Jose Padilha To Direct New "ROBOCOP" Reboot?

Seeing as Darren Aronofsky is now directing "The Wolverine", MGM are looking for a new director for their planned reboot of "ROBOCOP". It's been reported that the studio are in talks with Jose Padilha to direct the upcoming reboot.
Here's hoping he doesn't sign on and the studio put it on hold again, because Aronofsky signed onto "ROBOCOP" over three years back and it got put on hold and then eventually cancelled. I wonder who will play the half man, half machine?????