The star of" House M.D.", Hugh Laurie, is in negotiations to star in the upcoming Robocop. It's understood that the British actor will play the villain, the evil CEO of Omnicorp who puts profit before anything else, up against Joel Kinnaman Robocop.

Along with Kinnaman, Laurie will be teaming up with Gary Oldman who plays the law enforcing cyborg scientific creator and Samuel L. Jackson a media magnet.

Director Jose Padilha starts shooting the remake of the 1987 movie this summer.