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24 July 2008 9:23 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

“RoboCop” will return to the big screen in the near future, and according to the Hollywood Reporter, Darren Aronofsky is set to direct what is currently known as a new installment in the franchise.

No details about the plot have been announced yet, but “Road to Perdition” screenwriter David Self is on board to pen the script. MGM is aiming for a 2010 release.

The original “RoboCop” was directed by Paul Verhoeven and hit theaters in 1987. The story centered on a Detroit cop who is transformed into a powerful cyborg and programmed to battle crime in the city.

Aronofsky recently directed “The Fountain.” His is currently wrapping post-production on “The Wrestler,” which stars Mickey Rourke as professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson.

Although I feel the studios are currently remaking too many classics and rebooting too many old franchises, I have to admit I’m pretty excited about this. I’ve

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21 March 2008 12:03 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Actor Mickey Rourke has slammed the police officer who arrested him for driving under the influence last year, insisting the cop is "unfit for duty".

The Angel Heart star was pulled over by Miami Beach, Florida police in November after they reportedly spotted him weaving all over the road on his Vespa scooter.

Rourke was initially booked for driving under the influence (Dui), but authorities later admitted the breathalyzer test - which the actor failed during his arrest - was incorrect.

A second machine used later showed Rourke was just under the legal limit, and the Dui charge is expected to be officially dropped by Miami Beach's District Attorney.

On Friday, Rourke pleaded guilty to another charge of reckless driving and was sentenced to six months' probation, community service and ordered to pay a fine.

But Rourke is still angry about the embarrassing way arresting officer Peter Socarras treated him at the time of the incident.

He rants, "I'm friends with most cops in the city and they told me the guy who got me isn't even liked by his colleagues. He's a 400-pound f**k unfit for duty.

"I said to him: 'F**k you, I'm not drunk.' I guess he didn't like that. They started on me at the station with the pencil in front of my eyes. Then they gave me the breath thing, like, seven times. And it always came out under the limit. I had two drinks hours before they stopped me."

However, Juan Sanchez, a spokesman for Miami Beach Police Department, has defended the cop's conduct, saying: "I'm sorry that's how he (Rourke) feels about an officer who's just doing his job."

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21 March 2008 9:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Mickey Rourke has been sentenced to six months' probation after pleading guilty to charges of reckless driving in relation to his November 2007 arrest in Miami Beach, Florida.

The Angel Heart star was pulled over by police after they spotted him weaving all over the road on his Vespa scooter.

Rourke was initially booked for driving under the influence (Dui), but authorities later admitted the Breathalyzer test - which the actor failed during his arrest - was incorrect.

A second machine used later showed Rourke was just under the legal limit, and the Dui charge is expected to be officially dropped by Miami Beach's District Attorney.

Rourke, 55, was sentenced for the reckless driving charge on Friday and ordered to undertake 50 hours of community service, in addition to paying a fine and legal costs totalling $1,178.75 (GBP589.38).

However, he was allowed to buy the hours to avoid having to complete the community work and paid $10 (GBP5) for each hour received.

His lawyer Michael Grieco says, "The only thing he has to do is take an online driving course."

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15 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Brad Renfro, who became a child star at 14 in The Client but in recent years was plagued by numerous drug problems and arrests, was found dead at his Los Angeles home Tuesday morning; he was 25. While the Los Angeles County coroner confirmed to Access Hollywood that Renfro had died, a cause of death was not named. The Tennessee-born actor snagged an amazingly high-profile part for his first role, that of a young boy sought by the mafia in the 1994 adaptation of the John Grisham novel The Client, opposite established stars Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones. His impressive performance in the box office hit made him a high-profile young actor, and roles in such films as Tom and Huck, Sleepers and Telling Lies in America followed; he also appeared opposite Ian McKellen in Bryan Singer's controversial Apt Pupil, about a young student who blackmails his elderly neighbor, whom he believes is a Nazi war criminal. Despite a string of successful roles, including solid performances in Bully and Ghost World, Renfro reportedly found adapting to Hollywood difficult, and was arrested on a number of drug and theft charges. In 2000, he was arrested in Florida on grand theft charges for allegedly trying to steal a 45-foot yacht, and while on probation for the crime was jailed for underage drinking. Other arrests followed, and last year he was found in violation of his probation for failing to enroll in a drug treatment program. Most recently, Renfro had appeared in The Jacket as well as an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He had just wrapped filming on The Informers opposite Winona Ryder, Mickey Rourke, Billy Bob Thornton and Kim Basinger.

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