Hugh Laurie set to play RoboCop villain The 53-year-old actor, whose popular TV show House recently drew to a close, is tipped to play the main villain in the new version of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film about a powerful cyborg. If Laurie accepts the role, he will star as the CEO of Omni Corp, the malevolent mega-corporation that creates RoboCop. The rest of RoboCop's cast also looks fairly robust. Joel Kinnaman, the star of the US version of The Killing, will play Officer Alex Murphy, the man who becomes RoboCop after being killed by a criminal gang. Abbie Cornish looks set to portray Murphy's wife, whilst Gary Oldman will play the man who creates RoboCop. Samuel L Jackson has reportedly been cast as the charismatic media mogul in the film. Filming is due to start in Toronto this September and the movie currently has a release date of 9 August 2013.