RoboCop star Joel Kinnaman steps back into heavy body armor to shoot down a deadly foe on set of rebooted classic



He spent the latter half of last year decked out in the futuristic body armor.



On Sunday, Joel Kinnaman donned it once more to resume the starring role of Alex Murphy for a series of RoboCop reshoots in Vancouver, Canada.



All hands were on deck to transform the 33-year-old Swedish actor into the heavily muscular cyborg, who - on this occasion - was wielding a giant gun.



Back in the game! RoboCop star Joel Kinnaman barreled the camera lens with a giant gun during a pick-up shoot for the film in Vancouver on Sunday He's back! Joel looked to be deep in thought, preparing to resume the role as Alex Murphy, as he was surrounded by costume and makeup crew The city's streets were taken over for the evening by the film production crew as they filmed scenes involving a shootout attack.



Given the nature of the action film, it would have been hard to decipher which of the armed forces and security guards were real, and which were part of the movie.



The location was the Vancouver Convention Centre, which was used as the headquarters for OmniCorp - the multinational conglomerate that the film revolves around.



Does it still fit? Putting on the helmet looked to be an arduous task during the night shoot

All hands on deck: Not a single detail would have been missed with this many eyes ensuring continuity on the set A long night ahead: There was no shortage of crew on set as they re-created a shoot-out outside the OmniCorp headquarters Joel, who also stars in AMC's The Killing, was surrounded by a flock of make-up and costume crew, all working hard to re-create the character's appearance.



It looked like a tricky task for all involved, particularly Joel who had to walk around in the heavy-looking attire... and his expression certainly revealed as much.



It took a while, but once the work was done and the helmet was on, the actor was well and truly what the RoboCop fans are surely hoping for.



Even RoboCop needs make-up! A make-up artist adorns Joel's face before he steps on set

The actor was then seen holding a giant, fierce-looking gun and pointing it down the camera lens.



The famous RoboCop motorbike arrived, but it's likely Joel had a stunt-double for any motorbike riding.



Alex Murphy, the character played by Joel, is a heroic police office who is critically injured in the line of duty.



His life is saved using the latest robot technologies, creating a futuristic Robocop who struggles to adjust.



That looks heavy! Finally clad in the heavy costume, Joel stepped onto the set and prepared for action

Robocop became one of the most iconic heroes of the Eighties, making more than $54m.



It spawned two sequels, a television miniseries and even gathered Oscar nominations.



In the film Michael Keaton plays Raymond Sellars, CEO of the corporation that builds RoboCop in the MGM/Columbia Pictures’ RoboCop remake of the 1987 movie.



The film also stars Gary Oldman, Samuel L Jackson and Abbie Cornish, is being directed by Jose Padilha, and is scheduled for release on February 7, 2014,



A fully functioning machine: RoboCop sat atop the motorbike that looks mysteriously like the character himself



