Liberal activist Sean Penn is rumored to play a right wing reporter in the upcoming reboot of RoboCop. Edward Norton, Rebecca Hall, and Garcia Bernal are also rumored.
Joel Kinnaman is signed on as the cyborg lead, with production beginning August 7th, 2012 at Pinewood and releasing August 9th, 2013. Michael Fassbender and Russell Crowe were considered for the lead at one point.
Originally directed by Paul Verhoeven, Brazilian director Jose Padilha will take the reigns this time.
source: Slashfilm/Deadline