Michael Fassbender is certainly getting Hollywood’s attention. Having juggled with independent features like HUNGER, FISH TANK and box office big hitters X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS, the versatile actor has been rumoured to be the first choice for Jose Padilha’s ROBOCOP reboot. The ELITE SQUAD director recently confirmed in an interview that Fassbender was top of his list to play the metallic Detroit officer.
In a interview with Collider, Fassbender answered the question on where he stands on the idea of taking over Peter Weller’s iconic performance:-
You know, I’m always open. I’ll take a look at the script and sit down with the director and have a conversation. It’s not definitely like, “Oh, I’ve got to play RoboCop before I retire.” I don’t have that about anything. I don’t go, “I have to play the Dane one day, or Hamlet.” I don’t really think like that. I just wait and see what comes up, and I’m always open to it. If I react to the script, then I’m up for anything.
And when pressed on the daunting task of wearing a huge suit and helmet if he were to take the role, Fassbender confessed:-
It could be kind of fun. It could be kind of good to have a helmet that I could hide behind, for most of the film, too. That sounds kind of appealing.
Fassbender has the David Cronenberg film A DANGEROUS METHOD, a reunion with HUNGER director Steve McQueen for SHAME and Steven Soderbergh’s all-star actioner HAYWIRE due for release in the coming months. A major role in Ridley Scott’s ALIEN-set universe PROMETHEUS is also completed with a release date set for 1st June 2012
