhaps Sharon Stone needed the check.
'Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2'(14 of14)
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Let's make a sequel to the shaky-cam faux-documentary sensation that was "The Blair Witch Project," but without the shaky-cam faux-documentary part. Good call, all!
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