Samuel L. Jackson Joins "Robocop" Cast

Samuel L. Jackson will play Pat Novak, a charismatic TV Mogul, in MGM’s remake of Robocop. Jackson, who is fresh off a star turn in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, joins a cast that includes Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) as the film’s eponymous hero and Gary Oldman as the scientist/creator of the cyborg policeman created from the gravely wounded beat cop Alex Murphy. Jackson is currently shooting the revenge drama Django Unchained for director Quentin Tarantino.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, MGM hopes to begin shooting the Robocop remake with Jose Padilla directing in Toronto this September

Samuel L. Jackson Reunites with Tarantino

*Samuel L. Jackson will reteam with his "Pulp Fiction" and "Jackie Brown" director Quentin Tarantino for the forthcoming WWII film "Inglorious Basterds" (Yes, 'Basterds' with an 'e'), according to film blog The Playlist.

The movie is a remake of the 1977 Italian movie about a group of American soldiers who are attacked by Germans while being escorted to military prison. The story follows five of the prisoners who managed to escape.

Jackson will reportedly serve as a narrator for the updated version, which is due in theaters next year. The blog site reports of Jackson being "present only in a few spots (beginning page 24), but [he] mostly pops up at random times in the script to add some context and background info."

Jackson's latest film is "Soul Men," starring opposite the late Bernie Mac. The two play estranged members of a one-time R&B group that reunites to honor another bandmate who recently died.