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Michael Keaton to join RoboCop Remake

Deadline is reporting that Michael Keaton is taking over the role of the evil CEO from Hugh Laurie in Jose Padilha’s remake of Paul Verhoeven ‘s ultra-violent classic “RoboCop”.

He will be joining a cast that already includes Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, and Joel Kinnaman as the titular robotic police officer.

This news is exciting as Michael Keaton is the best part of anything he’s in. His last major release was playing the scene stealing Captain Gene Mauch in the Will Ferrell 2010 comedy “The Other Guys”.

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Sneak Peek: Avengers Blu-Ray Clip

As the DVD release of Marvel’s crusading Avengers draws closer, so the marketing campaign is going into overdrive. Last night we brought you a deleted scene involving Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, and this morning a clip has surfaced from a documentary to be included on the Blu-ray disc. It depicts Ruffalo, Joss Whedon, and Tom Hiddleston waxing lyrical about Nick Fury himself, Samuel L. Jackson. It can be viewed after the jump.

The documentary will be entitled “Building A Cinematic Universe” and will be part of a whole host of extras on the Blu-ray release. As previously reported, these will …

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COULD BE GOOD: “Jackie Brown” Prequel Confirmed

There are countless blog posts scattered across the internet hating on the fact that nearly every film that finds a sliver of success in the mainstream winds up with a shitastic sequel/prequel, but this one may be different.

Variety is reporting that a prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, entitled Switch, is scheduled to begin shooting in May. The film, which Tarantino does appear to be involved with, will follow the early journeys of Ordell (originally portrayed by Samuel Jackson) and Louis (originally portrayed by Robert DeNiro). No specific plot details have been revealed at the time of …

STREAM: Samuel L. Jackson narrates “Go The F*ck To Sleep”

If you want make money in writing, children’s literature is definitely the way to go. Whether your main character is a person, animal, or mythical being, kids will devour generally any story you can somehow connect to one of Aesop’s fables or any other universal tale of morality in virtue.

But what about the parents? Sure, they should love their kids and read to them because they truly want to, but what is in it for them? Do you really think grown adults prefer to spend their evening buried in tales of castles, cats, and Clifford The Big Red Dog? …