'Robocop'remake 2011: Jose Padilha, Brazilian filmmaker, in talks to direct MGM reboot

Jose Padilha, the director of the violent Brazilian"Elite Squad"cop movies, is in talks to direct a remake of"Robocop."

The 1987 original, directed byPaul Verhoeven, featured a cop who is brought back from the brink of death in the form of a cyborg with no memories of his prior life. It spawned two sequels.

The remake is a big priority at the newly reconstituted MGM, which met with directors last week. Others on the list includedRobert RodriguezandDavid Slade("The Twilight Saga: Eclipse") -- with Padilha emerging a top cop. No screenwriter is attached yet.

"Robocop"could act as the Hollywood debut for Padilha, whom the town has been high on since he directed 2007's"Elite Squad,"aBerlin Film Festivalwinner set on the mean streets ofRio de Janeiro. The film was distributed domestically by theWeinstein Co.His 2010 follow-up is the highest-grossing film inBrazil's box office history, surpassing even Hollywood fare. It played atSundancein January but has yet to secure a domestic deal.

Padilha was attached at one stage to direct"The Sigma Protocol,"an adaptation of aRobert Ludlumnovel, but has since moved on.

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