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House star Hugh Laurie could be putting his nice guy image behind him – to play a Hollywood baddie in a remake of the 1987 cult action movie Robocop.

The actor, former comic sidekick of Stephen Fry, is being lined up opposite fellow Brit Gary Oldman, who will play the good guy.

And Hugh, 53, is being lured into his first major role in a blockbuster by a £3.2million pay cheque.

Director Jose Padilha wants him as the evil chief of ­Omnicorp, the firm that pays Oldman’s scientist character to build cyborg Robocop – played by Joel Kinnaman.

A movie source said: “It’s a big jump from his other roles but Hugh can do it.

“He’s a massive star in America now and we’re confident he will sign up and be a big hit on the big screen.”

The Blackadder star has just finished a decade on US TV as House MD.

The Robocop remake is due for release next year.